Content Analysis

The content of Technical Documentation for new equipments is usually determined through an Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) programme which is carried out throughout the design and build programme with the aim of minimising whole life support costs and maximise supportability. For commercially available equipment ILS programmes are severely tailored or non-existent which is where tms can help with an Ease of Maintenance Assessment (EMA) or a Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA).

tms engineers will produce a repair assessment based upon disassembly and reassembly of an equipment based upon the man hour content, facilities, special tools and spares required to carry out each task. This could be compared to a Logistics Demonstration which is carried out as part of an ILS programme.