Cambios en los procesos logísticos de repuestos para cumplir con la Gestión del Ciclo de Vida: el caso de la Armada Brasileña

Abstract

The complexity and high costs of Defense Systems have led the Armed Forces of several countries to seek more appropriate methods for their management, such as Life Cycle Management (LCM). In practice, the implementation of LCM requires changes in organizational processes, having great relevance, in the field of the Armed Forces, the logistic support processes. This research aims to analyze what changes in the technical and management activities of the Brazilian Navy Supply System, in the area of spare parts management, are necessary to enable the effective adoption of the LCM methodology. For this purpose, a qualitative case study was conducted, which identified several aspects of spare parts management present in the organizational environment, and proposed actions to be taken in order to make these processes adequate to enable the implementation of LCM.