Support Solutions
The continuing evolution of Defence Procurement is bringing with it a wealth of opportunities for both the affordability of military operations and the profitability of commercial enterprises. Acquisition strategies now include a range of initiatives including spares inclusive, availability based contracting and ultimately, contracting for capability. These initiatives can take the form of Contractor Logistic Support Transitioning (CLST) for in-service equipments Contractor Logistic Support based acquisitions, Public Private Partnership, Private Finance Initiative arrangements, and system-support contracting strategies that can range from the provision of traditional fourth line Repair and Overhaul to usage based service level agreements. All of these initiatives are evidence of the recent expansion in the strategic degrees of freedom available to organisations operating in the defence sector.
However, this business evolution, which has been motivated by the MoD’s aim to deliver military capability at optimised Cost Of Ownership, brings with it the potential of unknown operational risks for military customers, and increased commercial exposure for the Treasury and Industry alike.
The support solutions services offered by LSC Group are designed to identify and realise these opportunities, and provide industry with the necessary competitive advantage in the defence market place to profitably meet the MoD’s stringent demands whilst delivering operational sustainability to front line commands. Through employing a holistic approach to opportunity assessment and strategy definition, we enable our customers to explore to their best advantage, the interactions and dependencies that exist throughout the end-to-end value chain. This multi-dimensional and performance-based consulting service provides customers with portfolio positioning and investment return, highlighting operational and commercial risks and appropriate mitigating actions.
The following vision statement sums up our Support Solutions offering :-
”The provision of business advantage through the design and delivery of innovative and strategic through-life support solutions”
To deliver this vision, LSC Group provides value-added support in the following functional areas:
