Become Confident in Your Forecast of Weapon System Support Requirements

LMCI Consulting uses Computer Modeling to forecast the cost of maintaining deployable Weapon Systems for the Armed Services and Contract Manufacturers.  As a Management Consulting firm since 1998, LMCI specializes in assessing the future costs of maintaining military weapon systems and the impact on mission accomplishment. LMCI has in depth experience in Operational Maintenance, Aerospace and Industrial Engineering which we use in our analysis.

The US Military is strongly committed to scientific evidence of projected costs, and Simulation Based Acquisition for large scale systems has become the norm. Computer modeling provides the justification of costs that the Military requires.

Computer Modeling simulates future support costs across varying scenarios.  Scientific analysis of spare parts requirements, manpower maintenance support needs, and impact to mission capability for a given scenario gives the Armed Services Program Offices the confidence in your projections.

LMCI is one of the top experienced consulting firms with the Air Force Simulation Engine Logistics Composite Model (LCOM) developed by the Rand Corporation.

LMCI personnel have experience in Computer Simulations for a multitude of platforms, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter, B-1, B-2, B-52, C-130, KC-135 and M1 Abrams Tank to name a few.

We are very focused in our support.  If you’re responsible for forecasting Demand and Support Requirements for a military weapon system, representing either the Government or Manufacturer, contact our team to discuss our support options.

Past accomplishments in Process Analysis:

System Design & Development Key Performance Parameter (KPP) Analysis - Conducted multiple studies for critical design reviews (CDRs) to assess Sortie Generation Rate (SGR) Logistics Foot Print (LFP), & Direct Manpower Spaces per Aircraft (DMSpA) for all three F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) variants.

Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) - Complex analysis of cost impacts of restructuring U.S. Air Force, Navy, & Marine Corps aircraft maintenance trade structures.

Trip Wire Analysis - Conducted combined simulation and statistical analysis to predict risk levels of updated and varying Reliability and Maintainability (R&M ) data utilizing pass/fail thresholds.

Aircraft Integrated Combat Turn  Around (ICT) Analysis - Conducted multiple studies to assess impact of varying elements (weapons loading, refueling, inspections) of ICT.

Carrier Sea State Study & Fly Window Analysis - Measured impact of varying sea state conditions on flight operations & maintenance as well as aircraft launch/recovery flight window variations.

Environmental Impacts - Impacts of environmental conditions to temperature/humidity sensitive maintenance practices.

Quick Engine Change Kit (QECK) study – Developed solutions to deploy with full up spare engines instead of transporting heavier spare modules.

Maintenance Support Equipment Improvements - Assessed operational impact of new engine change rails.

Reliability & Maintainability Degradation Studies - Measure impacts of varying R&M on SGR, LFP, & DMsPA.

Maintenance Policies Studies – Determine impacts of varying maintenance scenarios; structures maintenance, maintenance deferral, PDM, cannibalization, ready kits, etc.

Aircraft Engine Regional Repair Concepts - Cost impacts of regionalizing fleet engine repairs.

Tank Engine Overhaul Spares Forecasting Tool - Developed Web based Bill of Materials (BOM) spares forecasting tool.

Model Validation and Verification - Extensive modeling expertise, relied on to validate models such as the Support Enterprise Model (SEM) and Mobility Aircraft Availability Forecasting (MAAF).

Mission Capability Studies - Developed models to accurately determine multiple aircraft capability parameters.

Autonomic Logistics (AL) Sensitivity - Evaluated impact of varying resupply times on aircraft operational capability.

Enhanced Sea Based Networking - Creatively integrated networking logic to simulate complex sea based aircraft operations on carriers.

Prototype Carrier Development - Determined power requirements, minimum maintenance area, and optimum launch and recovery windows for pre-production prototype carrier.

JSF Propulsion Systems - In-depth analysis of the components, maintenance procedures, capabilities, and disposition activities of both line replaceable units (LRUs) and shop replaceable units (SRUs) on the F135 Engine and Lift Fan Assemblies.

Manpower Forecasting - Cradle to grave management of manpower requirement simulation models representing the mobility of the organization and it’s operational sensitivities to variations in personnel, maintainability, transportation, and supply.

Process Re-Engineering - Improvement and re-engineering efforts resulted in tremendous cycle time reduction and capability improvements throughout many organizations.