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Operational Logistics Services

Operational Logistics Services

The Columbia Group provides proven, cost-effective Operational Logistics support. Our approach is nested with Integrated Logistics Support (ILS). The goal of the ILS system is to create enduring systems, which ease costs by requiring less support and eventually increasing return on investment. Our Operational Logistics experience includes support provided in each of the 10 elements of logistics:

  • Computer Resources Support
  • Design Influence/Interface
  • Facilities
  • Maintenance Planning
  • Manpower and Personnel
  • Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation (PHST)
  • Supply Support
  • Support Equipment
  • Technical Data
  • Training and Training Support

Past Performance Indicates Future Success

Our proven best practices have helped our past and current customers save both time and money. Our support has included:

  • IMCOM-recognized Army-wide Central Issue Facility (CIF) model
  • AMC-recognized model container management operation
  • Design, development, and implementation of a time and cost-saving detonating cord measuring device adopted into the Army Peculiar Equipment Catalog
  • Design, development, and implementation of the “kitting” concept at one of our CIF operations, cutting Soldiers’ wait time in half
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Acquisition Program Logistics Support: Analysis, Planning & Fielding Services

Acquisition Program Logistics Support

The Columbia Group provides Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Analysis and Planning services for its customers supporting Department of Defense (DOD) programs of record and equipment acquired through the rapid acquisition process. Our support allows our customers to make the best possible decisions concerning supply, maintenance, training, transportation/distribution/warehousing, and disposal support of their systems.

Our principal objectives in acquisition program logistics are to ensure that support considerations are an integral part of the system’s design requirements; that the system can be supported cost-effectively throughout its life-cycle; and that the product support elements necessary to the initial fielding and operational support of the system are identified, developed, and acquired. We provide the Acquisition Program Logistics services that are required throughout a system’s life-cycle, including but not limited to:

  • Supply Chain Design
  • Maintenance Concept Development
  • Level of Repair Analysis
  • Distribution and Transportation Analysis
  • Manpower, Personnel, and Training Analysis
  • Training Program Planning
  • Technical Data Package Development
  • Disposal Plans

The Columbia Group understands that acquisition logistics activities are most effective when fully integrated with all other program technical and management processes. We have provided complete support for ACAT III ILAs, as well as individual elements of logistics analysis and planning support for ACATs I and II programs.

Integrated Product Support
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Logistics Solutions

Logistics Solutions

The Columbia Group’s competencies in logistics analysis, planning, acquisition logistics, life cycle management, and integrated logistics allows us to provide support at the enterprise or program level as well as hands-on support to the warfighter. We also have extensive expertise in Medical Logistics and operational, boots-on-the ground logistics.

The U.S. Armed Forces’ mission in Afghanistan is evolving as combat operations there come to an end. Restoring and upgrading the total force to full-spectrum combat capability is a dynamic new challenge which requires innovative, effective, and practical logistics solutions. At The Columbia Group, our expertise allows us to support the full spectrum of logistics efforts including acquisition, selective repair, modernization, and divestment.

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Data Services

ERP Interface

The Columbia Group is currently working with ERP data and modifying our current tools/applications with the capability to perform in the ERP environment.

Data Cleansing

The Columbia Group can assist with any data conversion and data cleansing efforts both large and small. Our analysts design and perform Extract Transform and Load (ETL) jobs that take data from disparate data sources and clean / normalize the data before loading into new data structures that make the data more usable.

Columbia Group analysts often write programs to take semi-structured data from Microsoft Word, PDFs, and spreadsheets and load it into structured SQL databases.

Data Retrieval from Disparate Systems

The Columbia Group applications interface with the Navy accounting and payment systems to provide daily updates of financial information, so no time is wasted researching out of date obligations. Current application pull financial data from MOCAS, STARS, HCM and STARS-FL. Support for NAVY-ERP is under development. In addition, we can add other accounting systems if access is provided.

Data Analysis: Interactive Tool for Analysts

The Columbia Group provides interactive tools for analysts to research and find discrepancies within financial or other data. After the data has been retrieved, our applications allow on screen interaction with the files.

Data Mining

The Columbia Group has automated data mining in a customized and automated method such as in COBRA. By controlling STARS and MOCAS sessions, COBRA can quickly and easily retrieve everything needed to perform reconciliations. A simple menu interface gets both MOCAS and STARS histories in an instant.