CENTER OF GRADUATE STUDIES

NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA

SUNGAI BESI CAMP

57000 KUALA LUMPUR

POST MODULE ASSIGNMENT (PMA)

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MODULE : INTEGRATED LOGISTIC SUPPORT (ILS)

CODE : DMS 4423

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PROGRAM : MBA (SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS)

DATE : 31 MAY 2019

Student Name : WAN MOHD AKRAM BIN HJ SAIDON

Matric No. : 3191174 Total Pages of Answer :

Signature :
Lecturer : LT KOL HAMZAN BIN ABD JAMIL (RTD)
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1. Introduction

According to (Td, n.d.), the revolution in technology especially that of

Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has triggered a Revolution in
Military Affairs (RMA), giving an impact to the three components of how war is
waged; namely the collection and analyzing of information and intelligence, the
decision making process and the conduct of warfare. This entails to changes as to
how military forces organize, equip, train and operate within a designated
battlespace. The speed of change in technology means that organizations and
systems do not always follow directly from doctrine, although theoretically they
should. Under such circumstances, the adaptive and versatility of Army structures
and forces, and the initiative of commanders would be of great significance.
Therefore, Malaysian Army is extensive the efforts to enhance the fighting power
level. According to (Td, n.d.), fighting power is the result of the integration of three
interdependent components which are the intellectual components provide the
knowledge to fight; the morale component provides the will to fight; and the
physical component provides the means to fight.

Fighting power is considered to be a bench mark in a readiness

measurement that particularly pertaining on operational and training matters, in
order to fulfill to the Malaysian Army mission and vision that is to defend Malaysia’s
sovereignty and its interests from external threats and assist the civil authorities to
achieve peace and harmony. Regarding to the integration of three interdependent
components in fighting power stipulated, all of them encompasses of knowledge
to fight that are refer to the course to be attended, manual doctrinal to be produced
and all the forum to be lectured well to enhance the knowledge and skills. Will to
fight provide a morale that such a commons thing to the soldier normally such as
welfare, healthy and training. The ultimate aim of training in the Army is to prepare
to fight the land battle to achieve the Malaysian Army’s mission to defend the nation
and its interests from external threats. Training for war takes the biggest portion of
peacetime soldiering. When soldiers are not involved in any peacetime duties, they
must train for war. Training must be conducted the way the Army is going to fight.
In times of war, the Army will fight the way it is trained. No soldier will be deployed
 without proper training, and no soldier should be a casualty in war due to lack of
training.

In conjunction with it, the morale components will be in stable conditions as

well. The third one is means to fight that comprises of physical apparently. The
physical provides an adequate in current fighting power such as modern
technologies of weapon systems, transportation and computerization in control.
We definitely unable to imagine on how could we make a preparation of facing a
war without any physical to fight. For this context, physical brings up a medium to
face the war. Medium as per mentioned earlier involving a weapon, ammunition,
transportation and logistics thoroughly. Specifically, on this study, we are external
an effort to be a management discipline practiced as a support solution for
acquiring pertaining to the platform vehicle of Heavy Machine Gun (HMG).

Picture 1. HMG Platform Vehicle

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1.1 The Implementation of ILS Elements. Empirically for these acquirement,
we have to consider towards of 10 elements of ILS which are as follow :

1.1.1 Engineering Support. The vehicle is designated for carrying HMG

which is one of the heavy weapons in infantry. Besides, its capable to
rapidly movement and to provide direct firepower particularly as anti-aircraft
and anti-material destruction due to its ability of high impact to armor
vehicles. In order to fulfill the requirements, again, the vehicle is designated
well and engineered to mount the gun specifically on the top platform as we
can see at the Picture 1.

1.1.2 Maintenance Planning. According to (Jones & V., 1987),

maintenance planning begins early in the acquisition process with
development of the maintenance concept. It is conducted to evolve and
establish requirements and tasks to be accomplished for achieving,
restoring, and maintaining the operational capability for the life of the
system. Each machine whereby completely installed with an engine should
be maintenance well by a scale servicing. Despite this vehicle is dedicate
to the Support Company, but a scale servicing of this vehicle will be
arranged by local Minor Support Detachment also known as Detasmen
Bantuan Kecil (DBK) that have been attached as to play its roles to each
Infantry Battalion and supervised by the crews of the HMG Platform Vehicle
thoroughly.

1.1.3 Technical Data. According to (Jones & V., 1987), Technical Data
and Technical Publications consists of scientific or technical information
necessary to translate system requirements into discrete engineering and
logistic support documentation. These elements will be is used in the
development of repair manuals, maintenance manuals, user manuals, and
other documents that are used to operate or support the system. Technical
data includes, but may not be limited to:

i. Technical manuals. These will be completed with a guidance

on how to operate the vehicle, how to drive and methods to
maintenance it as well. The manuals should be kept well.
 ii. Technical and supply bulletins. All these items will be
provided by manufacturer and as guidance on supplier of the
technical part.

iii. Transportability guidance will explain about the mobility

corridor that vehicle movement whilst technical manuals is informed
about the manual/automatic gear to be operated during driving.

