LOG 0160 - KRQ
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LOG 0160 – Independent Logistics Assessments (ILA)
Knowledge Review Questions
Independent Logistics Assessments help identify shortcomings in logistics support and sustainment planning in general and product support and logistics plans in particular. They also yield recommended corrective actions, strengthen the program’s logistics, product support, and sustainment planning, and provide a mechanism for identifying and sharing lessons learned and best practices between programs.
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Assessments independent of the system developers provide (a) __________.
Impartial evaluation of a program’s product support planning, status, and implementation
Full understanding of the role of systems engineering in the development of logistics support plans
Assurance of the future success of a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) strategy for the life of the
program
Contracting strategy to ensure the PM successfully achieves Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM)
The ILA results are the basis for the program’s Product Support Planning and Implementation certification recommendation in support of __________.
The acquisition Milestone B and C decisions
A program’s Full Rate Production (FRP) decision
Assessment of Performance Based Logistics (PBL) implementation and program logistics support before Initial Operational Capability (IOC), and, if directed by Component, after IOC to ensure timely awareness of potential deficiencies requiring immediate attention and corrective action
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Service ILA Guidance __________.
Communicates expectations for how such independent assessments will be conducted
Addresses responsibilities of both the assessors and the program office during the assessment process
Provide criteria by which the individual sustainment elements as well as the program’s overall logistics support can be measured and can be used by program managers as a self-assessment process tool
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Each of the Military Services has established processes for conducting Independent Logistics Assessments (ILAs) to ensure adequate logistics support at major acquisition milestones and decision points.
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Each Military Service has some unique processes, as well as some shared processes for their methods of executing their ILA Strategies & Procedures.
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Program Managers should consider ILAs as a tool in their toolkit for ensuring they can meet their TLCSM responsibilities and deliver the most supportable and sustainable system possible to the warfighter.
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ILAs are not required for joint acquisition programs due to potential conflicts between Service policy, guidance, and checklists.
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False
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