Logistics analysis to Improve Deployability (LOG-AID): Field Experiment/Results

Abstract

Today's military operational environment dictates our armed forces reduce respond time to world crises. Under sponsorship of the Air Force Research Laboratory Logistics Readiness Branch (AFRL/HESR), the Synergy team analyzed the current wing-level deployment process as part of the Logistics Analysis to Improve Deployability (LOG-AID) program. The analysis resulted in the identification of Deployment Process Improvements (DPIs) and software tools directed at increasing the operational effectiveness of the Air Force's (AF) wing-level deployment process. The DPIs and supporting tools provided the foundation for developing the requirements for a streamlined process, providing the capabilities to reduce the deployment footprint, reducing deployment response time, and improving the use of deployment resources. Successful performance of the LOG-AID program required the application of a stakeholder-focused methodology based on the development and analysis of As-Is and To-Be models representing the deployment process. Organization of the collected information into a set of As-Is models formed the primary analysis tools for identifying processing strengths and weaknesses. DPIs were developed to build upon the strengths and address the weaknesses of the current processes and then to be used to produce the stepping stones for the streamlining and improving the process as documented in a set of To-Be models, including potential technologies to implement the improved process. Extracting the processing requirements from the To-Be models produced the LOG-AID Concept Development. This report summarizes the LOG-AID Phase I effort that resulted in the improvement concepts and presents the potential benefit of the improved wing-level deployment process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA408218

Entities

People

  • Adrian M. Crowley
  • Dwight F. Pavek
  • Joseph D. Martin
  • Kenneth H. Evers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Links
  • Deployment
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Local Area Networks
  • Logistics
  • Military Research
  • Network Protocols
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States Transportation Command

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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