Through Life management of military systems

Through Life Management of Military Systems will give you the opportunity to identify key end-to-end logistic requirements and practices for your business. What are the key military developments in the UK, Europe and the US? Identify the latest approaches within the defence industry - what lessons and experiences can they share? Where can industry be pro-active in managing information systems through life? Key military and commercial experts will present to you their thoughts and insights. Through these tailored presentations, you will identify the requirements and needs to best provide fully integrated, efficient and effective Through Life Management of Military Systems.

Key Topics Include:

• Military perspectives - the latest doctrine and requirements for industry
• The latest programmes within the military - updates on developments and Through Life Management capabilities
• Shared work between industry and military - hear unique case studies on the the lessons learned and best practices
• Information management in through life support - how is the UK Ministry of Defence approaching the issue and where can industry be pro-active?

• General Giovanni Fantuzzi, Chief of Staff, Italian Air Force Logistic Command *
• Major General Antonio Gucciardino, Vice Logistic Commander and Head of Technical Department, Italian Army Logistic Command *
• Major General ACJ Besselink, Director, Weapons Systems and Agencies, Defence Material Organisation, Ministry of Defence, The Netherlands

• Colonel Henri Rouby, Deputy Director, Technical and Logistics Support Office, French Air Staff
• Group Captain Barrie Thomson, Engineering and Asset Management Team Leader, JAMES Project Team, Ministry of Defence, UK
• Wing Commander Roland McTeague, LCIA Team Leader, AD Def Log Info, Ministry of Defence, UK
• Wing Commander Richard James, Sentry Air Vehicle Manager, Sentry IPT, Ministry of Defence, UK
• Lieutenant Colonel Michael Pirang, Deputy Director, System Support Centre, Manching, German Air Force
• Larry Purkiss, CLS Manager, Mine Warfare, Patrol and Hydrographic MPH IPT, DE&S, Ministry of Defence, UK
• George Bond, Head, NATO Codification, Technical Enabling Service/Technical Information Group, Ministry of Defence, UK
• Gordon Campbell, Deputy Director, ASA Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Futures Office, USA
• Andy Voysey, Business Executive, UK Council for Electronic Business, UK
• Claudio Buccini, Head, Logistics Processes, Finmeccanica, Italy
• Garry Lea, Director, VT Naval Support, VT Integrated Services, UK
• Stephan Miegel, Vice President, System Support Centre, Manching, EADS, Germany

DAY ONE

Registration & Coffee

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Colonel (Ret'd) Jeremy Barrett, Head, Strategic Development, The Salamander Organisation, UK.

European Military Material - A Dutch Perspective

How successful contracting with industry has been and plans for the future

Insights into doing business

How to make things simple, how to get contractors into the military

Major General ACJ Besselink, Director, Weapon Systems and Agencies, Defence Material Organisation, Ministry of Defence, The Netherlands.

New Aircraft Support Policy of the French Air Force

Restructuring of organisation and maintenance levels

Incorporation of airworthiness responsibility

From ILS process to ISS, including withdrawal from service

Future prospects (A400M)

Colonel Henri Rouby, Deputy Director, Technical and Logistics Support Office, French Air Force.

Morning Coffee

The Role of Information Systems in Through Life Management

Industry efforts for greater visibility throughout the repair and supply route

What are the broader principles that industry need to fall in line with?

What lead will the authorities take?

Overview of long term strategy and intent

Insights for industry - where can they can be pro-active?

Lieutenant Commander Keith Sweeney, Logistics Information Assurance & Governance 1a, Ministry of Defence, UK.

Andy Voysey, Business Executive, UK Council for Electronic Business.

Through Life Logistics Information

Information as a corporate resource

How the MoD are approaching the issue

Overview of the Logistics Capability Information Architecture (LCIA)

Wing Commander Roland McTeague, LCIA Team Leader, AD Def Log Info, Ministry of Defence, UK .

Networking Lunch

JAMES Programme - The Through Life Challenge of Delivering the Joint Vision

Development of single, joint end-to-end processes

The MIS and engineering business processes that underpin Whole Fleet Management

Enabling the MoD to be an intelligent CLS customer

Group Captain Barrie Thomson, Assistant Director, JAMES Programme, Ministry of Defence, UK.

