Overview

The acronym CALS has changed from "Computer-Aided Logistics Support” into “Continuous Acquisition and Life Cycle Support”. This change reflects the development and evolution of an idea. At first there was a punched-card technology of centralised information bases.
Today the focus is set on integration of business, support and design processes .

The rapid progress of the computer-based information technology enables database and network techniques to be used in business processes within and among enterprises or government and commercial organisations.

The idea of CALS for common share of information leads to integrated information systems and in consequence, to integrated business processes.

The idea culminates in “Concurrent Engineering”, the reengineering and reorganisation of business processes from design, manufacturing and support into an unique, integrated and team-worked process.

The continuation of the idea of CALS is today understood as Life Cycle Management.

In this seminar the interfaces between design branches like CM (Configuration Management), CAD (Computer-aided Design), CAE (Computer-aided Engineering) and CAM (Computer-aided Manufacturing) to CIM (Computerintegrated Manufacturing) and PPS (Production Planning Systems) are discussed, further on the interface with the logistic support system, including the
Spares Management (based on ASD2000M) and Technical Documenta-tion (based on ASD 1000D/ IETM) will be discussed in detail.

Course topics

• CALS – The strategy, the roots and the importance
  DoD-Study 1985
  CALS-HDBK 59
  Defense Acquisition Deskbook
  DoD Directive 5000.2
  Terminology and Definition of Terms
  
• Acquisition Process and Systems Engineering Process
  CALS-Concurrent Engineering and digital information
  Design : CAD, CAE,
  Manufacturing: CAM, CIM, PPS Support: ILS/LSA
  Configuration Management
  Materiel Management ATA2000/ASD2000M
  Interactive electronic Technical Documentation ASD1000D
  
• CALS-Processes
  Integration and Interfaces
  Concurrent Enginering
  
• Data Flow, Common Data, Key Data
  A&D Systems, Spares Supply and PPS,
  PDM Approach
  
• Standards
  The current situation
  Acquisition Projects
  
• Support Contracts
  Industrial Support
  Future Trends and Developments Continuation of the developement of standards
  
• Life Cycle Management