Prisoners of a ConceptCoalition logistics needs to grow up to coalition operations to achieve economies of sustainability

Gabor Petroczi-Farkas, Risk Manager,

29.05.2008

‘During the last war, 80 percent of our problems were of alogistical nature.’

Field Marshal Viscount Bernard L. Montgomery,Royal Army

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1. The Concept Was: Moving Mountains

2. Coalition Logistics

3. Coalition Logistics Enabled

Agenda

Moving Mountains

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Moving Mountains- The Problem Starts Here

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1) Training was focused on large scale unit movements

2) Warehousemen have been rewarded for filling containers to capacity

3) ...

THE NEW FACE OF OPERATIONS

Simultaneous

Large Urban CenterDifficult Terrain

Block 1: Warfighting

Block 2: Stability Operations

Block 3: HumanitarianOperations

The Mountains- The Problem Ends Here

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So, what is Coalition Logistics?

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Logistics, provided by a task-organized CSS

element tailored to support maneuver elements

with multi-echeloned support in a single support

package

Tenets of Coalition Logistics

Modularity: Capable of task organizing or plugging into various supported elements.

Flexibility: Able to transform or adjust quickly to changing support packages based on a fluid, asymmetric environment.

Adaptability: Able to support different services using equipment sets and doctrine that are familiar to the supported units.

Dexterity and agility: Capable of providing multi-echelon support using different support packages tailored to the supported units.

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Essentials About Coalitions

Coalitions involve numerous military, governmental, and nongovernmental groups not accustomed to working together.

The unpredictability and complexity of these operations highlight the importance of quickly coordinating diverse organizations under crisis conditions.

Coalition members can contribute tremendous resources, but the challenge lies in integrating them as efficiently as possible.

Careful planning based on the capabilities and needs of each partner becomes essential.

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The Joint & Coalition Environment

Warfighter#1

Warfighter#1

Warfighter#2

Warfighter#2

THE FLUID & ADAPTIVE DEFENSE NETWORK

ESTABLISHED FOR EACH DEPLOYMENT

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Mission Capability Package

Mission Capability Package

Force ElementBattalion, brigade, etc.

Mission Capability Package

Force ElementBattalion, brigade, etc.

ActualPersonnel

ActualPersonnel

AuthorizedPersonnelAuthorizedPersonnel

Actual MaterielActual Materiel

AuthorizedMateriel

AuthorizedMateriel

Actual Infrastructure

Actual Infrastructure

AuthorizedInfrastructureAuthorized

Infrastructure

TasksTasks

AccountingAccounting

DescriptionClassificationDescription

Classification

CapabilitiesCapabilities

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Force Element

WBS-Element

Cost Centre

Stock Elements

Work Centre

Org Unit

Organizational Unit

Stock Elements

Work Center

WBS Element

Cost Center

MCP Functional Roles

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MCP Helps to Clear Relationships

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C2 Systems and Processes

Relationship to C2 Systems

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Register withWAWF and

UID reg.

DoDOEM Shipping

Parts MarkingRead UID and associate RFID

hierarchy

PackingProduction /After-Market

Tracking

Track shipment all the way to

theater

Reach Back to the Industry Supply Chain

ERP as part of Net-Centric Capabilities

Pilot notices that JSF is losing fuel and smells fumes in the cockpit -

Fault confirmed

Automated net-centric message sent to NATO C2 system (AWACS) on

the Information Grid

German Medic confirms Canadian pilot identity

through RFID enabled dog-tag

Medical record accessed and potentially fatal drug

interaction is avoided

Schedule follow-up medical appointment

Pilot lands safely at Coalition Airfield

Embedded mechanic from Lockheed Martin uses Class V IETM to

determine that part has failed prematurely

Uses iUID data to trigger a safety of flight notice

pending further investigation

After the medical screening, the pilot selects and accesses on

their mobile device the debriefing “service” to provide feedback on

the mission

Logbook and qualification profile has been automatically updated from the flight data and mission

parameters

AWACS controller, in concert with ground

control, determines best landing site and

communicates location to pilot

Triggers emergency landing procedures

Informs Commander of new operational status

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Process is fragmented across multiple disparate systems

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Systems not designed to work togetherLOB/ agency specific silos

Innumerable different interfacesNo unified data

exchange format

today

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How it can be possible? SAP NetWeaver as an Integration &

Application Platform for home base and deployed operations

SAP ECC is a comprehensive family of adaptive business solutions, providing scalable best-of-breed functionality with complete process integration

SAP for Defense & Security to support processes like personnel, organization, planning, supply, maintenance, medical support etc. for defense forces

ESOA Technology Enabler

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Central homeland system

SAP ERP

SAP BW

SAP BW

SAP ECCSAP ECC

SAP HR

SAP HR

SAP APO

Decentralized ERP system

Work Centers Functional Locations

Equipments

1Initial Upload

Master Data

Maintenance Notifications Maintenance Orders

Measurement Documents Maintenance Task Lists

Maintenance Plans

Documents

Delta Update

ChangedMaster Data

New Documents

Dismantling Installation

New Notifications New Orders

New Documents

Dissemination of Maintenance Data

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Reporting from an ERP-System

Planned vs. actual comparison Basis is the authorized Material of Force

Elements, Compared with stocks, Taking into account the technical Status

Qualification match Shows available qualifications related to a

Force Element Includes Assessments Availability of „Drill-Down“

Operational Readiness Shows Readiness within categories like

Materiel, Personnel and Training

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Thank you!