Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) maintenance costs are high, making up as much as 60-70% of the total system life-cycle cost. Moreover, inefficient maintenance policies and procedures can have adverse national security ramifications. We propose a Global visibility and Central Command approach to meet the maintenance and inventory management challenges. The proposed system consists of three components, which are (i) a fuzzy logic based parts subassemblies and assemblies inventory and maintenance management engine, (ii) a web-based collaborative central maintenance command application, and (iii) an RFID data collection and maintenance tracking infrastructure. The combination of these three elements addresses sustainment in the four areas of supportability, deployability, affordability, and suitability while maintaining a manageable footprint. Phase I work will first select a BMDS subsystem or equivalent to conduct the feasibility study on. Then, a fuzzy logic based engine will be designed and simulated under multiple failure and logistic scenarios. The mean time between critical failures (MTBCF) will be evaluated for multiple approaches. The result will be a quantitave measurement of how well the proposed fuzzy inference approach performs. Also during Phase I, RFID software and hardware elements will be investigated. Lastly, means of feeding most recent data to improve the fuzzy logic engine will be explored for better performance overall. Phase I work will conclude with a final report and Phase II recommendations.
