Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) Analysis

• ALC addresses RAM design attributes that have significant impacts on the sustainment and total life cycle costs of a developed system—aspects such as reliability (the continued operation of the system), availability (readiness of the system), and maintainability (the ability to preserve and restore the system).

Field and Depot-Level Maintenance Support

• ALC engineers execute maintenance strategies during fielding and deployment and continuing through operations through Life Cycle Sustainment Plans and Engineering Management Plans.

• We implement maintenance concepts and guidance through documentation such as the Depot Source of Repair (DSOR), Repair Only As Necessary (ROAN), and Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) determinations.

• We conduct both field- and depot-level maintenance on equipment and secondary repairable assets ranging from replacing components to the complete overhaul of the asset.

• We perform limited technical inspections and updated maintenance requirements through Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Requests for Deviations (RFDs).

• ALC develops maintenance procedures, including technical instructions, maintenance procedures, desk guides, and job aids.

Predictive, Preventive, and Corrective Maintenance

• To perform regular maintenance and repair of equipment, ALC develops maintenance schedules and checklists, including procedures and recommendations reflected in service manuals and manufacturer’s documentation.

• ALC performs corrective maintenance and repair using diagnostics and conducting limited technical inspection using test equipment, gauges, and other specialized tools.

Technical Data Management

• ALC consolidates technical data for the acquisition of equipment and the provisioning of new systems to document manufacturing, configuration, and Form, Fit & Function specifications.

• We validate that solicitation specifications, Technical Data Packages, Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications are current.

• We also verify item record information and provide catalog updates to the Defense Logistics Agency’s Federal Logistics Information Service (FLIS).

Configuration Management

• ALC manages the configuration of military equipment and major systems in accordance with MIL-HDBK-61 and ANSI/EIA-649.

• We develop, coordinate, and implement configuration management support planning and procedures to support initial system development and redesign.

• We develop and implement techniques to capture equipment configuration information including the hierarchical structure and associated Bill of Materials & Parts Lists.

• We routinely monitor engineering change data including ECPs and RFDs to ensure adherence to established Configuration Management Plans.

• To sustain configuration management, we maintain detailed records of all deviations and alterations.

Process Engineering

• ALC engages our process Engineers and Lean Six Sigma Consultants to perform strategic planning and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR).

• We provide operations and strategic planning facilitation and conduct interviews, evaluate business workflows, and assess product requirements to develop process modeling.

• We assist in developing key metrics and operational performance standards and provide policy recommendations to enhance the overall business processes.

• ALC assesses opportunities for improvement, conducts change impact analysis, and develops an overall change management strategy.