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• What's New
• Introduction
  • Overview
  • Use of the SSE
  • SSE Compliance Process
  • Key Roles and Responsibilities
  • SSE Points of Contact
  • SSE Introductory Presentation
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Resources
  • Resource Overview
  • Compliance Tools
  • Tailoring Guide
  • Glossary
  • Archived Version of SSE
• Key Support Areas and Governing Policies
  • KSA 1 – Logistics Readiness and Sustainability
    • KSA 1 – Introduction
    • GP 1.1 – Logistics Readiness and Sustainability Requirements
    • GP 1.2 – Contractors on Deployed Operations (CONDO)
    • GP 1.3 – Support Continuity
    • GP 1.4 – Deleted
  • KSA 2 - Supportability Engineering
    • KSA 2 – Introduction
    • GP 2.1 – ILS Process and Support Solution Development
    • GP 2.2 – Reliability
    • GP 2.3 – Obsolescence Management
    • GP 2.4 – Automatic Test Systems and Test and Measurement Equipment
    • GP 2.5 – Configuration Management of Defence Materiel
    • GP 2.6 – Technical Documentation
    • GP 2.7 – Disposal
    • GP 2.8 – Training and Training Equipment
    • GP 2.9 – Manpower and Human Factors Integration
  • KSA 3 - Supply Chain Management
    • KSA 3 – Introduction
    • GP 3.1 – Supply Chain Management
    • GP 3.2 – Codification and Item Ownership
    • GP 3.3 – Inventory Planning
    • GP 3.4 – Packaging and Labelling
    • GP 3.5 – Materiel and Financial Accounting
    • GP 3.6 – Fuels, Lubricants and Industrial Gases
    • GP 3.7 – Equipment Transportability
  • KSA 4 - Logistic Information
    • KSA 4 – Introduction
    • GP 4.1 – Logistics Information Requirements Planning
    • GP 4.2 – Information Systems and Services Requirements Planning
• GPs Amendment or Development
  • Overview

Content

Key Support Area (KSA) 4 – Introduction: Logistic Information

Preface

The Logistics NEC Programme change process took effect on the 30th October 2009.

The Change Process has to provide assurance that the Logistic Information element of the Support Solution Envelope of all DE&S projects is sound. This requirement stems from Head Logistics NEC Programme’s responsibility as Owner of Key Support Area 4 (KSA 4), within Director Joint Support Chain’s (D JSC) Support Solution Envelope (SSE).

For further information on the Logistics NEC Change Process contact Mil: 9679 81317 or Civ: +44 (0) 30 679 81317.

Revised Governing Policies will be produced to reflect that the Logistics NEC Programme - Front Door will be used as the initial point of contact for KSA 4 advice and guidance.

Responsibility

The Defence Management Board (DMB) has designated Chief of Defence Materiel (CDM) the process owner for the end-to-end logistic process. The management and control of the information aspect of this is overseen by Director Defence Logistics Policy (D Def Log Pol) on his behalf.

With effect from 30 October 2009 KSA 4 is owned by Head Logistics NEC Programme who is responsible for defining the scope and depth of its content and assists with:

• The mandatory assurance activity required as part of the Approvals Process.
• The provision to Integrated Project Team Leaders of a structure on which to base Through Life Assurance of Logistics Information to support a capability through life.

Context

Successful logistics within Defence is dependant upon:

• The timely provision and exploitation of information.
• Ultimately enhancing situational awareness.
• Maximising freedom of the operational commander.

Consequently, decision making in a logistics support network is the centre of gravity for Defence Logistics.

It is imperative that all areas supporting operational commanders, whether within MOD or in Industry, adopt and adhere to sound information management principles, recognising logistics information as a valued business asset in its own right.

This KSA is applicable to all projects where logistics information is required to support the capability through life.

Director Equipment Capability Command, Control and Information Infrastructure (DEC CCII) Command and Battle Management (CBM) Logistics Branch is responsible for setting the Logistics Capability Requirements Framework, which project teams must map their Logistics Information Systems / Information Technology (Log IS / IT) requirements against, to avoid duplication through the introduction of bespoke Log IS solutions.

