Implementation of CBM+ to Enable Data Driven Fleet ... - JTEG

2016 DoD Maintenance Innovation Challenge (MIC) Innovation Title: Submitter: Organization: Phone: Email:

Abstract Form Implementation of CBM+ to Enable Data Driven Fleet Management of TWVs & Strykers Jason Duncan and Craig Hershey

TACOM ILSC and AMSAA 586-282-1764; 410-278-9639 [email protected]; [email protected]

Abstract: (300-500 words) The TACOM Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC) Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Pilot Program (TWV PP) was executed from 2012 to 2015. The purpose of the TWV PP was to demonstrate the value of equipping critical assets with CBM+ enabling technology by executing the CBM+ Sustainment Implementation Guide, developed by the U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4. The scope of the TACOM TWV PP consisted of integrating hardware, software, and processes in order to instrument and collect parametric and performance data on a sample of 1,740 Army TWV at various Army locations around the world. The collected vehicle data summed to over 450,000 engine hours equating to over 2.5 million miles worth of OPTEMPO data. This data was collected for each active day of vehicle usage, comprising over 320,000 discrete days of vehicle operations. An automated analysis tool was employed to focus on providing insight into the condition of individual vehicles and enable more efficient at-platform maintenance and more effective enterprise level fleet management. The AMSAA-led analysis on the vehicle data resulted in the generation of over 300 Vehicle Health Alert (VHA) reports. VHA reports inform the Unit of maintenance faults and other unhealthy vehicle symptoms and suggest corrective actions; this information would not normally have been available without CBM+ data. With the VHA information and subsequent maintenance actions, vehicles experienced a reduction in parts ordered and diagnostic time. Additional analysis included looking at trends across the fleet of vehicles to identify systemic issues. Significant findings have resulted in ECPs, TM updates, and refinement of Engineering and Fleet Management tools. After the conclusion of the TWV PP, AMSAA continued to collect data and further enhance its CBM capabilities. An analytical website, the Fleet Insight Toolkit, was deployed online to Soldiers to provide actionable information and directly influence maintenance decision making. CBM technicians were employed to assist Soldiers in utilizing CBM information, resulting in dramatic reductions in misdiagnoses (95% diagnostic day reduction) on major assemblies. This effort is the value realization of the cost benefit analysis (CBA), validated by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army - Cost and Economics (DASA-CE) and disseminated to the PEGs, which estimated a $1.2B net savings on 58,996 vehicles over 20 years. Monetary savings will be seen in the following areas: 43% are derived from lubrication savings, 28% from overhaul savings, 19% from parts savings and 10% are derived from fuel associated cost avoidances or cost savings. As a direct result of the CBA validation, the Army is pursuing efforts to permanently equip their legacy platforms with CBM+ enabling technology and to include requirements for CBM+ in new systems.