Analysis Workshops


Front-End Analysis (FEA)

Course No. ANA-01
This two-day workshop is designed to increase your skills in developing effective cost models related to your business. The workshop is based on successful experience in developing cost analysis models for space, defense, and commercial systems of all sizes and complexities.

Front-End Analysis (FEA) tools developed by ALE have been used for programs such as the International Space Station, modern ships, and the high-tech industry. Front End Analysis is a systematic assessment of the interaction of operational, logistical, and technical considerations performed at the front end of a program or project to identify the opportunities for meeting operational objectives including readiness and sustainability and improve customer satisfaction.

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Repair Level Analysis (RLA)

Course No. ANA-02
This two-day workshop is designed to provide practical experience in applying modern Repair Level Analysis (RLA) to DoD programs. It involves training on the process (including reasons for accomplishment), development of the algorithms, sources of data, interpretation of results, typical problems, and documentation. In addition, several practical exercises are used to develop skills in applying the process.

Repair Level Analysis is a systematic method of determining the benefits or burdens of repairing an item at each of the possible levels of maintenance. In this workshop, the methods used by each of the services and the differences between approaches are discussed. This workshop is best accomplished with 5 to 15 participants with a mix of experience levels and backgrounds.

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Life Cycle Cost (LCC)

Course No. ANA-03
This three-day workshop is designed to familiarize program managers, engineers, and logisticians with the objectives, methods, and tools used by industry and government to apply Life Cycle Cost (LCC). LCC is a powerful analytical process that helps meet affordability constraints throughout each phase of a system's life cycle.

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Requirements Analysis

Course No. ANA-04
This three-day workshop is designed to sharpen the skills of systems engineers and senior managers in translating customer needs into quantitative requirements. It is intended for the engineers and managers who already have a firm understanding of systems analysis principles.

Customer needs are usually presented in general statements of desire rather than design-to criteria. Satisfying those needs with affordable solutions requires a good understanding of the available technologies and systematic approach for applying them. This workshop provides the skills and methods to define cost-effective requirements that meet customer needs.

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Supportability and Logistics Analysis

Course No. ANA-05
This three-day workshop is structured to provide the new logistic analyst or engineer with working knowledge of the tools and methodologies used in the acquisition process to improve support for modern systems. Attendees will understand how Supportability Analysis supports reduction of ownership cost and how it relates to Systems Analysis, Life Cycle Cost, Design, and Performance Based Logistics. Familiarity will be developed on the tools and methodologies of Supportability Analysis and their application over program phases.

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Value Analysis (VA) Orientation

Course No. ANA-06
This one-day seminar is designed to introduce engineers, managers, marketing personnel, and purchasing personnel to the value analysis process. An overview of Value Analysis, addressing when to apply, how to apply, and results to expect, is provided to orient attendees to the process. Seminar attendees will develop a fundamental understanding of the Value Analysis process and will be capable of participating in Value Analysis projects at the completion of the seminar.

Value Analysis is an organized, systematic, and multi-disciplined team approach to determining the lowest cost approach to reliably accomplish the functions of an existing product, process(es), or service(s). The value of a product, process, or service is defined as the ratio of the functional worth of the product, process, or service to its cost. The objective of value analysis is to identify and eliminate value mismatches by focusing on functions where functional cost exceeds functional worth.

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Value Analysis (VA)

Course No. ANA-07
This two-day workshop was developed by ALE to demonstrate the application of the Value Analysis process. This workshop is intended for participants with an introductory knowledge of Value Analysis. Tailoring of this workshop to a product, process, or service selected by the client is permitted. This tailoring will allow the workshop to be customized to the client's specific needs.

This workshop provides a hands-on experience for engineers, managers, purchasing personnel, marketing personnel, and product support personnel. As a follow-on to the Value Analysis Orientation seminar, this workshop reinforces concepts introduced in that seminar.

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Systems Analysis

Course No. ANA-08
This five-day workshop is designed to introduce designers, logisticians, and managers to the basics of systems analysis and its application to development programs. The workshop emphasizes developing an understanding of the principles of systems analysis and the interaction between the elements of systems analysis and other disciplines. Specialized follow-on courses are available to fully develop the systems analyst skills.

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Life Cycle Analysis

Course No. ANA-09
This three-day workshop is designed to familiarize program managers and supporting specialized staff with the objectives, methods, and tools used by industry and government to apply Life Cycle Analysis to meet the performance and affordability challenges of modern systems.

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Concurrent Analysis for Product Support

Course No. ANA-10
The objective of this one-day workshop is to increase skills including product support considerations with concurrent analysis for commercial or defense programs.

Concurrent analysis has become recognized as an effective means of developing better products, in less time, by reducing false starts and costly design changes. The basic premise of concurrent analysis is that products improve when knowledgeable people put their ideas together effectively and early. The viability of this premise has been demonstrated again and again in industry, for both government and commercial products.

In the early stages of concurrent analysis, the emphasis was on integrating design and manufacturing. More recently, the emphasis has expanded to consider product support or logistic analysis in a continued search for excellence. The most difficult hurdle to overcome, when incorporating product support considerations in concurrent analysis, is adjusting the cultural orientation of both design and logistic analysts. To solve this problem, it is necessary to create a mutual understanding of the problems and solutions of each group and how to apply them to evolving designs. This workshop is designed to demonstrate how to develop the required understanding and to use it to improve products.

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