Overview

Based on our unique IMIS software, Isherwoods Integrated Logistics Support (IMIS-ILS) Systems are designed to provide maintenance and supply management for military applications, including ships, tanks, helicopters and military supply base units.

Using an Isherwoods IMIS-ILS system substantially reduces the risk of operational malfunction and contributes directly to safety and reliability.

Our IMIS-ILS systems include the following:-

  • Logistic support analysis
  • Life cycle costs
  • Maintenance management
  • Reliability centred maintenance
  • Condition monitoring
  • Project planning
  • Configuration management
  • Provisioning support assessments
  • Stock inventory management
  • Illustrated parts catalogues
  • Procurement
  • Data communication
  • Documentation and reports

The purpose of Integrated Logistic Support is to plan, provide plans, documentation, management systems, training, tools and test equipment to ensure the continued availability and capability of the equipment throughout its design life. In addition, by appropriate analysis to recommend spares support provisioning requirement for a specified term e.g. two years.

Isherwoods IMIS-ILS uniquely allows configuration management, maintenance management and supply management functions to use common equipment identification codes, making all parts of the System totally integrated.

The IMIS-ILS systems control both maintenance costs and spare parts inventory levels using a combination of condition-based, predictive and preventive maintenance criteria. This provides a practical, flexible and cost effective approach to maintenance scheduling and work activity.

Good maintenance practice extends the operational hours and service life of all machinery and equipment. When the ILS process is applied to a series of similar equipment the returns on the cost of investing in ILS can be in the order of 30 times its cost over the working life of all the equipment.

Benefits illustration

When an IMIS-ILS System is specified Isherwoods will provide a turnkey solution which also includes the following Systems Implementation Services :-

  • Database development
  • Full data analysis and population
  • System installation and commissioning
  • Customer training
  • Post-delivery support
  • Software maintenance and upgrades
  • Technical publications