Browsing by Author "Smith, Jeremy C. D."

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    An evaluation of the utility of commercially available modelling and simulation tools, used in conjunction with each other, for improving logistics support to UK Ministry of Defence urgent operational requirements
    (Cranfield University Press, 2012-04-04) Smith, Jeremy C. D.
    The UK Ministry of Defence has invested heavily in acquiring equipment under Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) procedures. These enable accelerated procurement to fill urgent capability gaps. However, the dominance of time over cost and performance has led to sub-optimal logistics support that has manifested itself in poor system availability, and in support arrangements that do not represent best value-for-money. This paper describes experiments for improving support to UORs, using a range of modelling and simulation tools. The results indicate that there is utility in using general purpose, costing, and inventory optimization tools, in conjunction with each other.
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    UK AFV and PPV procurement using Urgent Operational Requirements (UOR)
    (2012-03-30T00:00:00Z) Antill, Peter D.; Smith, Jeremy C. D.; Moore, David M.
    Peter D Antill, Jeremy CD Smith and David M Moore explain how the Ministry of Defence rushed through a set of urgent solutions to provide better protection for deployed personnel travelling in Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) and Protected Patrol Vehicles (PPVs) in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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    An uphill struggle : current issues in UK defence acquisition
    (2013-01-02T00:00:00Z) Smith, Jeremy C. D.; Antill, Peter D.
    Both the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2010 and Lord Levene’s ‘Defence Reform’ report of 2011 have again drawn attention to the variable performance of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in acquisition matters and highlighted a number of underlying reasons along with a series of recommendations on how it could address them. Such a situation, where the MoD has to conduct a major transformation while managing a vast portfolio of activity, has been made all the more critical by the impact of the financial crisis and economic recession. To help reduce the UK’s budgetary deficit, defence is expected to deliver savings estimated at £4.3 billion by 2014-2015. This article looks at the current issues that are facing the UK MoD during this time of transition in respect of defence acquisition.