Challenges facing the UK Defence Support Chain Operations

Generic DSCOM Presentation – v4 (as at 12 Jun 14)Brief to the Military Air Lift Conference – 2 Dec 14

Challenges facing the UKDefence Support Chain Operations &

Movements Organisation

Group Captain Andy Killey RAFAssistant Head DSCOM

Defence Movements Team Leader

DSCOM


Defence Support Chain Operations and Movements

DSCOM

• DSCOM• Current Approach to Strategic

Movements• Key Challenges• Future



Support Operations,Training and Routine Defence Activity

Worldwide.

DSCOM


Global Scale Multi-modal Movement Operations

1202 aircrafttaskings

3831 twenty-foot ISOs ofmateriel recovered from

Afghanistan

Over 208,000passengers moved

by air

£173M spent onCharteredtransport

3.5M tonnes offreight moved

143 Staff

2666 vehicles and majorequipments recovered from

Afghanistan


Military, Civilian, National and InternationalCustomers

Defence

Othergovernmentdepartments

Defencecontractors andagencies

The UN &governmentsworldwide


Defence Movement Services

• Compassionate Travel Cell• Strategic Air Movement• Strategic Sea Movement• Overseas Freight Booking & Forwarding• Passenger Booking Services• Defence Travel• Customs Clearance Service• Real-time Tracking for Overseasmovements of Weapons & Ammunition


Military Strategic Movement Fleet

C17 GlobeMaster

C130 - HERCULES

KC30 - VOYAGERPoint Class - RoRo

Fleet: 8 Offer: 4/5

Fleet: 24 Offer: 6/7

Fleet: 9, increasingto 14 Offer 4/5, inc

to tbcFleet: 4

A400 – ATLAS

Fleet: 22 Offer: tbc

How we are Organised

Hd DSCOM 1*

Business & Financial Sp

2* & IntegralCommercial

J4/5 Plans

OF5/RN

Def Mov

OF5/RAFJ4/3 Ops

OF5/ArmyContingencyStrategy and

Business

Monitor, Controland

Performance

Airlift

Sealift

Surface


Our People

Civil ServantsRoyal NavyArmyRAF

143 Staff

50 RAF57 Civil

Servants

30 Army 6 RN



DSCOM




Current Approach to Airlift Planning-Demand

• Demand– Dominated by Operations in Afghanistan


Current Approach to Airlift Planning - Demand

• Demand– Low variability


AKROTIRI

MINHAD /JEBEL ALI

KARACHI

KANDAHAR

KABUL

HAIRATAN

RIGAMOSCOW

MARCHWOOD

KAZAKSTAN

UZBEKISTAN

TURKMENISTAN CHINA

INDIA

IRAN AFGHANISTAN

PAKISTAN

RUSSIA

SAUDI ARABIA

IRAQ

TURKEY

OMAN

YEMEN

LIBYA EGYPT

BASTION

ULYANOSK

MUSANAH

ADANA

RAF BRIZENORTON

TKK NLOC

ALOC

GLOC

CATALINA

NATO NLOC WEST

Current Approach to Airlift Planning - Schedules


• Demand– Capacity has

ConstrainedDemand

– CapacitysignificantlyIncreased

UKBuy 4C17

C17#5

C17#6

C17#7

C17#8

UKLease

4 xC17

UK joinMCCE

UK joinSALIS

747Contract

Current Approach to Airlift Planning-Capacity


DSCOM

Tasks Capability

ReceiveBidsand

Offer

PlanAllocate

Load

Schedule

Task

Amend

Days90 60 30 2

UK Strategic Air Movements Tasking Process

Flying SquadronsDeliver Capability

Execute

CustomerBids for Capability

Aero medical EvacuationCompassionate Travel

OperationsAir Crew TrainingNATO Exercises

Exercises with other AlliesJoint Service Exercises

Single Service Exercises

Charter Provider


DSCOM

Tasks Capability

Plan & ExecuteAllocate

Load

Schedule

Task

ReceiveBidsand

Offer

Days180 60 30

UK Strategic Sea Movements Tasking Process

ForelandsDeliver Capability


OperationsNATO Exercises



Charter Provider


DSCOM

Tasks Capability

ReceiveBidsand

Offer

PlanAllocate

Load

Schedule

Task

Amend

Days90 60 30 2



Execute

CustomerBids for CapabilityAero-medical Evacuation

Compassionate TravelOperations

Air Crew TrainingNATO Exercises



Charter Provider



DSCOM




Key Challenges

• Deficit Reduction• Changes to Demand• Changes in Supply


• Political Drive to Reduce the UK National Deficit• Greater Focus on Cost Reduction

