AMSAA Initial Thoughts

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U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis
Activity AMSAA Overview
October 2008
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AMSAA Mission/Functions
MISSION
Providing Analytical Solutions to Enhance
Warfighter Capabilities.
EQUIP
SUSTAIN

• Dev Certification of System Perf Data
• Dev of System Perf Meth and MS
• Exec Agent for VVA Item/Sys MS
• Manage DoDs JTCG/ME Program
• Independent Evaluator Chem Demil
• Armys Asst Func Chief CP16/1515s

• MS of Supply/Provisioning, Maint., Reliability
• Logistics Footprint Analysis
• Armys Exec Agent RAM Stds Acq Reform
• Armys Exec Agent Sample Data Collection
• Executes AMCs WBSAP Program
• Business Case Analyses (Cost/Economic)

Materiel Systems Analysis
Logistics Systems Analysis
Mission Basis Army Acquisition Policy
Procedures AR 70-1 (31 Dec 03) DA PAM 70-3
(28 Jan 08)
AMSAA Provides Critical Systems Analysis That
Enables Senior Army Decision Makers
JTCG/ME Joint Technical Coordinating
Group/Munitions Effectiveness WBSAP
Workload-Based Staffing Analysis Program
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AMSAA Analysis History
1968 1968 1975 1981 1988 1991 1991 1995 1997 1999
2002
AMSAA formed from BRL Weapons Systems
Lab. JTCG/ME given formal charter, AMSAA
chairs. Assumed Technical Independent Evaluation
mission for DT. Gained Inventory Research
Logistics Studies Offices. Designated as Army
focal point for systems performance data. Assumed
Independent Log mission. Sample Data Collection
Field Exercise Data Collection start. Designated
Army Exec Agent for Reliability
Standards. AMSAAs TE mission transferred to
ATEC, kept Chem Demil IE. Gained Management
Engineering Activity. AMSAA becomes part of
RDECOM.
BRL - Ballistics Research laboratory
AMSAAs One Mission Constant Systems Analysis
to Support the Soldier!
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AMSAA Profile
Analytical Focus

• Lifecycle materiel logistics systems analysis.
• Large-scale, long-term and quick response
  efforts.
• Systems analysis, methodology dev, MS and data.

Primary Customers

• RDECOM, AMC, DA Staff others.

Workforce

• Multi-disciplined primarily ORSAs engineers.
• Government civilians (APG, MD Huntsville, AL).
• One military personnel.
• Sample Data Collection contract support.

AMSAA Priorities

• Current Operations/GWOT.
• Army Transformation.
• Other Army support.

SDC Sample Data Collection program
AMSAA Supports Decision Making for Equipping
Sustaining the U.S. Army
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AMSAA Organization
AMSAA Director
FCS Integ Team
Current Ops TF
Deputy Director
Technical Director
Joint Data Center
JTCG/ME Office
Dr. Forrest Crain, Director
JMEMs
C4ISR, Mobility, CBRN Analysis Division
Management Analysis Division
Logistics Analysis Division
Strategic and Operational Support Division
Weapon Systems Analysis Division
Research, Development, Acquisition
Maneuver Systems
Concepts Policies
Strategic/ Director Spt
Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance
Artillery Aviation Systems
Financial Personnel
Field Studies
Command Control Communications
Special Studies
Resource Studies
Security, Facilities IM
Mobility Power Energy
Soldier Systems
Reliability
Chemical Demil CBRN
Joint Technical Coordinating Group/Munitions
Effectiveness Joint Munitions Effectiveness
Manuals
Admin Services
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Worldwide AMSAA Presence(Primary Analytical
Capabilities at APG, MD Huntsville, AL)
AMSAA Sample Data Collection Contractors
Worldwide
Germany Vilseck Kaiserslautern
Iraq
Ft. Leonard-Wood
Ft. Wainwright
Kuwait
Ft. Riley
Kosovo
Ft. Campbell
Ft. Lewis
Qatar
Washington/ Ft. Belvoir
Afghanistan
Ft. Carson
Ft. Drum
Ft. Knox
Ft. Irwin/NTC
Ft. Bragg
Ft. Huachuca
Korea
Charleston
Ft. Sill
Ft. Stewart
Schofield Brks
Ft. Benning
Ft. Bliss
Ft. Rucker
Ft. Hood
Anniston
Ft. Polk/JRTC
AMSAA Analysts Boots on the Ground
AMSAA Analysts On Site w/ Strategic Partners
402nd AFSB, Iraq 401st AFSB, Afghanistan
HQ AMC (CGs Initiative Group) HQ AMC G-3 JIEDDO
CAA
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AMSAA Capabilities
AMSAA Analytical Capabilities
In Key Issue Areas
Support These Army Lifecycle Efforts
For Army Decision Makers
Systems Perf. Level Analysis
Perf. Data Dev. Certification
DA
Technology Risk Assessment
AMC
MS/New Meth. Dev. VVA
RDECOM
Physics-of-Failure
ATEC
Supportability
Tech/System Level Trade-Offs
TRADOC
Business Case Analysis
FORSCOM
Fleet Health Assessments
PEOs/PMs
Supply Chain Analysis
Manpower Reqmts
Supply Chain Design
Organizational Analysis Design
Diverse Set of Analytical Capabilities to Support
the Decision Maker
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Role in Analytical Community
AMSAA, TRAC CAA Collaborate to Provide an
Effective, Responsive, In-House Analysis
Capability for Army Decision Makers
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Current Operations/GWOT Support

Internal Task Force
Coordinates AMSAA efforts to support GWOT and
maintains contact w/key Customers.
OEF/OIF Data Collectors
Boots on the Ground
AMSAA contractors w/ operational units for Sample
Data Collection Program.

• AMSAA analysts deployed
• 401 AFSB, OEF
• 402 AFSB, OIF

Unit feedback, special studies, DA reporting
Reachback to AMSAA for analytical support.
Quick Response Analyses
C-IED Analyses

• MRAP Survivability
• Route Clearance
• HMMWV Add-on Armor
• Stryker, MRAP, RCV
• Reliability Safety Impr.

AMSAA supporting JIEDDO via initiatives
screening, TE support, and technical analysis.
Rapid Initiatives Spt.
AMSAA developed MOA With ATEC/AEC to provide
analytical support For RI Evaluations.
AMSAAs 1 Priority is Current Operations/GWOT
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Serving AMSAA Customers
Develop and provide analytical products to
support Senior Decision Makers.
HQ AMC
OSD
HQ DA
RDECOM
JIEDDO
Provide data analytical support to other
organizations for use in their studies.
ATEC
PEOs/PMs
CAA
COCOMs
TRADOC
Intl
FORSCOM
AMSAAs Analytical Contributions to Army
Dollars Saved Equipment Fielded Faster More
Reliable and Effective Equip Fielded. Risk
Reduction and Support to the Warfighter
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