Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
DAU-0323
Organization's ID:
LOG 3400 or LOG 3400V
Organization:
Defense Acquisition University
Location:
Hybrid
Length:
5 classroom days (ILT) 42 classroom hours over the course of 4.5 full days or 9 half days (VILT).
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 purchasing and acquisitions
Description

Objective:

This course is designed to help prepare the Life Cycle Logistician to perform in a senior-level life cycle logistics role with emphasis on developing and implementing a life cycle product support strategy. Learners will apply tools and techniques from the 12-step DoD Product Support Strategy Process Model in analyzing and comparing alternative product support strategies for adoption. The course challenges learners to think critically in instructor-facilitated group exercises to justify and make sound recommendations in developing and implementing product support strategies and product support arrangements that provide a best-value mix of product support integrators, product support providers, and product support metrics to achieve Warfighter outcome-based requirements. This course combines asynchronous review of critical DoD policies, includes videos from other functional areas, in support of a group-developed final project.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Given a scenario and the Life Cycle Product Support performance measurement briefs, distinguish the proper product support metrics for use in the exercise.
  • Apply the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) to the Product Support Strategy (PSS) development process.
  • Given the Business Case Analysis (BCA) briefs and case study material, design and evaluate a cost-effective BCA for the case study weapon system.
  • Given a subsystem outcome-based support strategy scenario, develop a draft workload allocation plan with the best mix of organic and commercial Product Support Integrators (PSI) and Product Support Providers (PSP).
  • Given a weapon systems scenario, construct an effective supply chain for a Life Cycle Product Support suitable subsystem, including performance evaluation criteria.
  • Given the Product Support Arrangement (PSA) material, diagram and evaluate the full range and scope of PSAs.
  • Given the Independent Logistics Assessment (ILA) lecture, explain the ILA requirement and process.
  • Research a Weapon System Business Case Analysis (BCA), to apply critical thinking to the development/assessment of a Product Support Strategy to meet Warfighter objectives for an assigned alternative.
  • Given the appropriate concepts, policy/guidance, evidences of success, and situational information, apply the Product Support Strategy development process.

General Topics:

  • 12 Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements Life Cycle Product Support policies Performance outcome measures Performance metrics Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) Defense Acquisition System (DAS) Business Case Analysis (BCA) Risk analysis Sensitivity analysis DoD supply chains Product Support Arrangements (PSA) Workload allocation plans Independent Logistics Assessment (ILA) process
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

80%
Supplemental Materials