This book covers the subject from the point of view of both the engineers and the students of systems and logistics. The text introduces logistics from a broad perspective to include all activities throughout the system life-cycle pertaining to supply chain management, the physical supply and distribution of products, and the sustaining maintenance and support of systems throughout their planned life-cycles. It also addresses logistics and the maintenance support infrastructure as a major element of the "system" from a total life-cycle perspective rather than as an independent and separate function. The book emphasizes the importance of dealing with logistics early in the system design and development process and throughout the implementation of the system engineering process. The book stresses the importance of establishing performance-based logistics (PBL) measures early in the system design processes and the follow-on "design for supportability" requirements in response to these requirements, promoting a more "proactive" and approach to logistic support, as opposed to an after-the-fact "reactive" approach. It can be a useful text for the students of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Management. It also serves as a handy reference to practising engineers. Table of Contents Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction to Logistics. 2. Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability Measures. 3. The Measures of Logistics and System Support. 4. The System Engineering Process. 5. Logistics and Supportability Analysis. 6. Logistics in System Design and Development. 7. Logistics in the Production/Construction Phase. 8. Logistics in the System Utilization, Sustaining Support, and Retirement Phases. 9. Logistics Management. Appendixes- A. Selected Bibliography. B. System Design Review Checklist. C. Supplier Evaluation Checklist. D. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA). E. Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA). F. Selected Interest Tables. G. Normal Distribution Tables. H. Abbreviations. Index. Close