An Evaluation of the VISION Execution System Demonstration PrototypesThis report describes the prototype development for a U.S. Army combat-oriented logistics execution system with VISION (Visibility of Support Options). The Army calls this system the Readiness-Based Maintenance System (RBMS). RBMS prioritizes repair and distribution of spare parts by maximizing the probability of meeting unit-level weapon system availability goals. The report discusses the feasibility, effectiveness, and usability of RBMS through the use of analytic demonstration prototypes. It outlines the methodology behind RBMS and describes the outputs it produces. It then presents findings on RBMS's potential value for the Army, describes the input data requirements and the availability of usable data in present Army data systems, and discusses evaluation results of the demonstration prototypes. Finally, the report presents prospective users' evaluations of the perceived usefulness of the system and suggestions for its improvement. |
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RBMS METHODOLOGY | 13 |
DATA ISSUES | 23 |
EVALUATION OF THE DEMONSTRATION | 35 |
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activity AH-64 Apache analysis asset status backorders bits and pieces CDDB combat units Command components condition code demand rate demonstration prototypes depot develop distribution actions DODAAC DRIVE model DSESTS Dyna-METRIC echelons EETF execution system hours/flying hours/rounds fired identify iiii iiii iiii interviewees logisticians logistics logistics data LRU repair LRUS and SRUS M1 Abrams M2 Bradley maintenance management system Materiel month per weapon MRSA MSCs NSNMDR operating hours/flying hours/rounds operating tempos peacetime performance measures potential priority lists programs RAND RAND Corporation RBMS concept RBMS input RBMS priorities RBMS's Record Type repair and distribution repair lists requirements requisition Sacramento Army Depot scenario schedule serviceable assets sources spare STAMIS standard system Status Record stock numbers Strategy structure subsystems system availability goals TADS/PNVS test items theater tion TMDE U.S. Army unserviceables VII Corps VISION weapon system availability weapon system management workload