Performance Based Workshops


Performance Based Supportability (PBS)

Course No. PBX-01
This three-day overview is designed to familiarize participants with the background and approach for applying Performance Based Supportability (PBS). It is expected that participation in the tutorial will provide an understanding of what is involved in applying PBS. This workshop is designed to help logisticians develop the detailed skills involved in applying each of the steps of PBS to programs.

PBS is a systems approach to achieving high levels of customer satisfaction by designing the end products and their related support to meet supportability performance measures. PBS involves six steps, beginning with requirements definition and ending with product improvements to operational systems. The approach described is directly applicable to programs of all sizes in the public and private sectors. The pilot programs that are using PBS have exhibited a high degree of success and acceptance. Results of these programs with lessons learned will be discussed. The process described in this tutorial is the result of a comprehensive effort to assemble best industry practices in a systematic approach that improves supportability, reduces cost of supportability analysis, and is directly compatible with existing government and industry practices. It is particularly well suited for application in the Integrated Product Team environment.

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Performance Based Logistics (PBL)

Course No. PBX-02
This two-day workshop is designed to increase your effectiveness in establishing and operating Performance Based Logistics (PBL) programs. It is based on the recent DoD and DoN guidance on PBL and experience in a series of successful PBL based programs. The workshop will help participants develop confidence in working PBL issues, understand current PBL guidance and public law related to PBL, and learn how to relate PBL metrics to warfighter needs.

PBL is the current approach for reducing the logistic footprint in operational environments while increasing overall warfighting capability and reducing cost. It calls for establishing long-term agreements between the developer and the warfighter on exactly what the support requirements are and how they will be satisfied. These Performance Based Agreements (PBA) are then decomposed into commitments between the program office, internal DoD support activities, and contractors to provide support over the life of the system in peacetime and wartime.

To be effective, each of the participants in a PBL program must understand the performance criteria involved and how they are measured. There are two upper levels of supportability performance measures - Total Ownership Cost and Operational Availability. These, in turn, are controlled by a wide range of lower level parameters such as Mean Time Between Failure, Mean Time to Repair, Diagnostic Effectiveness, Waiting Time, etc. This workshop will focus on the relationships between the upper level parameters that contribute to top-level metrics. It will address how they are calculated and how they are measured.

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Performance Based Logistics (PBL) - A Business Opportunity

Course No. PBX-03
This three-day workshop is designed to increase your effectiveness in establishing and operating Performance Based Logistics (PBL) programs. It is based on the recent DoD guidance on PBL and experience in a series of successful PBL based programs. It also provides an overview of PBL and how to identify and evaluate PBL opportunities. The techniques in this workshop are used to effectively apply PBL concepts to the sustainment of modern systems.

The workshop will identify the role of Supportability Analysis in a PBL environment. The presenters will address setting up the analysis environment and how to define logistic inputs to a Business Case Analysis (BCA) model. The importance and the role of the BCA will also be explained in detail during this session. You will step through the process of establishing a baseline in order to evaluate alternative support arrangements using the BCA model. This will lead to the development of system insights based on performance criteria (Ao, LCC, Footprint) and the understanding of the business ramifications of the final support arrangement solution.

A Systems Engineering approach to the PBL process will set the stage for a series of exercises where you will have an opportunity to work with your colleagues to apply the information presented.

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Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Metrics

Course No. PBX-04
This two-day workshop is designed to develop the skills of logistic engineers, designers, and systems engineers in setting meaningful logistic performance measures and evaluating the performance of systems against those measures. Methods presented in this workshop are compatible with systems engineering, concurrent engineering, and logistic support analysis.

PBL is the current approach for reducing the logistic footprint in operational environments while increasing overall warfighting capability and reducing cost. It calls for establishing long-term agreements between the developer and the warfighter on exactly what the support requirements are and how they will be satisfied. These Performance Based Agreements (PBA) are then decomposed into commitments between the program office, internal DoD support activities, and contractors to provide support over the life of the system in peacetime and wartime. Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5000.1 requires that Program Managers develop and implement performance-based logistics strategies that optimize total system availability while minimizing cost and logistics footprint.

Systems and logistic processes can only be improved scientifically if there are meaningful performance measures against which to evaluate performance. As we design new systems or logistic processes to support existing systems, we measure the logistic goodness of these systems by evaluating their logistic performance measures.

Techniques addressed in this workshop are used to effectively develop logistics performance measures for use in Performance Based Logistics (PBL) agreements. It prepares attendees for structuring PBL agreements that meet warfighter sustainment needs and reduce cost.

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