Supplier shall provide all documentation data, records, manuals,

handbooks, procedures and all information, which link the user and the
maintenance of the system and its associated equipment. The
manufacturer and supplier shall provide all documentation, data, records,
manuals, handbooks, procedures and all information which links the user
and maintainer to the equipment.

The reason for it shall be provided a technical data that are

Continuous Acquisition Life Cycle Support (CALCS) compliant, specify the
range of technical manuals and other data in OEM format. The necessary
arrangement with regards to update/amendment services and its
procedures shall also be provided as well.

1.1.4 Supply Support. Due to the system and technology made from
external country, the spare parts also being imported from the country
where it came from. Supplier shall provide a list of initial spares requirement
(ISR) to support and sustain the system throughout its life cycle for a period
of 3 years and a guarantee that the ISR can be supplied as Performance
Based Contract (PBC). Warranty period of two (2) year from the date of
acceptance by supplier. Supplier guarantee to supply spares for this system
over a period of not less than 15 years. Supplier shall submit the list as
contract deliverables. The updated lists shall include illustrated Parts
Catalogue, manufactures’ name, part numbers and detail description with
installation drawing, test protocol and NATO stock number. Apart of that,
the Logistic Support Analysis (LSA), Logistic Support Analysis Record
(LSAR) and Continuous Acquisition Logistics Support (CALS) data shall be
made available for Malaysian Army support planning.
1.1.5 Support & Test Equipment. These will include all equipment,
mobile and fixed, that is required to perform the support functions, except
that equipment which is an integral part of the system. Support equipment
categories include:

i. Handling and Maintenance Equipment. These vehicles will

be handled by its pertaining crews whereby coming from the Support
Company of Infantry Battalion. All the crews are expertise with the
skills of handling a Heavy Machine Gun and get their drive skills
directly from the pioneer team that has been involved during trial
session prior to the procurement.

ii. Tools (hand tools as well as power tools). All the tools have
been provided and allocated at the Moto transport (MT) Garage,
monitored by the DBK Team as well.

iii. Metrology and measurement devices.

iv. Calibration equipment.

v. Test equipment. Test equipment will be conducted well by the

trial team consist of Infantry Expertise (Heavy Weapon), Royal
Electrical & Mechanical Engineer (REME). All the observation will
be recorded for enhancement and future undertaking.

vi. Automatic test equipment.

vii. Support equipment for on- and off-equipment maintenance.

viii. Special inspection equipment and depot maintenance plant

equipment, which includes all equipment and tools required to
assemble, disassemble, test, maintain, and support the production
and/or depot repair of end items or components.

1.1.6 Training & Training Support. As we concerned, training makes

perfect. There is no expertise without meticulous training. In order to
maintain our momentum in training, particularly we will train local soldier in
Heavy Weapon Platoon to handle the vehicles such as how to drive the
vehicle in limited corridor, regardless weather and terrain and
simultaneously mounted the gun to keep the movement rapidly and destroy
the target boldly. The area of training consists of ground designation, and
well prepared of the targets will be as training support of its reliability and
availability enhancement.

1.1.7 Manpower & Personnel. According to (Jones & V., 1987), man-
power and personnel involves identification and acquisition of personnel
with skills and grades required to operate and maintain a system over its
lifetime. We are managed to train all the crews pertaining to handle the gun
and also to drive the vehicle in order to produce manpower that ability to
operate the assets well. Therefore, our manpower is related to conduct
firepower and mobility henceforth as one of the elements of readiness
particularly. The senior crews will manage to train their junior in order to
maintain the skill, enhance of knowledge and continuity of the army
firepower legacy as well. Manpower requirements are expected on
accomplishing the logistics support mission in the most efficient and
economical way. This element includes requirements during the planning
and decision process to optimize numbers, skills, and positions. This area
considers:.

a. Man-machine and environmental interface.

b. Particular skills.

c. Human factors considerations during the planning and

decision process.

1.1.8 Facilities. The Facilities logistics element is composed of a

variety of planning activities, all of which are directed toward ensuring that
all required permanent or semi-permanent operating and support facilities
(for instance, training, field and depot maintenance, storage, operational,
and testing) are available concurrently with system fielding. As other related
vehicles and transportation, we need a garage to allocate them well. The
garage must be appropriate as to maintain the system, capability and
condition in good condition and readiness as it should be treated. According
to this vehicle, the garage will be at the transportation garage at Motor
Transport (MT) line and provided complete with the ramp and supervised
by the respective crews and also DBK of combat workshop. The garage is
adequately provided with security elements such as duty crews and mobile
guard team will ensure of its safety and security of the asset pertaining.
Each engines of vehicle should be warming and running up daily to ensure
that the system of reliability and availability are in good level throughout of
its maintainability and also be prepared for any training driving through a
resistance corridor appropriately correlated with its capability in order to
maintain its readiness during the exercise and particularly for any mission
in operations soon.

