Logistics@ESG
Support throughout the entire life cycle
Product Lifecycle Management
Portfolio

We support our customers throughout the product lifecycle.

Safety
Hazard assessment
  • Systematic assessment in OSIMA®
  • Execution in line with legal and internal Bundeswehr requirements
  • Continuation throughout the lifecycle incl. law maintenance
 
Environmental compatibility analysis
  • Hazardous substance analyses of entire systems
  • Execution of replacement substance research
  • Assessment of legal conformity
  • Continuation throughout the lifecycle incl. law maintenance
CE labelling / product conformity
  • Analysis and advice in product development
  • Standards research & risk assessment
  • FMEA impact analysis
Integrated Logistic Support

The objective of integrated logistic support is to develop appropriate support concepts at low lifecycle costs.

Logistic support analysis
  • Approach for the definition, analysis and quantification of logistic support services
  • Early influence of product design
  • Relief of maintainability
  • Reduction of lifecycle costs

 

Product monitoring
  • Recording, processing and analysis of operating & repair data
  • Monitoring of fault data with regard to device deterioration/weak points
Lifecycle cost management
  • Holistic consideration
  • Incorporation of all phases of system lifecycle management
  • Incorporation into inter-phase integrated logistic support / logistic support analysis process

 

Obsolescence management
  • Acting before obsolescence occurs
  • Reacting to problems as soon as they arise
  • Acting promptly, obtaining information early
  • Preventative measures
Logistic forecast capability
Logistic analyses
  • Predictive analysis
  • Analysis of logistic processes & mass data
  • Optimisation of inventory and stocking data
  • Volume database

 

Logistic simulation
  • Discrete event simulation for prognosis of system behaviour
  • Tool-supported analysis of logistic processes along the supply chain
  • Data quality management
Tools

 

References
  • Analysis of logistic and wapon system-specific data (TLB Eurofighter)
  • Study of forecast capability of material readiness in the Air dimension using the example of the Eurofighter weapon system
Documentation & IETD
  • Descriptive technical documentation (GAF T.O., TDv, TVL, IETD S1000D/S2000M)
  • Spare parts catalogues / material management
  • Appendix sheets
  • Technical illustrations
  • NATO cataloguing
  • Central control & local processing for operating & maintaining the product/system
  • Modular complete solution for customer-specific processes
  • Supports multilingual projects & national execution requirements
  • Range of interfaces for data migration & export
  • Integrated into logistic processes
  • Tools: QuILS/APART
 
References & projects:

Field camp components, firefighting vehicles, EUROFIGHTER, AGE, TORNADO, CH-53, COBRA, drones and drone defence

Logistics concepts & studies
Project-related logistic concept

Information for planning, implementation & coordination the necessary ILS elements

  • Logistic support analysis
  • Reliability, availability, safety, ergonomics   
  • Product preservation
  • Material management
 
Material maintenance concept

Describes options/limitations of maintenance and contains the following:

  • Operational requirements
  • Preventative maintenance
  • Condition-based maintenance
  • Corrective maintenance
Device maintenance concept

Contains individual material maintenance measures for each module

  • System breakdown structure
  • Possible repair procedures
  • Maintainer (civilian/military)
  • Mean time between failure / time between overhaul
  • Necessary documentation
 
Logistic analyses with simulation
  • Minimisation of control effort

  • Improved planning

  • Fast, reliable & customer-specific responses

  • Early detection & eliminating expected problems

Material management
Material and spare parts management incl. procurement
  • Target and requirements management
  • Inventory management
  • Complaints management
  • Supply from one or multiple warehouses
  • Repair control (device management) for land vehicles
  • Use of own software MDNpro for material management
  • Aftersales support and value-added services (e.g. KIT)
  • Service level management & logistic performance controlling
  • Data management & operational support
  • Interface to SASPF and thus full integration into LogSysBw
Tool  
 
References
  • Operation of the Central Bundeswehr Spare Parts Logistics (ZEBEL)
  • Management of spare parts in the non-standalone State Warehouses for the German Air Force as leading company
  • Material management A400M & P3C-Orion 
  • HIL hub
Traffic & transport
Methodological and operative support for transport management across means of transport
  • Support for Traffic & Transport department at the Bundeswehr Logistics Centre with INTRALOG
  • IT tasks
  • Service provider for operational and performance controlling in transport logistics
  • Process organisational tasks
  • Support tasks for SASPF

 

Reference project “Coin Blanks”
  • Management & transport from the manufacturer to the state mints and of the “coin blank transport containers” within Germany

Logistic Tools
Portfolio

User-friendly software applications support you as you organise your work efficiently and increase value creation permanently.

M@terial Disposition network pro
Efficient material management online
  • Variable warehouse management
  • Device management with repair tracking
  • Data warehouse with analysis options
  • Interface capability with SAP or other ERP systems
  • Range of calculation models for target determination incl. requirement simulation & forecast tool, material & financial
  • Bottleneck parts management, work stop processes
  • Graphical information on repair processes and requirement simulations with bottleneck assessment
  • Master & basic data management
  • Requirement management
N-Core - Nato Codification System Repository
Codification of military material

World-leading NATO codification and cataloguing solution for governments & public security.

