TFD Group/Systems Exchange

PBL Solutions
Presented by Robert Butler & John Millhouse

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This all-new two and a half day workshop is a must for anyone involved in Performance Based Logistics, either as an operator or a support provider. Contracting methods and directives will change frequently for some time to come. However, if you understand the principles underlying these initiatives, you will be poised for success in procuring or providing world class support. Whether you are involved in an on-going program or initiating a new one, this workshop will explore and elucidate the central ideas, risks and approaches necessary to forge successful PBL Relationships.

Make no mistakes: this is not just a passing fad or the topic of the hour. PBL is the culmination of thirty years of evolving effort by the US DoD to improve both the efficiency and effectiveness of support for complex weapon systems. PBL offers great opportunities for support providers as well as the key to seamless, world class support for the war fighter. Those who make the effort to understand and embrace it will be the leaders of the next round of system support improvement, and those who do not will languish.

The workshop is conducted in an informal atmosphere. You are invited to discuss specific programs in your experience with other participants. The sessions begin at 9:00 AM and run until 4:00 PM with breaks for refreshments and lunch.

Agenda

Day 1: Introduction

What is PBL?

Buyers and Sellers in PBL

Shift of Risk

Metrics and Forecasts

Risks and Reward - Illustrative PBL Examples

A PBL Archetype

Incentive Structures

Scoring Regimes

Day 2: Incentives

Case Study #1 - Complex Scoring
Complex incentives can easily be mutually destructive, failing to acheive the operator's goals. This real example shows how - and how to avoid the problem.

Analytical Methods and Tools
Modeling for Risk Mitigation - Analysis methods that were given lip service in the past now become central to sound support cost estimation and sensible construction of incentives. These include design trade-off, level of repair, optimal inventory analysis and detailed life cycle cost analysis.

Day 3: Performance

Analytical Methods and Tools
Continuation from day two.

Guaranteeing Performance over Time
Getting the contract in place is step one - earning the maximum from it and acheiving the operator's goals is the very much bigger step two. Crucial elements are budget-quality forecasting techniques relating performance and cost, and solving the day-to-day logistic management problem.

Case Study #2 - Outsourcing Airline Service Parts Inventory
This real example illustrate how far you can go - as either buyer or seller - if you have real confidence in your analytical tools and management techniques.

About the Speakers

Mr. Robert Butler is the founder, Chairman and CEO of the TFD Group of companies. John Millhouse is the Chief Scientist of the TFD Group. Between them, they account for more than seventy years of experience in both hands-on logistic management and development of analytical methods of logistics. Robert Butler, educated as a conservative school economist, began his professional life at the RAND Corporation where he worked in both the economics and logistics department. In 1976, he established the first company of the TFD Group, Systems Exchange, as a defense research consultancy. Turning to software analytical methods in 1982, Butler developed several tools used by logisticians throughout the world, including EDCAS^®, VMetric^®, SDU^® and most recently, the Total Ownership Cost Model, MAAP^®.

John Millhouse was educated as an aeronautical engineer. He served for thrity years in the Royal Australian Air Force. After several years as a helicopter pilot, Millhouse devoted the bulk of his career to a variety of increasingly responsible positions in logistics. Among these, he headed the Capital Projects branch responsible for acquiring and using tools of logistic analysis. Later he was commander of 503 Wing, heavy aircraft maintenmance.

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