1.1.9 Packaging, Handling, Storage, Transportation. Generally, this

type of vehicle was produced from the Saudi Arabia. Manufacturer/supplier
shall provide all technical information and manual including standards, or
special precautions required or used in the packaging, handling, storage
and transportation of the equipment and associated parts.
Manufacturer/supplier shall be responsible to provide the update installation
plan, technical drawings, wiring details diagrams, Interfacing, delivery
insurances and integration requirements of the proposed equipment and
with the existing electrical power distribution system and communication
system. Manufacturer/supplier shall be responsible to integrate the existing
system and equipment available on site as per equipment and work
schedule to/with manufacturer/supplier deliverable articles for the
successful system operations. The system will be put under garage for
storage purpose. The location will be register in documents (KEW PA 2).
PHS&T of these vehicle planning must consider:

i. System constraints (such as design specifications, item

configuration, and safety precautions for hazardous material). As
HMG Platform Vehicle, the design has its own specifications, item
configuration and safety precautions for hazardous material.

ii. Special security requirements as the asset is limited and

confidential to its capability through the mobility and firepower as
well.
 iii. Geographic and environmental restrictions. Regardless
weather and terrain, therefore the vehicle should be achieved the
requirement stipulated before embark to the serial of training and
conduct an operation accordingly.

iv. Special handling equipment and procedures. The vehicle will

be handled and operated by the pertaining crews from Heavy
Weapon Platoon and supervised by the DBK.

v. Impact on spare or repair parts storage requirements. If any

maintenance to be conducted, the DBK will list down the spare parts
pertaining. Demand for special spare parts will be executed if any
shortage in the workshop.

vi. Environmental impacts and constraints. Due to its capability

and ability to enhance rapidly movement, all the capability must be
appropriate with the environments for the reason of its designation
through the terrain with carrying a gun.

1.1.10 Computerize Support. Basically, this vehicle does not require a

computerize system to control it specifically. The electronic system that has
been provided is adequate with basic requirement such as meter speedo
system, signal, lighting during day/night, and communication as well. It
absolutely has it own documentation as it registration on the defend system
pertaining completely with it manual guidance as well. All the documents
are being keep well by the crews and copy with the Minor Support
Detachment as it should be particularly during its inspection period in order
to ensure its maintenance life expectancy. This vehicle, as it should be
must be planned, developed implemented and monitored by a computer
resource working group but due to its designation, it was basically installed
with the electronic systems, will be operate manually and does not required
to be monitored specifically by computer, adequate with scale servicing
monthly.

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1.2 The Asset LCC. As per shown on Annex A.

1.3 The Obsolescence Management.

First of all, when embark on this part, Obsolescence is defined as

impending loss of production of an item, or support services being no longer
available, from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or supplier.
There are several others definition may illustrated to this asset, but in this
context, it may term as redesign such as an item is designed out of the
system. The cost for redesign may include an engineering, program
management, integration, qualification and testing. It is often categorized
as Minor Redesign or Major Redesign.

Furthermore, each process of the management must have their own

problems to be discussed and solved wisely. The obsolescence matters
throughout in this context are as follow:

a. Mechanical Components and Materials. A lot of

component seems obsolete to be served and tend to fail to be
operated as well. As goes to the vehicle, all the components when
become old season material, it provides a way to be obsolescence
henceforth will be planned and managed accordingly.

b. Processes and procedures. Due to the environmental

transform, it will influence to its main job and task whereby to carry
HMG mounted on its top, as good mobility regardless weather and
terrain.

All the matters above apparently have related with the causes of
obsolescence. These all problem bring to a serious causes of an
obsolescence which are as follow :

a. Skills.
b. Test equipment.
c. Materials.
d. Mechanicals.
 As we can concerned, this part also has a risk and the design of an
equipment should aim to minimize the risk through the choices of the
materials, products, technologies and interfaces. These all risks will bring
up to an obsolescence impact assessment. From this, all we need to do is
to redesign of the asset to be a target or objective at the specific range such
as a mortar target at open range. This will be embarked after the inspection
of the particular project team and verifying it as well as fit to be a target.
The costing of this plan will be sum up later. If we just keep it and do not
plan something with it, the vehicle probably be a monument and liability of
useless and unnecessary material merely.

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1.4 The Disposal Management.

Disposal Plan of HMG Platform Vehicle. The propose system

planning for disposal as per below:

Phase out Hazardous

Inservice Disposal

15 years 3 years 1 years

BER Obsolete Dissemble Reclamation

Disposal

a. Phase Out.

(1) Beyond Economical Repair (BER). The system is classified

as BER by Electrical & Mechanical Engineer (EME) and units will
process the system henceforth the system will be send to RSG for
disposal.

(2) Reclamation. It will be used as spare parts for other system

for another three years.

(3) Obsolete. When the system is declared as obsolete, it will be

no longer in the service and manufacturer stop producing its spare
 parts and special equipment/tools. Tender process for obsolete
system then will be executed by the authorized team. Contractors to
be selected and appointed for disposing of the obsolete system. After
that, the system is disposed.

(4) Dissemble. All part of the system will be dissembled.

b. Disposal. The disposal of the system will be disposed accordingly.

For possible potential system will be sales and for non-potential system is
to be dismantle by type including rubber, metal and plastics materials. All
type of material will be segregated and distribute to respective factory for
recycling. On top of that, the Disposal Data will be recorded for future
undertaking purposes.

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