Integrated Logistics Support Handbook  (English, Hardcover, Jones James)

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 engineering testability supportability engineering cost of ownership personnel support equipment training technical documentation level-of-repair analysis software support life-cycle cost logistics plans contracts and much more.

Filled with step-by-step guidelines and 300 illustrations, the updated Integrated Logistics Support Handbook explains how to:

• 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

Salient Features

• Applying MIL HDBK 502, Acquisition Logistics
• Meeting the requirements of MIL-PRF 49506, Logistics Management Information
• Developing and measuring Performance-Based Logistics Requirements
• Applying ILS to Software-based systems
• Applying ILS to Commercial off the shelf (COTS) solutions