Contractors Accompanying the Force: Doctrine Update from the US Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Futures Office

Update on US Army & Joint CAF doctrinal developments

Implications for contractors and their personnel

Planning considerations contractors need to know

Gordon Campbell, Deputy Director, ASA Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Futures Office, USA.

Afternoon Tea

Logistics Support in NATO Operations

NAMSA (NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency) as NATO’s logistics facilitator

Through Life Management - NAMSA’s capabilities

Insights for industry working with NAMSA

Partnerships - a way in the future?

Jorn Brauer, Senior Development Officer , NAMSA.

Implementing TLMP in practice and the implications for TLCM

A practical example of how IPT's are using an eTLM solution to manage their programmes on a TL basis

How the approach has been used to reach targeted maturity levels - lessons learned

Overcoming the challenges and delivering specific benefits such as cost saving and visibility

Extending the approach to TLCM

Realising the benefits of an eTLM solution

Wing Commander (Ret'd) Graham Dunn, Senior Defence Consultant, Symbia.

Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

DAY TWO

Registration & Coffee

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Colonel (Ret'd) Jeremy Barrett, Head, Strategic Development, The Salamander Organisation, UK.

Experiences and Targets in Multi-Annual Integrated Military Support Services

Lessons learned in the field of Through Life Management

Experiences from on-going multi-annual support contracts

Logistic and support concepts

General Giovanni Fantuzzi, Chief of Staff, Italian Air Force Logistic Command .

Major General Antonio Gucciardino, Vice Logistic Commander and Head of Technical Department, Italian Army Logistic Command.

Claudio Buccini, CTO, Head of the Logistics Processes, Finmeccanica SpA, Italy.

UK Sentry Whole Life Support Programme (WLSP)

Worksplit

Commercial highlights

Output driven concept

Aircraft Availability Increase Process

Successes to date

Wing Commander Richard James, Sentry Air Vehicle Manager, Sentry IPT, Ministry of Defence, UK.

Keith Monslow, Operations Manager, Whole Life Support, Northrop Grumman.

Morning Coffee

An Industry Case Study in Through Life Management

Taking on responsibility for Through Life Management - building, owning, operating and leasing of ships

Insights into industry lead taking

How are they managing through life support issues?

Lessons learned

Best practices

Larry Purkiss, CLS Manager, Mine Warfare, Patrol & Hydrographic MPH IPT, DE&S, Ministry of Defence, UK .

Garry Lea, Director, VT Naval Support, VT Integrated Services, UK.

Public-Private Co-Operation in Eurofighter In-Service Support

The 'classical in-service support approach' for the quadri-national Eurofighter Project

Public-private co-operation in Eurofighter system support as a viable option to the classic approach - setup and lessons learned

Possible future developments and benefits by amalgamating both aforementioned systems on a quadri-national basis

Lieutenant Colonel Michael Pirang, Deputy Director, System Support Centre, Manching, German Air Force.

Stephan Miegel, Vice President, System Support Centre, Manching, EADS Military Air Systems.

Networking Lunch

NATO Codification Throughout the CADMID Cycle

New approaches to codification for the 21st Century

A design tool for all

Codification data integrity & quality

International collaboration for multi-national projects

Ian Smith, UK NCB Codification Consultant, Ministry of Defence, UK.

Supporting the Military with Reliable, Timely E2E Logistics Information

Support to emerging Trough Life Management Requirements

FLIS DP update and possible way ahead

MJDI Update

Improving logistics information credibility

Integrating inventory management and engineering & asset management requirements

Peter Godwin, Head, Defence Logistics, Steria, UK.

Cost-Capability Trade Off within Through Life Management

Budgetary pressures on through life costs for military systems

Undertaking a cost capability trade off

The relationship between capability of cost

Undertaking trade space / levers

Nira Chamberlain, Head of Specialisation (Modelling), LSC Group.

Chairman’s Closing Remarks, Close of Conference and Afternoon Tea