To assist, KSA 4 requires project teams to define and understand their Logistics Information needs to support their capability through life.

Logistics Information Requirement Planning is the key to identifying all of the Information Exchange Requirements (IER) necessary to not only support fielded capability, but also support the essential business functions (performance management, finance etc).

When managed correctly, logistics IERs can be presented to DEC CCII CBM, Director Information and Services (DISS), Head of Logistic Network Enabled Capability Programme (Log NEC) and Director Joint Support Chain (DJSC) to ensure coherence with their capability planning and delivery processes.

The aim of KSA 4 is to ensure that capabilities are developed and delivered into service in a coherent and coordinated manner. This will include ensuring that all supporting Log IS, services and interfaces have been scoped, developed and costed into the solution.

The outcome of this planning process and the final deliverable from KSA 4 will be a Logistics Information Plan (Log IP).

The Log IP will clearly identify the essential IERs necessary to support the capability and also allow the through life cost of information to be articulated and captured in the project’s business case to the Investment Approvals Board (IAB).

Governing Policies

Each KSA contains a number of support area topics called Governing Policies (GPs). These GPs identify specific, required MOD policy with which, unless specifically tailored out, a project team’s proposed support solution must comply.

Every Project is required to compile an Assurance Plan comprising applicable GPs and will ultimately be required to provide internal Ensurance or obtain independent Assurance against each of those GPs.

Each GP consists of the following sections:

• Scope – The requirement for the policy, including the benefits it brings to the MOD and project teams.
• Applicability – A single paragraph outlining which types of project the GP will apply to.
• Underpinning Policy – The title of the documents that underpin the compliance tests within the GP.
• Compliance Tool – Evidence Requirements – Evidence requirements (that must stem directly from the underlying policy document) are contained within the SSE Compliance Tool and must be measurable, consistent and objective.
• Supporting Information – Hyperlinks to relevant references and supporting information that will assist projects in achieving compliance
• Sponsoring Authority – Title and contact details of the sponsor of the GP.
• Subject Matter Experts (SME) – A list of those nominated personnel who are qualified, responsible and resourced for providing authoritative advice and guidance for Ensurance and Assurance activity to the project team, KSA Owner’s representative and Support Improvement Teams.

Points of Contact

KSA Owners representative

Title	Scope	Phone / Email
Log NEC Progs-SO1 Reqts and Process	KSA Owners Rep	Mil: 9679 81317 Civ: +44 (0) 30 679 81317 Email: DESLA-COSReqtsProg@mod.uk
Log NEC Prog-PMG-KSA4	KSA 4 Manager	Mil: 9679 81407 Civ: +44 (0) 30 679 81407 Email: DESLogNECProg-PMG-KSA4C1@mod.uk

For all aspects of this KSA the initial POC is the SIT Lead.

Change History

Change History

Due to the significant number of changes contained within the SSE Version 5 update, ‘Change History’ will only reflect those amendments, inclusions or deletions which follow the launch of the website on 1st November 2008.

The SSE updated to Version 5.0.0 on 1st November 2008 following a full review of all documents and changes to a number of GPs. Individual document Change History pages will detail changes other than minor editorial amendments.

1 August 2010

Removal of ‘Support Solution Assurance Guidance’ paragraph.

New Points of Contact details.

1 April 2010

Text changed to reflect that support assurance policy and guidance is now incorporated into JSP 899.

Preface and Points of Contact: Telephone numbers changed.

1 November 2009

Preface introduced.

Change of KSA ownership.

1 July 2009

Support Solution Assurance Guidance paragraph added.

Points of Contact details amended.

Minor text changes.

1 May 2009

Minor text changes.

‘Support Improvement Team Officer’ changed to ‘Support Solutions Officer’.

‘IPT’ changed to ‘project team’.

1 April 2009

Title amended.

‘Joint Supply Chain’ renamed ‘Joint Support Chain’.

‘Directorate’ references: deleted.

References to SCS Sp Solns replaced by SIT.

Change of Paragraph heading from ‘Ownership’ to ‘Responsibility’.

1 November 2008

Major update.