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RUSI Presentation RUSI Presentation Dr A C H Mace Defence Equipment & Support Chief of Staff 4 October 2007 Presentation • • • • Where have we come from? What we are. How we work. Support to operations. Where we have come from Ministry of Defence (1972 - 1999) Procurement Executive (1999 - 2007) RAF Logistics Command ) DPA Naval Support Command Quarter Master General’s Department (2007 - Defence Equipment & Support DLO Merger Strategy • • • • Fit for purpose. Built on the best in DPA and DLO. Adaptable to deliver change in 07/08. Part of wider Defence Acquisition Change Programme (DACP). ….in 9 months, while maintaining focus on… Delivering support to operations. DPA/DLO Merger Plan Phase 1 (Jul-Sept 06) Phase 2 (Oct-Dec 06) Phase 3 (Jan-Mar 07) Phase 4 (Apr 07-Mar 08) Scoping and Planning Deciding Detailed design Communication & Implementation Designing Describing g Testing and Optimisation Developing DE&S Mission “To equip and support our Armed Forces for operations now and in the future.” DE&S – Strategic Objectives Strategic Objectives 1. Equipment and support for operations 2. Leadership, performance management and professionalism 3. Manage complex projects and through life management 4. Transforming the relationship with industry 5. Continuous improvement DE&S Facts • 65 locations across UK. • Circa 29,000 people. • Assets of £76Bn on balance sheet. DE&S Personnel Structure (as at March 2007) • £16Bn annual spend. – 43% of MoD budget. – £3Bn more than the Home Office. RN 10% Army 5% RAF 8% Civilian 77% DE&S now Industry University OGDs Collaboration DE&S Front Line Commands PJHQ Ops DE&S Interfaces MOD Centre Departmental Planning INDUSTRY Capability Planning DE&S Sponsor Equipment & Equipment Support Delivery User New Equipment & Support Delivery Research & Development Industrial Sector Based Capability Based Service Domain Based OPERATIONS In-Service Equipment Support Commodities & Services Delivery Business Model MOD Head Head Office Business Management System CCS CCS CCS COO Performance Management CofMs Delivery Coherence IPTs IPTs Industry IPTs IPTs IPTs IPTs IPTs FLCs OPERATIONS Defence Equipment & Support High-level Organisation Chief Operating Officer Chief of Corporate Services DG Submarines DG HR DG Combat Air DG Air Support DG Commercial DG Helicopters DG Land Equipment DG Safety & Engineering DG Weapons DG ISTAR DG Ships DG FINANCE (2*) CHIEF OF STAFF (2*) Chief of Materiel (Fleet) As Logistics Process Owner Chief of Materiel (Land) Chief of Materiel (Strike) DG Joint Supply Chain DG Information Systems & Services Production: Corporate: Delivery: Commercial Management Professional Services Military Effectiveness ACDS (Log Ops) Main Board: Governance Chief of Defence Materiel NEDs NED NED NED Approvals Corporate/ Business Plan Targets System Engineering Performance Management Technology Clusters Commercial Astuteness Planning/Finance IPT Through-Life Plans Human Resources Military Effectiveness Customers DE&S: External Factors, Boundaries & Constraints Industry Strategic / Operational •DIS •SMEs •Capability •R&D •Capacity •Intensity of ops •Terrorism •Failing States •Utilities •New Actors (eg India, China) •Collaboration Sponsor/User decides funding priorities •CSR07/MoD Capability Review •Energy •Estate •Sustainable Development Freedom to reward high performers Freedom to delegate effectively Equip & support our armed forces for operations now & in the future DE&S manages commercial interface on behalf of MoD Resource pools allow flexible deployment of specialist staff Accountability Departmental Organisation •Streamlining •Military in Def Acq •FLC restructuring •FLC Strategic Plans Freedom to promote staff in post Reliant on industry performance Cluster DG freedom to veer & haul funding between projects DE&S Freedom to influence policy, governance Centre decides policy / funding / people mix etc Resource Availability Ability to influence ECC thru PCT trades Delegated approval for Cat C&D projects Engineering, support solutions, logistics, systems, technology insertion UORs Central / HMT approval of major business cases EU, statutes, DMB etc Ability to influence solutions, systems engineering, logistics Global/Political Sponsor/User sets requirements/specs Equipment and Support •New Government/Ministers •Radical increase/decrease op tempo •Radical decrease available resources •(Lack of) success of TLCM •Shift in technology •Radical changes to industry / sector •Political/legal considerations Support to Operations “To equip and support our Armed Forces for operations now and in the future.” Operations worldwide Support to current operations • 30 operations world-wide. • Approx 15,000 deployed personnel. • Afghanistan initial deployment (and sustained): – >7,500 personnel, whilst continuing support to Iraq. – 2,100 vehicles, covering 2.5 million miles. – Last year delivered 5,000 tonnes of ammunition by air. • Have or are responding to over 1000 UORs. • During June over 27 tons of mail was sent to Afghanistan (3556 bags) Performance monitoring • Performance to Theatre: – Weekly reports. – 1 to 5 day response: target 90%. – 6 to 20 day response: target 85%. – UORs. Future - Options • • • • P A C E Performance Agility Confidence Effectiveness Questions?