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U.S. ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND –GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS CENTER

Tony McKheen

Associate Director

Sustainment Engineering - May 2020

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How Does GVSC Support Sustainment?

GVSC serves as the Engineering Support Activity (ESA) to DLA and Team Detroit Arsenal for ground systems in sustainment. Tasks include:

• Manage the technical data required to support the vehicle fleets and systems

• Provide technical support for the procurement of spare parts

• Support Depot and Arsenal production programs

• Engineering support to resolve field and safety issues

• Management and resolution of obsolescence issues

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• Maintain Systems Configuration In Our Product Data Management (PDM) System

• Collaborate With OEMs And Other Stakeholders On Tech Data Management

• Manage & Coordinate Engineering Change Management Workflow

• Drawing Conversion And Updates• CCDC GVSC Windchill PDM

Stores:– 2,431,966 Army Parts – 4,188,933 Drawings/Documents– 896,534 CAD Models– 162,738 Engineering Change

Records

Sustainment Engineering TasksTechnical Data Management

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• Manage The Tech-loop Process Workflow That Logs, Tracks And Assigns Tasks For The Development Of Data Required For Spare Part Procurement.

• Deliver Complete Technical Data Packages To DLA & ILSC For Procurement Of Spare Parts.

• Manage 339/355 Engineering Support Process Request.

• Over 6000 Validated TDPsProvided In FY2019.

• Approximately 3750Engineering Support Items Resolved In FY2019.

Sustainment Engineering TasksSpare Part Procurement Technical Support

Technician

Transportation

Packaging

Quality

Engineering

Materials

Requirement IdentifiedStart-LMP-DLA-AdHoc

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Available or TDP posted to

Web

Buyer

DLA Coordinator

Assembly of the TDP may start additional Product Data Management workflows. Product Data is validated at this point.

Provide Complete Reviews for Secondary Part Procurement

Workflow starts when Technical Procurement Package (TPP) is created or enters the “In GVSC” State in PDMLink Buyer notified via email from PRON Control

IN GVSC

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• Depot Reclamation Procedures• Technical Support For

Development Of Procedure• Development Of Test Criteria

• Reverse Engineering• Technical Support For DMWRs,

NMWRs, & SOWs• Request For Variance

Approval/Review• Root Cause Analysis

Sustainment Engineering TasksDepot/Arsenal Support

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• Review And Resolution Of Safety Issues (Including Development Of Safety of Use Messages)

• Investigating Technical Inquiries From The Field

• PQDR Investigations And Resolution

• Post Production Software Support

Sustainment Engineering TasksField and Safety Issue Resolution

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Purpose: Provide total program proactive obsolescence management.

Products / Tools / Resources: Payoff:• Improved Readiness• Cost Savings & Cost

Avoidance• Informs POM Planning

DOD SD-22 DMSMS Guidebook: Utilize predictive methods to prepare an obsolescence plan, identify obsolescenceissues, assess cost, schedule & readiness impacts, analyze mitigation strategies & implement the optimum solution.

The challenge, especially for platforms in late stages of the life cycle, is funding, which drives the question:

“How do we operationalize the benefits of Predictive Obsolescence Management?”

There is no “one size fits all” solution for Obsolescence Management

Obsolescence Technical Authority at the intersection of Logistics, Engineering & Industrial Base.

Sustainment Engineering TasksObsolescence Management

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