Integrated Logistics Support Handbook

All the ILS expertise needed to achieve a more supportable system and cost-effective support infrastructure .

. Engineers and managers can turn to the updated Third Edition of "Integrated Logistics Support Handbook" for expert guidance on applying Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) for acquisition and procurement planning in new product development. Long-established as the definitive ILS resource, this handbook distills thousands of pages of directives, instructions, and related material into a coherent, one-stop reference that can be used to enhance any military or commercial project. The Third Edition features new information on reliability and maintainability engineeringtestabilitysupportability engineeringcost of ownershippersonnelsupport equipmenttrainingtechnical documentationlevel-of-repair analysissoftware supportlife-cycle costlogistics planscontractsand much more. .

. Filled with step-by-step guidelines and 300 illustrations, the updated "Integrated Logistics Support Handbook" explains how to: . Apply MIL HDBK 502, Acquisition Logistics. Meet the requirements of MIL-PRF 49506, Logistics Management Information. Develop and measure Performance-Based Logistics requirements. New to this edition: applications of ILS to software-based systems, applications to commercial off-the-shelf solutions, and the latest Department of Defense requirements.

. Get Complete Guidance on Every ILS Topic: . * Introduction to Logistics * Reliability Engineering * Maintainability Engineering * Testability Engineering * Supportability Engineering * Availability * Maintenance Planning * Personnel * Support Equipment * Provisioning and Supply Support * Technical Manuals * Training and TrainingEquipment * Facilities * Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportability * System Safety and Human Factors Engineering * Level-of-Repair Analysis * Reliability-Centered Maintenance * Software Support * Cost of Ownership * Logistic Support Analysis * Supportability Analysis * Logistic Support Information * Logistics Plans * Contracting * Logistics Management * References * Abbreviations and Acronyms . . .