Recognize Elements of the Supportability Analysis

True

False

Correct answer is FALSE

3) Supportability Analysis is conducted under the purview of the _____________ and Acquisition Logistics is conducted under the purview of the ______________.   [Identify the role of the Life Cycle Logistician in Supportability Analysis]  

Systems Engineer, Program Logistician 

Contracting Officer, Logistician 

Logistician, Systems Engineer 

Comptroller, Program Manager 

4) Once initial requirements for a materiel solution have been established in the JCIDS process, the processes within the Defense Acquisition System begin the design and development of the materiel system that will meet those capability requirements.   [Describe JCIDS and the Defense Acquisition System]  

True

False

5) A measure of the percentage of the total inventory of a system operationally capable (ready for tasking) of performing an assigned mission at a given time, based on material condition is a _____________________KPP.   [Define Sustainment Metrics]  

Materiel Availability 

Net Ready 

Mean Downtime 

Operational Availability 

6) Which of the following statements describes the Initial Capabilities Document (ICD)?   [Describe the Sources of Operational Support Requirements and their impact on Supportability Analysis]   [Remediation Accessed :N]

It articulates the requirement to resolve a specific capability gap or set of capability gaps for a given timeframe. 

It is a brief description of maintenance considerations, constraints, and plans for operational support of the system/ equipment under development. 

It is a process for gathering data on product characteristics, suppliers’ capabilities and the business practices that surround them. 

It assesses critical technology elements (CTEs) associated with each proposed materiel solution. 

7) Which Acquisition phase reduces technology risk, determines and matures appropriate set of technologies to be integrated into a full system, and demonstrates critical technology elements on prototypes?   [Describe the Relationship between Supportability Analysis and the Defense Acquisition Phases]  

Technology Development 

Engineering & Manufacturing Development 

Production & Deployment 

Operations & Support 

8) To deliver a system with the requisite level of reliability necessary to efficiently and effectively meet its operational requirements is the goal of ______________.   [Describe reliability analysis, modeling, allocation and prediction]  

Reliability Analysis 

Maintainability Analysis 

a Business Case Analysis 

Cost Analysis 

9) The process of translating system maintainability requirements into lower-level design criteria is accomplished through ________________.   [Describe maintainability analysis, modeling, allocation and prediction]  

maintainability allocation 

reliability allocation 

reliability analysis 

supportability analysis 

10) System level ______________________requirements are ‘designed in’ via their respective analysis, modeling, allocation, and prediction processes.   [Explain the relationship between R&M, availability and life cycle cost parameters]  

reliability and maintainability 

cost 

foreign military sales 

production 

11) A methodical process that provides the identification of critical and non-critical failures is ________________.   [Describe Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis]  

Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) 

Level of repair Analysis (LORA) 

Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) 

Fault Tree analysis (FTA) 

12) A method for logically determining which failure modes at one level produce critical failures at a higher level in the system is _______________.   [Describe Fault Tree Analysis]  

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) 

Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) 

Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) 

Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) 

13) By developing the most cost effective maintenance concept, LORA minimizes equipment __________.   [Describe Level of Repair Analysis]  

life cycle costs 

availability 

reliability 

operating time 

14) ____________________maintenance is considered either preventive or predictive in nature, and the maintenance performed can range from an inspection, test, or servicing to an overhaul or complete replacement.   [Describe CBM+]  

Proactive 

Reactive 

Depot level 

Field level 

15) ___________________ serves as a key component of the "Plus" portion of CBM+ by providing the ability to predict future health status of a system or component, as well as providing the ability to anticipate faults, problems, potential failures, and required maintenance actions.   [Describe the two components of CBM+ (RCM and PHM)]  

Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) 

Reliability Centered Maintenance 

Depot Level Maintenance 

Intermediate Level Maintenance 

16) Maintenance Task Analysis provides a detailed understanding of the necessary logistics support element requirements to sustain required materiel availability.   [Describe MTA]  

False

True

17) Maintenance Planning starts with the establishment of an initial __________________ before Milestone A.   [Describe Maintenance Planning]  

Maintenance Concept 

affordability assessment 

Production and Deployment Plan 

economic analysis 

18) There is only one format for a Maintenance Plan and all acquisition programs must follow it.   [Describe the Maintenance Plan]  

True

False

19) Those pieces of information that totally describe the operations and maintenance tasks and the logistics support resources required to maintain the equipment or system under analysis in its operational environment are _________.   [Describe Logistics Product Data]  

Logistics Product Data 

Budget elements 

Engineering factors 

Operational requirements 

20) Which of the following re-establishes the industry/DoD exchange of Logistics Support Analysis Record (LSAR) data in a common format?   [Describe GEIA-0007]  

GEIA-STD-0007 

MIL-HDBK-217F 

MIL-STD-882D 

MIL HDBK-502 

21) A standard that specifies the information exchange requirements for most materiel management functions commonly performed in supporting international projects is _________.   [Describe S1000D, S2000M, S3000L, S4000M, SX0001]  

S2000M 

GEIA-STD-0007 

MIL-STD-882D 

CJCSI 3170.01G 

22) A multi-disciplined technical review establishing the initial product baseline to ensure that the system under review has a reasonable expectation of satisfying the requirements of the Capability Development Document within the currently allocated budget and schedule is the ________.   [Describe the Design Review Process in Supportability Analysis]   [Remediation Accessed :N]

Critical Design Review (CDR) 

Operational Test Readiness Review (OTRR) 

System Requirements Review (SRR) 

Alternative Systems Review (ASR) 

23) A well-planned and executed ____________________ program supports the acquisition strategy and the systems engineering process, providing the information necessary for informed decision-making throughout the development process and at each acquisition milestone.   [Describe the Test and Evaluation Process in Supportability Analysis]  

Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) 

Joint Staff Review 

Capabilities-Based Assessment 

Economic Analysis 

market research 

level of repair analysis 

maintenance task analysis 

cost analysis 

3) The ______________________________ is the first review that begins to allocate requirements to separated sub-systems and organizational IPTs.   [Describe the Design Review Process in Supportability Analysis]   [Remediation Accessed :N]

System Functional Review (SFR) 

Preliminary Design Review (PDR) 

Critical Design Review (CDR) 

Alternative Systems Review (ASR)