why is ils important
to defence?
The discipline of ILS is used to ensure that the
supportability of an equipment is considered during its
design and development. The technique was adopted
by the UK MOD in 1993 and was made compulsory for
the majority of equipment purchase programmes.
What is integrated
logistic support?
Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) plans and directs the
identification and development of logistic support and
system requirements for both commercial and military
systems. Its aim is to create a system that will last
longer, require less support throughout its planned
lifetime, and reduce whole life costs to a practicable
minimum.
ILS provides a mechanism to identify (as early as
practicable) system reliability issues or problems and
can initiate system design improvements and
addresses aspects of system supportability throughout
the full operational lifecycle. Its impact is often
measured through metrics such as reliability,
maintainability, availability and testability.
ILS is the integrated planning and actions of a number
of interdependent disciplines to provide assurance that
a system is able to achieve its availability targets. The
planning of each ILS element is developed in tandem
with the system engineering design effort. Trade-offs
between design and supportability elements may be
required in order to develop a system that is affordable,
operable, supportable, sustainable, transportable and
provided at the lowest life-cycle cost.
ILS analysis is a documented process and for more
complex equipments, outputs are recorded in a Logistic
Support Analysis Repository (LSAR). The overarching
support strategy is outlined within an Integrated
Support Plan which also signposts the reader to each
supporting element. ILS planning activities are
developed in-line with the system acquisition strategy
with the ILS programme being tailored accordingly. A
correctly developed and well-executed ILS strategy will
ensure that the requirements for each ILS element is
fully developed, planned, resourced and implemented
to enable the operational readiness levels required by
the user at the time of system use and throughout the
system’s lifecycle.
In essence, ILS provides the means through which a system:
Why an understanding of ILS as it applies to Defence is so
important?
Understanding ILS requirements permits TMS to deliver a
tailored, project specific solution to meet the needs of
Defence and specifically the requirement to accurately
acquire and sustain a system at the greatest operational
availability and at the lowest whole life cost to the
taxpayer.
To do this in the most cost effective manner, TMS delivers
internationally competitive ILS services and supporting
documentation without duplication of effort or the need
for continuous rework with focus on implementing ILS
best practice.
why an
understanding of ils
as it applies to
defence is so
important?
Understanding ILS requirements permits TMS to deliver a
tailored, project specific solution to meet the needs of
Defence and specifically the requirement to accurately
acquire and sustain a system at the greatest operational
availability and at the lowest whole life cost to the
taxpayer.
To do this in the most cost effective manner, TMS delivers
internationally competitive ILS services and supporting
documentation without duplication of effort or the need
for continuous rework with focus on implementing ILS
best practice.
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