INTEGRATED PRODUCT SUPPORT (IPS)

Delivering System Readiness. Reducing Life Cycle Cost.

WR CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

INTEGRATED PRODUCT SUPPORT (IPS)

WR has decades of experience in the 12 IPS (formerly ILS) elements. Our IPS Center of Excellence (ICoE) consolidates our organizational expertise to deliver ILS/IPS from design through sustainment and end of life, providing maximum availability at minimum cost.

IPS elements included in the DoD Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook:

  1. Product Support Management (PSM)
  2. Design Interface
  3. Sustaining Engineering
  4. Maintenance Planning and Management
  5. Manpower and Personnel
  6. Supply Support
    1. Support Equipment
    2. Technical Data
    3. Training and Training Support
    4. Computer Resources Support
    5. Facilities and Infrastructure
    6. Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T)
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Life Cycle Logistics

To increase system uptime and decrease cost, WR advances the Model Based Product Support (MBPS) approach as legacy systems are migrated to Navy Common Readiness Model (NCRM), Navy Product Data Management (NPDM), and Navy Data Acquisition Requirements Tool (NDART). We develop and deliver logistics products, including:
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Supply Support, Maintenance Planning, and Sustaining Engineering

WR Logisticians have the experience, expertise, and certifications to develop and maintain numerous products including but not limited to: Provisioning Technical Data (PTD) for Interactive Computer-Aided Provisioning System (ICAPS) for Allowance Parts Lists (APL); Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RM&A) analyses; Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) for Maintenance Index Pages (MIP) and Maintenance Requirement Cards (MRC); ILS Certifications; and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) research and recommendations.
  • Allowance Parts Lists and Allowance Equipage Lists (AELs)
  • Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability Analyses
  • Maintenance Requirement Cards
  • Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages recommendations
  • ILS Certifications
  • Maintenance Index Pages (MIPs)
  • Ship Change Document (SCD)/ Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) support for ship and system Configuration Management (CM)
  • Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM) to S1000D and all relevant military specifications
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Technical Data Support

W R Systems, Ltd. (WR) develops, validates, and delivers polished products with the end user in mind. Our documentation, media, and training solutions are clear, accurate, and organized; and developed according to industry-standard guidelines and established quality procedures. Our team consists of:
  • Technical Writers
  • Graphic Artists and 3D Animators
  • Photographers and Videographers
  • Digital Platform Experts
  • Content Architects
  • Drafters

Technical Manual Expertise

WR is fully staffed to provide Technical Manual Maintenance Activity (TMMA) support to Technical Manual Managers (TMM). We develop Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM) following the appropriate standards, including the international S1000D specification as well as all relevant military specifications.

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Training Support

WR Instructional Systems Design (ISD) specialists, classroom trainers, and Subject Matter Experts (SME) are ready to deliver on-the-job training (OJT) and classroom instruction at WR facilities, or at the customer site, shipboard and ashore, locally and internationally. We also offer Computer-Based Training/Web-Based Training (CBT/WBT).