IS YOUR TCO TOO HIGH?

We all know that cost management becomes crucial for defense organizations because of the budget restrictions and oil price hikes. Moreover, defense is required to deliver increasing efficiency and to demonstrate value-for-money in its information systems. In view of this, a holistic Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach becomes a “must” in complex defense-related programs. 

TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP : DEFINITION

“Total cost of ownership is a financial estimate used to help procurers and end-users to assess and clarify the direct and indirect costs normally related to ownership and operation of a particular product and/or service”

HIDDEN ASPECT OF OWNERSHIP

As with any other business, direct costs are easily identifiable and quantifiable in defense but indirect/hidden costs are more difficult to determine. The hidden costs of ownership are often undervalued because of an erroneous understanding of the TCO.

DIRECT AND INDIRECT COST ELEMENTS

ILIAS Solutions doesn’t only fly with ACE but also collaborates with their experts on a day to day basis to make better solutions. We draw upon their know-how and expertise for the improvement and extension of our Military Flight Scheduling and Aircrew Training Management solutions to make sure that we can provide value to our Air Force customers.

WHAT IS IN IT FOR DEFENSE ? 

Due to complex programs, defense stakeholders struggle to implement the changes required for a TCO approach and, at the same time, they become more and more cost-conscious. By leveraging recorded experience and data, TCO analysis is the perfect tool to minimize costs over the life-cycle of any service related to defense. 

For defense ministries worldwide, TCO tools can lead the selection of value for money programs and focus on cost-effectiveness. “The analysis can also be useful to define the expected capabilities of existing resources and to find a way to make the most of it.” Finally, a TCO tool can be highly helpful as knowledge and information management instrument to retain cost-related data and experience as well as to avoid its loss due to high personnel turnover.

The TCO analysis is a strategic advantage and an investment decision-making tool that can help defense stakeholders to define and control logistics costs and operational effectiveness from the simple to the more complex programs.

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ILIAS SOLUTIONS AT THE BELGIAN AIR FORCE DAYS 2016

The Belgian Air Force Days 2016 took place in Florennes (BE) the 25 & 26 June and, as you might guess ILIAS Solutions was present at this incredible airshow!

We were pleased to be at the BAF Days with Air Combat Europe and their Blackshapes which were decorated with our logo for this special occasion. Air Combat Europe is the first organization offering professional Air Combat for everyone in Europe. ACE gives you the opportunity to learn the art of Air Combat by flying with experienced military F-16 pilots with many hours’ of actual combat.

ILIAS Solutions doesn’t only fly with ACE but also collaborates with their experts on a day to day basis to make better solutions. We draw upon their know-how and expertise for the improvement and extension of our Military Flight Scheduling and Aircrew Training Management solutions to make sure that we can provide value to our Air Force customers.

Our experience at the Belgian Air Force Days gave us the proof that we don’t have to be huge to be efficient! Like the Blackshapes, our solutions are agile and powerful thanks to the effort of a dedicated team with a consistent focus on defense. For 20 years now, we provide the means to assure effective execution of processes, capture key information and enable commanders to do more, with less. 

Want to try our Military Flight Scheduling and Aircrew Training Management solutions?

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ILIAS FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN OPERATIONAL

As of 06:00 AM CET on March 31st, 2016 the ILIAS application for the Lockheed Martin F-16 Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) team is operational in the production environment. The data migration of the fleet, setup of initial processes and training of the Lockheed Martin Super Users was performed within eight weeks after the Purchase Order was released to ILIAS.

This achievement is a tribute to the effective team effort between the Lockheed Martin and ILIAS Subject Matter Experts as well as the readiness of the ILIAS product for the management of this type of fleet. The next phase of the implementation will focus on optimized processes.

ILIAS FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN

ILIAS Solutions is proud to announce the signature and kick-off of a new project for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. The objective of the project is to implement and support a Logistics Management System for the CLS (Customer Logistics Support) F-16 program at the Tucson International Airport.

On February 3rd, the ILIAS implementation team has arrived in Tucson, Arizona, to kick-off the project. ILIAS will cover the fleet operations, maintenance, supply and procurement at four designated locations. Program leadership will receive full end-to-end visibility through the ILIAS Defense Capability Management module. The goal is to generate Initial Operational Capability within three months, replacing the current Logistics Management System.

This important milestone marks a new era for ILIAS Solutions with the expansion of its number of managed fleets. It builds further on the MOU signed with Lockheed Martin in September 2015