Air Force print news (Jan. 30, 2006): Army publishes new pamphlet on Logistics Supportability Planning.The Army has published a new DA Pamphlet pamphlet, short unbound or paper-bound book of from 64 to 96 pages. The pamphlet gained popularity as an instrument of religious or political controversy, giving the author and reader full benefit of freedom of the press. 700-56, Logistics logistics In military science, all the activities of armed-force units in support of combat units, including transport, supply, communications, and medical aid. The term, first used by Henri Jomini, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and others, was adopted by the U.S. Supportability Planning and Procedures in Army Acquisition, which consolidates the content of two previous pamphlets--DA Pamphlet 700-55 and DA Pamphlet 700-29. The new pamphlet, dated Dec. 5, 2005: * Provides supportability planning and procedures in support of total life cycle systems management and the acquisition process * Provides information on integrated logistics support A composite of all the support considerations necessary to assure the effective and economical support of a system for its life cycle. It is an integral part of all other aspects of system acquisition and operation. Also called ILS. , identifying tools for integrated logistics support tasks and supportability planning in all phases of the life cycle * Emphasizes cost as an independent variable and addresses commercial and nondevelopmental items as well as procedures used to acquire training systems. * Consolidates the procedures used to plan, conduct, and report on the Army's integrated test and evaluation process and provides details on software supportability planning * Details the environmental, safety, and occupational health considerations in acquisition and addresses contractor contractor n. 1) a person or entity that enters into a contract. 2) commonly, a person or entity that agrees to construct a building or to provide or install specialized portions of the construction. support, post-production support planning, and reprocurement. Download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. a copy of DA Pamphlet 700-56 from the Army Publishing Directorate Web site at <http://www.usapa.army.mil/usapa_officialsite.htm>. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion