Voice-Directed Inspection Maintenance System (VIMS) – Phase II

Voice-Directed Inspection Maintenance System (VIMS) – Phase II NCMS Project #: 140862 Problem: Based on results at Honeywell and other commercial companies, there appears to be a great opportunity to expand the use of voice-directed technologies like Vocollect™ into inspection, maintenance and sustainment communities nationwide for immediate productivity gains, which includes the Department of Defense […]

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Voice-Directed Inspection Maintenance System (VIMS) – Phase II

Voice-Directed Inspection Maintenance System (VIMS) – Phase II NCMS Project #: 140862 Problem: Based on results at Honeywell and other commercial companies, there appears to be a great opportunity to expand the use of voice-directed technologies like Vocollect™ into inspection, maintenance and sustainment communities nationwide for immediate productivity gains, which includes the Department of Defense […]

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Additive Manufacturing for Fleet Casting Sustainment

Additive Manufacturing for Fleet Casting Sustainment NCMS Project #: 140861 Problem: The development of new Additive Manufacturing technologies has great potential to modernize the U.S. foundry industry to produce complex castings at lower cost and schedule. Metal castings used within these industries are typically high cost/long lead time items, which produces a challenge for sustaining […]

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Strategy and Innovation; Maintenance & Sustainment Knowledge Management System

Strategy and Innovation; Maintenance & Sustainment Knowledge Management System NCMS Project #: 140860 Problem: The current version of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council’s (JROC) Knowledge Management/Decision Support (KM/DS) tool severely limits the ability of OSD (AT&L) and the Joint Staff’s ability to identify requirements and conduct market research. Nearly every Functional Capabilities Board has expressed […]

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Information Assurance and Cyber Controls Initiative

Information Assurance and Cyber Controls Initiative NCMS Project #: 140859 Problem: Vulnerabilities can exist in all systems, networks, and applications (hardware & software) and threats can be intentionally implanted (e.g., malicious code insertion) or via unintentional vulnerabilities that are maliciously exploited (e.g., poor quality or fragile software). Consequences can be loss of critical data and […]

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Turbine Compressor Blade Evaluation

Turbine Compressor Blade Evaluation NCMS Project #: 140858 Problem: Contaminants such as road dust erode turbine air compressor blades used by the commercial aviation industry, degrading engine performance and increasing fuel consumption. Maintenance of turbine blade assemblies is extremely costly. There is a strong need to improve meantime between failure and to extend time on […]

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Telematics Migration to Management Information System

Telematics Migration to Management Information System NCMS Project #: 140857 Problem: To best manage the influx of information from approximately 51,000 telematic devices, the DoD Fleet Management Information System (FMIS), with its Defense Property Information System (DPAS), must improve its capability to attain, retain and report Vehicle Level Data (VLD) from the telematics to the […]

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Advanced Lithium Battery Technology Demonstration for Forklift Trucks

Advanced Lithium Battery Technology Demonstration for Forklift Trucks NCMS Project #: 140855 Problem: The Department of Defense (DoD), specifically Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owns and operates large fleets of Class 1 & 2 forklift trucks for material handling purposes. Within DLA Distribution 2,397 of these forklift trucks are electric, powered by very large lead-acid batteries. […]

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Multiple Source Fuel Management; Management Information system

Multiple Source Fuel Management; Management Information system NCMS Project #: 140856 Problem: Fleet managers of large enterprises in both the private and government sectors are continuously exploring new ways to improve their efficiency and effectiveness while reducing the carbon footprint associated with these types of vehicles. Accomplishing the efforts associated with meeting Presidential Executive Order […]

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Joint Maintenance Data Enterprise Interoperability – Phase III

Joint Maintenance Data Enterprise Interoperability – Phase III NCMS Project #: 140854 Problem: Modern enterprise logistics support is an essential and complex operation. It encompasses engineering, manufacturing, contracting, maintenance, inventory management, obsolescence, transportation tracking, and lifecycle management. Each of these is supported by individual information technology (IT) systems consisting of a growing number of increasingly […]

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