Elements and Performance Criteria
- Analyse the logistics requirement
- Operational requirement is analysed in order to establish the scope and intent of logistic support
- The operating environment is identified and analysed to assess the effect on delivery of logistic support
- Infrastructure within the operating environment is analysed to identify its potential to support logistic operations and/or vulnerabilities that require consideration in planning
- Risks to the delivery of logistic support are identified and analysed to determine their likelihood of occurrence and the potential consequences for the logistic operation
- Critical facts and assumptions are made in order to allow planning to progress in the absence of developed knowledge of the current situation
- Specialist logistic requirements are determined so that the different logistic element estimates are developed and considered in the operations sustainability requirements
- Logistic capabilities are analysed against operational requirements to identify critical shortfalls and/or define the limits of logistic support
- Logistic planning information is communicated to other planning staff and management throughout the operation
- Develop the logistic plan
- Logistic information management systems are utilised to compile and analyse planning data and information
- Options are developed, analysed and tested to establish the broad advantages and disadvantages
- Tasks, priorities, and decisive points are identified and validated
- The preferred course of action is identified
- The integration of contracted support is considered for inclusion in the plan
- Policy and procedure are developed to support the logistic activity within the operational area of deployment
- Logistic organisational structure is developed to meet the estimates within organisational resource constraints
- Control arrangements are established within the framework of operational command and management
- The logistic plan is developed to support the implementation of the selected course of action
- Plan is adjusted in accordance with changing operational need
- Contingency plans are developed
- Logistics plan is communicated to stakeholders