Transition of Army Ground Systems from Production to Sustainment

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to understand how Transitions of ground vehicle systems to Sustainment are managed at the TACOM LCMC, Warren Michigan. The management of the transition to sustainment for ground vehicle systems has been growing in importance as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have wound down. The goal of this research was to evaluate current management processes across the organization to prepare for future challenges as the number of systems that transition to sustainment grows.This research used a mixed methods process that included a review of published literature and a survey that was distributed to the workforces located in the PEOs and the TACOM LCMC. The survey asked demographic questions, and questions about processes, obstacles, roles and responsibilities, leadership, and communications that are followed, recognized, and observed as transition to sustainment plans are developed and put into action.The data gathered from the survey was analyzed using descriptive statistics for correlations among the data collected, and to analyze items that were grouped into elements.The data analyses also included evaluation of participant responses to each survey question to understand and describe their perceptions of the management of transition to sustainment.The conclusions from the data analyses were that the management of Transitions to Sustainment is not efficient or being managed in ways that will make it to become efficient.There are three areas that need to be addressed to improve the management of transition to sustainment: Develop or update outdated guidance that addresses transition to sustainment; adjust resource plans to provide technical expertise during and after T2S occurs; and improve communications across the organizations at TACOM LCMC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 03, 2016
Accession Number
AD1049969

Entities

People

  • Patrick Macheske

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Information Science
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Literature Surveys
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Program Management
  • Reliability
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Tactical Vehicles
  • Teamwork

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).