THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS) THAT WILL SUPPORT MUNITIONS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND FACILITATE THE "DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE LOGISTICS BURDEN" GOAL OF THE INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT PROGRAM.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS) THAT WILL SUPPORT MUNITIONS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND FACILITATE THE "DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE LOGISTICS BURDEN" GOAL OF THE INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT PROGRAM. THE DSS ENVISIONED IS INTENDED FOR USE BEGINNING AT THE PROGRAM INITIATION STAGE AND CONTINUING THROUGH THELIFE OF THE MATERIEL ACQUISITION PROCESS. A KEY GOAL OF THE DSS IS TO SUPPORT THE ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICIAN STAFFS DURING THE PRE-MILESTONE I PHASE. THE SUPPORT PROVIDED WILL LEAD TO THE EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF CHARACTERISTICS THAT CAN BE "ENGINEERED INTO OR OUT OF" THE PROPOSED SYSTEM SO AS TO REDUCE OR MINIMIZE THE LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MUNITION SYSTEM. A CONCOMITTANT GOAL OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP A DSS SYSTEM THAT IS DRIVEN BY THE USERS NEEDS. TOWARD THIS END THE DSS DEVELOPED IN PHASE I WILL BE GENERIC AND BASED ON THE SET OF VARIABLES APPLICABLE TO THE "FAMILY" OF POTENTIAL USERS. THIS PROTOTYPE MODEL WILL THEN SERVE AS THE BASELINE MODEL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC DSS (SDSS) AND DSS GENERATORS IN PHASE II. DURING PHASE II THE SPECIFIC USER NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED AND ACCOMMODATED.