  • 17 customers worldwide
  • Meets cataloguing standards under NATO ACodP-1 (STANAG)
  • Significant increase in quality, productivity & economy
  • Interfaces to other systems incl. SAP
  • Module-based therefore easy to configure
  • Integration of manufacturers into cataloguing process
APART
ASD S2000M editing system

Key working basis for the creation, checking and modification of spare parts master lists & catalogues

  • Efficient management of spare part data in accordance with S2000M
  • Simple data exchange with customers, sub-contractors and codification authorities
  • S1000D data output
  • Flexible interfaces for data import & export
  • Automatic database checks in line with free choice of checking rules
  • Market-leading product
QuILS/BESTD
ASD S1000D editing & retrieval system
  • Solution for documentation & logistic resource management
  • Connection between information units and spare parts, tools, personnel qualifications & repair times
  • Transparent presentation & control of material maintenance activities
  • Integration of spare parts catalogues in upstream, supplementary & downstream logistic processes
  • Highlighting of cost savings and more effective repair
OSIMA
Software and service for occupational safety
Creation and documentation of your hazard assessment
  • Market-leading solution
  • Sophisticated, structured concept
  • Improved quality & economy of your occupational safety organisation
  • Support in monitoring and adhering to all statutory provisions through an integrated law database unique on the market
Opus Suite
OPUS 10

OPUS 10 calculates the optimum material management strategy of systems for a specified system break-up and a determined support organisation depending on the total life support costs.

CATLOC
  • A sub-module of the OPUS Suite

  • Compilation of all LCC sub-models to form an overall LCC model

  • Presentation of the LCC lifecycle costs according to a selected cost structure on the time axis

SIMLOX
  • A sub-module of the OPUS Suite

  • Allows simulation of the entire lifecycle of systems with defined use scenarios

  • SIMLOX LCC simulation can build on the LSC model of the systems from OPUS10 & continue to use the model in full

  • SIMLOX simulates on the time axis & thus also allows the depiction of phased commissioning and decommissioning of units

RAMC

With RAM Commander, we react flexibly to project requirements

  • Supports the execution of RAMST analyses as part of product development
  • Enables determination and optimisation of product lifecycle costs
  • Enables creation of logistic concepts, maintenance concepts & material maintenance concepts

With RAM Commander, the following occurs within one tool:

  • Processing reliability & safety issues
  • Conducting requirement tracking in safety
  • Conducting MSG3 analyses
INFOZOOM®
Evaluation and analysis tool
  • Requirement-orientated analyses & user-friendly operation
  • Detection of erroneous & missing data to improve data quality
  • Prompt support for well-founded decisions
  • Can be used complementary to BI, ERP and CRM systems
AnyLogic simulation software
Make intelligent decisions

The multi-method simulation tool supports system-dynamic, results-orientated and agent-based simulation methods.

  • Leading software for business applications
  • Used worldwide by more than 40% of Fortune 100 companies
  • Deeper insight thanks to models for analysts, engineers and managers
  • Optimisation of complex systems & processes in a large number of industries
  • Cost-neutral simulation & evaluation of scenarios and interaction through targeting questioning
  • Well-founded decisions through estimation of consequences through forecast capability
Logistik Services
Portfolio

ESG’s logistic services support you as a process partner throughout the entire lifecycle of complex technical systems and ensure efficient logistics right from the early phases of development and introduction.

Logistic integrator
Integrator role
  • Adaptation of commercial logistic services to the military value chain
  • Operation of warehouses & supply chains
  • Interface to SASPF and thus full integration into LogSysBw
  • Interface & IT services for correct data exchange
  • Project, process & risk management
  • Incorporation & integration of further partners and services
  • Sampling & quality assurance
  • Domain knowledge
  • Non-disclosure agreement of the Federal Government regarding confidentiality
  • Neutral partner without product interests
For total logistic solutions such as:
  • Host nation support
  • Accommodation on deployment
  • Camp modular system
  • Camp logistics
  • Ammunitions logistics
  • Naval logistics
  • Medical logistics

 

For future weapons system such as:
  • Heavy transport helicopters
  • Tactical air defence system TLVS
  • Multi-purpose fighting ship MKS180
Performance Based Logistics
  • Approach for holistic system support of the fleet of a weapons system
  • Clear division of tasks between industry & armed forces
  • Based on incentive-oriented contract design

 

Objectives:
  • To permanently improve reliability, availability & supply capability
  • To reduce or at least stabilise lifecycle costs
SASPF
Creation of structural data sheets (SDB) and structuring of technical objects with the following focuses:
  • Creation & adaptation of SDB and template structures in the SASPF productive system
  • Highlighting of impact on the SASPF productive system
  • Data administration in SASPF/SinN
  • Creation and processing of planned figure basic data and target/actual comparisons
  • Creation & quality assurance of copy templates and harmonisation of these activities
Analysis of requirements of data and provision in guidelines/manuals:
  • Explanation of the basic principles of structuring technical objects
  • Development of master data in project implementation
  • Creation of maintenance instructions, maintenance plans & maintenance bills of materials
  • Highlighting of impact on the SASPF productive system
  • Consideration of the relevant data for fixed asset accounting