– Greater Scrutiny of Charter Costs

• Front Line Commands now have the Money– Demanding 18 month forecast of costs (especially charter)

• DSCOM part of a Bespoke Trading Entity– Hard Charging for Defence Services

Key Challenges – Deficit Reduction


Key Challenges



Dramatic Increase in Number of Locations – April - Aug 14!

61 Different Locations on5 continents served Apr -

Aug 14

Key Challenges – Changes to Demand


Key Challenges – Changes to Demand

• Demand Increasing• Greater Variability month on month


Key Challenges



UK Draw Down of C130 vs Roll Out of A400M

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Key Challenges – Changes to Supply


UK Military Cargo Carry Capacity

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Key Challenges – Changes to SupplyUK Military Air Transport Fleet


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Belarus Belgium

Bulgaria Croatia

Czeck Denmark

Finland France

Georgia Germany

Greece Hungary

Italy Kazakhstan

Lithuania Luxembourg

Moldova Netherlands

Norway Poland

Portugal Romania

Serbia Slovakia

Spain Sweden

Turkey Ukraine

United Kingdom


EU Military Tactical Passenger Lift Capacity

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EU Military Tactical Cargo Carrying Capacity


Key Challenges - SummaryUK AT Fleet

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How to be moreEfficient

How to be MoreEffective

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Supply

Demand

Politico-Economics

Supply

Demand

Politico-Economics



DSCOM




The Future - Movements Tasking

CreateCapacity

GreaterEffectiveness

GreaterEfficiency

Aligning Availability with Demand

Reduce ops Pty-based Re-tasking

Better Pooling/Sharing Relationships

Negotiate Requirements with Customer

Longer Planning Horizon

Multi-Modal Planning

Cost as a Key decision factor

Improve Planning Tools

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DSCOM

Tasks Capability

PlanAllocate

Load

Adjust Schedule

Task

AmendReceive

Bids&

Offer

Days90 60 30 2

UK Strategic Multi-modal Movements Tasking Process

CustomerBids for

Movement

Blended Supplier-BaseDelivering Multi-Modal Capability

ForecastShareData

365Execute

ExploreOptions

MULTI-MODALFUSION CELL



DSCOM




Summary

Aligning Availability with Demand

Better Pooling/Sharing Relationships

Longer Planning Horizon

Multi-Modal Planning

Reduce ops Pty-based Re-tasking

Negotiate Requirements with Customer

Cost as a Key decision factor

Improve Planning Tools

Deficit ReductionChanges to DemandChanges in Supply

Greater CapacityEffectiveMore Efficient



DSCOM Pax Move Bid vs Offer2015 (representative)

Daily Bids Pax Daily Offer Pax

DSCOM Frt Move Bid vsOffer 2015 (representative)

Daily Bid Frt Daily Offer Frt

Lots of Nil Offer of Military Airlift


DSCOM

Tasks Capability

PlanAllocate

Load

Schedule

Task

Amend

ReceiveBidsand

Offer

Days90 60 30 2



Execute


1. Aero-medical Evacuation2. Compassionate Travel3. Operations4. Air Crew Training5. NATO Exercises6. Exercises with other Allies7. Joint Service Exercises8. Single Service Exercises

Charter Provider


Movement Effect vs Movements EfficiencyUK Defence Policy Directs the Priority for the allocation of Airlift to

Bids:

1. Aero medical Evacuation2. Compassionate Travel3. Operations4. Air Crew Training5. NATO Exercises6. Exercises with other Allies7. Joint Service Exercises8. Single Service Exercises

Military Airlift being allocated to Lower Priority Activity then being reallocated to Short-notice to Contingent Ops


The Future – A Blended, Multi-Modal ,Costed Approach

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Challenges facing the UK Defence Support Chain Operations