4. Ensure all stock is labeled or otherwise
clearly identified.
Shortages identified by the inventory are
covered by receipted issue documents. The supply
officer charges shortages against the budget of the
department concerned.
Selected Item Management
(SIM)/Non-SIM Procedures
Analysis of shipboard usage data has shown
that a small percentage of the total number of
repair parts is in frequent demand. However,
all items require the same degree of management
attention: annual inventory, stock record review,
and updating. Under the SIM concept, only those
items designated SIM receive this attention on a
regular basis; non-SIM items are inventoried,
reviewed, and updated only when transactions
occur. A stock item is designated SIM after it has
had two demands (regardless of quantity issued)
within a 6-month period; it loses that designation
when no demands have been recorded for 6
months consecutively.
You should remember that the designation of
a stock item as either SIM or non-SIM is not
permanent. When a non-SIM item experiences its
second demand within 6 months, it should be
redesignated as SIM. An item maybe designated
as SIM if it has a predictable demand of two or
more based on expected seasonal or deployed
usage.
SIM items are inventoried at 6-month intervals.
The inventory should be completed and posted
within 2 weeks after it is started. The inventory
should be conducted before deployment.
INTEGRATED LOGISTICS
OVERHAUL (ILO)
The ILO improves readiness by providing a
ship with logistics support that accurately reflects
the ship’s true equipment and operating needs.
The term logistics support refers to the repair
parts, Planned Maintenance System (PMS),
technical manuals,
and personnel training
necessary to operate and sustain the ship. As you
can see, an ILO includes much more than just
repair parts and involves more than just supply
functions. An ILO is a shipboard evolution that
involves every department and is important for
a ship’s overhaul. A properly executed ILO can
greatly benefit the future operations of the ship,
but a poorly executed ILO can be disastrous. The
ILO process begins months before the shipyard
period and continues at a reduced level until the
next ILO.
The Ship Equipment Configuration Accounting
System (SECAS) validation is one of the first steps
in an ILO. This validation is performed by
TYCOM personnel. The TYCOM personnel
board your ship and site-validate all electronic and
ordnance material and certain hull, mechanical,
and electrical equipment (HM&E).
Personnel assignments to the ILO generally
include people from several different technical
ratings, as well as Storekeepers. Each person has
a specific assignment related to the configuration
analysis within his or her area of specialty. The
team should work together to ensure that the
“integrated” portion of ILO brings all parts
together as a whole. The assignment of people to
the ILO team is a critical factor in the final
outcome. You should assign the most conscientious
people from the work center to the ILO team.
Several of the major evolutions involved in an
ILO are outlined below:
Develop a plan of action and milestones
(POA&M).
Train all personnel involved in the ILO
process.
Off-load all repair parts, technical
manuals, and PMS documentation at the
ILO site.
Compare the SECAS validation to the
current COSAL and inventory and catalog
repair parts at the same time.
Analyze the applicability of repair parts,
technical manuals, and PMS to update the
configuration.
Coordinate the reorder of repair parts,
technical manuals, and PMS programs.
On-load updated products.
Follow-up adjust. and validate the entire
ILO process This step continues during
the entire operating cycle.
The result of an ILO will never be perfect, but
this process does eliminate most of the support
problems encountered during the previous
operating cycle. Because an ILO is a self-help
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