Performance based logistics sustainment of automated test equipment systems

The development and expanding use of Automated Test Equipment (ATE) systems has had a number of positive impacts across numerous segments of industry. As ATE systems continue to mature, more and more versatile and complex ATE systems are becoming mainstays in production and product sustainment environments. Maintaining these ever more complex ATE systems presents a number of challenges that can be met in a variety of ways. Sustainment program models such as Organic, Contractor Logistics Support (CLS), and Performance Based Logistics (PBL) are the more prevalent approaches employed. This paper focuses on the PBL approach.