US Army TRADOC Analysis Center TRAC

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SIW Conference Logistics FACT (LOG FACT) 31
Mar 4 Apr 03
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Logistics FACT
Agenda

• LOG FACT Background
• Past Projects
• CSS MS Research Assessment

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Logistics FACT Charter
LOGISTICS FOCUS AREA COLLABORATIVE TEAM
Background

• Current logistics MS have been determined to
  be deficient by Army leadership and knowledgeable
  users for modeling support of Army
  Transformation.
• The Army Execution Plan for Simulation and
  Modeling for Acquisition, Requirements and
  Training (SMART) recognizes the deficiencies of
  logistics MS and has prioritized logistics
  functionality in its top band of requirements to
  be funded.
• An integrated initiative must be established to
  address these fundamental shortcomings. The LOG
  FACT is an enabler of Army Transformation and
  Army SMART.

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Logistics FACT
Purpose

• To form a qualified team who will identify,
  prioritize and monitor model research goals that
  must be accomplished to support the Armys
  logistics MS needs.
• To develop and maintain a coherent research
  program designed to acquire knowledge, modeling
  and data that will enable credible logistics
  functionality and representation in Army and
  Joint MS.
• To recommend to the Director, AMSO, and to the
  AMSEC on funding requirements and allocation of
  available funds, to include Army Model
  Improvement Program and Simulation Technology
  (AMIP/SIMTECH) and SMART funding, to support
  execution of the research program.

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Logistics FACT
Membership and Organization

• Program Coordinator/Chair. (TRAC-LEE, Mike
  Byrd).
• Core Members. The LOG FACT will be composed of
  knowledgeable logistics MS stakeholders. The
  team will seek qualified members from LIA,
  STRICOM, CAA, MTMCTEA, AMSAA, TRAC, ARL, NSC,
  CASCOM, RDEC, and the Force Deployment Battle
  Lab. The FACT may determine other
  representatives as necessary.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) Sub Groups. The
  LOG FACT Program Coordinator may create FACT sub
  groups of SMEs to lead particular action plan
  tasks associated with specific problem areas.
• Funding. Member organizations will be
  responsible for funding individual participation.
  

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Logistics FACT
Objectives

• Form a product-oriented team of logistics MS
  stakeholders
• Assess current logistics MS capabilities
• Identify shortcomings in logistics MS
  capabilities in terms of knowledge, algorithms,
  and data
• Define research goals to be accomplished
• Develop, coordinate, and maintain a coherent
  program of action that integrates and leverages
  appropriate DoD component efforts
• Support solicitation, review and ranking of
  research project proposals responding to the
  logistics MS action plan

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Logistics FACT
Objectives

• Strongly encourage research goals that deliver
  demonstrable products for use in logistics MS,
  both legacy and those in development
• Advise Director, AMSO, and AMSEC on funding of
  logistics MS research
• Conduct outreach efforts (DoD, Industry and
  Academia) to ensure interested parties are aware
  of and provided the opportunity to participate in
  the Logistics MS action plan
• Keep the respective domain leaders, AMSO and
  the AMSEC informed of progress

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Direction of Future CSS MS
Three current approaches to future CSS MS
Examples
CSS modeling integrated within a warfighting
model / simulation
AWARS, OTB, OneSAF
CSS MS
CSS models federated with warfighting model /
simulation
Joint Virtual Battlespace
Research
CSS models that examine CSS system or system of
systems
ELITE, OSRAP
There are many other examples
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LOG FACT Past Projects
FY03 AMIP/SIMTECH Proposals
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AMP/SIMTECH Proposals (LOG FACT)

• The LOG FACT conducted the MS assessment as a
  first step to establish a research and
  development (RD) program.
• The LOG FACT disseminated a call for logistics
  proposals for the FY03 AMIP/SIMTECH process this
  year. Nine separate agencies submitted fifteen
  proposals in response to that call. The product
  delivery dates for the proposals all fall between
  FY03 and FY04 (near term) with some enhancements
  scheduled for FY05.
• Based on input from LOG FACT members, the top 5
  submissions were prioritized in the order shown
  in the next slide.

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AMP/SIMTECH Proposals (LOG FACT)
Title Agency
Requested Funds
Joint Deployment Logistics Model (JDLM)
stimulation of the Combat Service Support
Control System (CSSCS) Force Requirements
Generator (FORGE) Stryker Dynamic Simulation
and Fatigue Modeling for Reliability Improvements
and Weight Reduction Planning and Execution
Schedule Optimizer (PESO) Port Opening
Planning Model (POPM) to assist in Contingency
Analyses of Impacts of Damage to Potential SPODs
during deployment operations
LESD, NSC CAA AMSAA MTMCTEA ERDC-Vicks
burg
201 390 300 200 250
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CSS MS Research Assessment

• LOG FACT Research Program

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Background

• Need a shared understanding of CSS
  functionalities represented in MS.
• Assessment plan examined the state of CSS
  information, and identify shortfalls in CSS MS.
• LOG FACT will use results of assessment plan to
  help formulate a research program to focus CSS
  MS research and defend funding requirements.

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Objectives

• To recommend prioritization of CSS
  functionalities for each of the performance areas
  (knowledge, algorithms, data).

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Methodology

• Phase I -- Identify Key CSS Functionalities
• Phase II -- Rank order CSS Functionalities
• Survey CSS decision makers
• Phase III -- MS SME Review
• Determine current level of information for each
• functionality in the three performance areas
• b) Determine the best simulation method
• Phase IV -- Analyze and consolidate findings
  Provide LOG FACT with findings

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Results
Phase I - Functionalities
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Results
Phase II Decision Makers Rank Order
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Results
Phase III Level of Information of the
Performance Areas
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Results
Phase III Preferred Method of Representation
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Results
Phase IV Roll-up Analysis
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Identification of Focus Topics and Details

• LOG FACT members decompose functionality
  shortcomings from the Assessment to further
  define future MS research

Functionalities (Red, Amber, Green)
Sub-functionalities (Red, Amber, Green)
Focus Topics describing the shortfalls
Details/Specifics required for proposals
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Summary

• Use UJTL and AUTL to help define key
  functionalities
• CSS decision makers prioritize functionalities
• SMEs determine current state of MS for each
  functionality in each performance area and
  recommend future simulation method/tool
• Final Report published to LOG FACT to assist in
  the development of a research program