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DEFINITION
Supportability and supportability related design factors that should be considered for a new subsystem/system.
GENERAL INFORMATION/NARRATIVE
a. Apply design influence and other ILS enablers for all acquisition systems through-
(1) Improved reliability and maintainability on systems and components.
(2) Use of RCM process early in the design process to develop the maintenance plan.
(3) Use of system diagnostic and prognostic aids including embedded health management capabilities when cost effective.
(4) Use of embedded training for operators, maintainers, and support personnel.
(5) Use of simulators, simulations, and innovative training strategies.
(6) Optimizing standardization and interoperability.
(7) Exploiting standardization and commonality in energy-efficient power sources.
(8) Minimizing use of hazardous materials and generation of waste streams.
(9) Evaluating environmental quality concerns (air, noise, water quality) from weapon system production, maintenance, operation and disposal.
(10) Optimizing use of data-collection programs to verify reliability and maintainability performance.
(11) Using UID/AIT to provide total asset visibility for management of Army materiel.
(12) Decreasing logistics footprint through the minimization of special tools and test equipment and unique components.
(13) Optimizing modular plug-and-play components
(14) Applying intelligent software to automatically compensate for detrimental operational conditions.
(15) Designing for the Army's maintenance system. See AR 750-1.
(16) Use of the AILA to create a net centric CLOE.
(17) Incorporation of SALE business architecture and processes and integration into AILA.
(18) Applying historical lessons learned from accident experience to minimize total ownership costs.
b. The ILS/acquisition planning activities must coincide with development of the acquisition strategy to concurrently and integrally be part of the systems engineering for every system.
c. Technology insertion strategies will be developed to minimize support burdens, reduce resource requirements, and reduce the supportability risks related to potentially unstable designs.
d. Obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources and materiel shortages (DMSMS) will be addressed proactively as part of a program's support strategy.
e. The PM is responsible for developing demilitarization and disposal plans.
f. Conventional organic capabilities (for example, the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service) should be employed for the disposal of surplus assets unless an alternative disposal strategy can be justified.
g. Maximum use of existing DOD automatic test system families or commercial off-the-shelf components that meet defined automatic test system capabilities will be used to meet automatic test equipment hardware and software needs based on total ownership cost analysis over the complete system life cycle.
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