Logistics Support

The efficiency of physically distributed technical systems is dependent on the support of resources for example maintenance personnel and spares. We have developed leading software tools, such as SIMLOX and OPUS10(TM), for optimisation of these resources that are used by major authorities and organisations worldwide. We use these tools in a consultancy tasks for many varied satisfied clients.

Systems Reliability and Safety

The real production of a system is given not only by its technical performance but also by its Availability Performance. We use RAM-analysis (Reliability, Availability and Maintainability) to illustrate, scrutinise and evaluate different factors influencing the availability. Deviations in system behaviour or operation may have extensive consequences on the company economy or environment. Our experience from the nuclear to the space industry enables us to identify the major risks in terms of criticality, consequence and probability. We use FMECA and FTA as well as other suitable methods.

Through Life Costing

Utilising tools such as CATLOC we are able to assist clients in developing and maintaining Through Life Cost models from the earliest concept stages to termination.

Performance Based Logistics and contracting for capability or availability

Systecon has developed a methodology from recent projects, based on its toolset, for the determination and evaluation of contracting for equipment availability (as opposed to item demand availability) or capability. The same methodology could be used for item parametrics.

The methodology also includes an approach for incentivisation.

Sustainability

Utilising SIMLOX and OPUS10(TM) Systecon have modelled the complex scenarios necessary to allow the understanding of situations where technical systems need to sustain specific operations over a period of time, usually with limited assets. In this area our experience is primarily in the Military domain, where lack of assets can prove critical, but could easily be transferred to the non-military sector. Investigations of this sort can be useful for identifying problem areas in a support network, shortages of assets and analysis of different solutions resulting in a better understanding of the risks and system (technical and support) capabilities. Scenarios of this type can involve transfers of Systems, assets and resources.

Support Solution Envelopes

Utilising analytical tools such as SIMLOX and OPUS10(TM) Systecon can determine not only the best support option for various deployment or utilisation profiles but also determine where and when the support solution may have to change to accommodate these changes in profile and what affects, if any, there are on the equipment performance.

Database design and implementation

Systecon have assisted several clients with the development of custom databases used to build models from existing data and then to process results. Many customers find using the database communication capabilities of our tools easy to understand but lack the skills to develop their own systems. We have worked with several clients to implement, or assist in the implementation of, databases which allow them to carry out some or all of their specific requirements, usually involving the extraction and processing of data from existing data repositories.

Systecon Tool Integration with External Management Systems

Systecon is pleased to announce a number of successful projects over the past few years have enabled the integration of its toolset with ERP, Asset Management and Logistics databases to enable the dynamic management of Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contracts.

This approach has enabled clients to benefit from the coupling of the unique optimisation approach of the tools with standard depositories of data and information across industries ranging from Defence to Aviation to Rail to Power Generation.

Clients can use their existing data and information in a seamless link to the tools providing their customers with true PBL contracts based on a tailorable measures of effectiveness and performance ranging from, among others, Equipment Availability to Spare Availability to Equipment Downtime to Waiting Time for a Spare optimised against various cost measures. This provides a potentially more powerful approach than that available with current options.

Examples of integration with ERP, Asset Management and Logistics databases include SAP R3, Syncron, Movex and a number of proprietary military Logistics/ILS databases to recognised standards such as MIL-STD-1388 or DEF-STAND-0060 as well as companies in-house databases. The open systems approach adopted means that we will be able to accommodate future standards such as ASD 3000L and 4000M.

Both OPUS10 and Simlox have been through a Verification and Validation process with the UK Ministry of Defence thus ensuring that they meet the requirements of such analysis.

Information Systems Design

Changing the information structure of an organisation requires complex specification and development work. We work closely with the client using project management, process analysis, requirement analysis and specification, databases design and the securing of system quality and systems documentation.

Program Management

We provide consulting services as support for project management teams responsible for developing new or for improving existing technical systems, logistics systems and information systems.

The typical consulting services we can provide are:

• Assisting program managers or program administrators.
• Co-ordinating and participating in the process of defining requirement specifications and tenders, performing tender evaluations and contract negotiations and the verification of requirements, particularly with respect to safety, reliability, logistics support and life cycle cost (LCC).