MRO & PBL Focus Day - Thursday, April, 1 2010

8:30 - 10:00 Performance Based Logistics/Contracting: How To Measure Performance & Profit

Strategies to Reduce Costs and Improve Outcomes

On a mission to improve efficiency and cut costs, performance based logistics has been instrumental in the military aviation community. In an effort to reduce maintenance costs, decrease repair times and increase reliability, the DoD supports performance based logistics for keeping the air fleet in working order. With OEMs, contractors and depots building air assets and/or performing maintenance, how exactly is performance measured? This workshop explores methods for accurate performance measurement and measuring success of performance based logistics processes.

What will be covered:

• Development of PBL strategy
• PBL design & implementation
• Training providers to deliver required performance, meet objectives and goals

How you will benefit:

• Receive strategies for setting metrics
• Learn the elements and trade offs involved in creating logistics response time
• Discover strategies for maintaining/sustaining performance

Session Leaders:

10:00 - 11:30 Condition Based Maintenance

Performing Critical Analysis of Equipment Condition

Sustainment support is critical to the maintenance of military aircraft. With the current rate of usage in theater, maintaining the fleet is a top priority. This workshop will address the latest developments in CBM development and performance, including methods for maximizing rotorcraft reliability. Examine the key functions and new technology being utilized for determining the condition, resetting and sustaining the fleet.

What will be covered:

• CBM objectives for fleet sustainment
• Development of helicopter maintenance programs
• Testing and fielding equipment

How you will benefit:

• Determine how to gauge the health of rotorcraft platforms
• Discover how to increase the operational availability of military aircraft
• Implement new approaches to condition based maintenance

Session Leader:

Chris Smith
Director, Condition Based Maintenance
Aviation and Missile Command

1:00 - 2:30 Optimizing Reliability Through Maintenance

Know your Equipment & the Operating Context The two main properties of availability are reliability and maintainability. Reliability is defined in a number of ways including system reliability, inherent (design) reliability, and operational or mission reliability. Maintainability is a function of all the factors that go into the maintenance action required to restore the system, subsystem, or item to an available state. This workshop will explore the factors to consider for maintainability including organization, resources, skill levels, tools, spares, fault isolation, diagnostics, accessibility, procedures, design, and human factors.

What will be covered:

• Overview of what constitutes reliability in an aircraft or system
• How failure can be influenced/induced by operational & maintenance actions
• Methods for successfully repairing or restoring aircrafts after failure

How you will benefit:

• Determine what maintenance to do and when
• Understand the "real" repair process
• Assess and evaluate performance

Session Leaders:

Dave Nelson
Sr. Engineer, CMRP, Wyle Laboratories Inc., Roger Collard, Chief RCM Engineer, CMRP
Wyle Laboratories Inc.

2:30 - 4:00 MRO At The Depot

Best Practices from a DoD Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence

Responsible for the overhaul, repair, modification, retrofitting, testing and modernization of helicopters, engines and components for all services and foreign military customers, Corpus Christi Army Depot is instrumental in maintaining military aircraft. This workshop will cover the latest advancements in CCAD's worldwide on-site maintenance services, aircraft crash analysis, lubricating oil analysis, and chemical, metallurgical and training support. What will be covered:

• Latest developments in aviation maintenance
• Current MRO requirements
• Supporting the Joint Services Warfighter

How you will benefit:

• Find out CCAD's MRO focus and standards
• Hear best practices for ensuring optimal performance
• Learn strategies for promoting mission readiness

Session Leader:

Colonel Joe D. Dunaway
Commander
Corpus Christi Army Depot