IPS and ILS Consulting
We offer a range of effective and efficient support solutions.
Our Services
1. Program Design, Project Planning, Policy and Guidance
2. Product Support Engineering and Analysis
3. Product Support Data Services
4. Product Support Data Integration and Management
5. Product Support Effectiveness Reviews
6. Product Life Cycle Costing and Planning
Program Design, Project Planning, RFT/RFP and Contract Analysis, Policy and Guidance
Effective and efficient support solutions do not just happen, they are designed and built into successful acquisition and sustainment programs. As an integral element of System Engineering processes, supportability engineering is founded upon sound product support analysis practices, and these should be considered at the onset of a project so that appropriate plans and deliverables are included in the acquisition and in-service program so that support solutions are ready on time.
There are many elements that must be considered, and these include supply chain sparing and test equipment requirements, technician and operator training, information system data creation and resource planning (ERP) preparation, and technical documentation publication and delivery. How these are incorporated into a RFT/ RFP or contract is critically important as it may result in unforeseen project cost arisings, or challenges in managing Product Data deliverables that could easily be avoided if carefully considered early in project planning.
Product Support Engineering and Analysis
Logistic Support Analysis, or Product Support Analysis, comprise an array of techniques and methodology that ILS practitioners use to design and deliver effective equipment support solution. Our IPS, ILS and reliability engineers provide advice and services that naturally progress and build product support data needed to optimise equipment in-service support. Common maintenance engineering analysis that is conducted includes physical and function equipment breakdown, material identification, Failure Modes Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analysis, and Maintenance Task Analysis. Additional resource analysis and planning is also required, and is often included as part of initial provisioning conferences (IPC) or other material procurement or material catalogue activity.
Product Support Data Services
The true cost of ownership of a major asset such as a ship, vehicle, or aircraft is much more than the purchase price. The duration and frequency of maintenance and repair has a substantial effect on overall cost. OmegaPS and GenS is a software suite for the generation and capture of Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) data that allows engineers to re-use the data for producing technical documentation, completing provisioning activities, assessing design change impacts, and conducting analysis to improve support.
However, to enable this ability, how to create and tailor product support data must be understood. We help our clients identify required data and provide a range of service offerings that either enable our clients to conduct product support analysis, or we provide these services for them. Either way, this work is always conducted collaboratively so that the right equipment support outputs, such as ILS standard reports, or publications, are developed and delivered.
