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Performance Based Logistics PBL Guidebook U S Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense manual, Performance Based Logistics PBL Guidebook, is divided into three major sections, each with various subsections. Section One provides background information that addresses the history of PBL, how it works, and considerations for its application across the various phases of a program's life cycle. Section Two complements and expands upon the DoD 12-Step Product Support Strategy Process Model provided in the PSM Guidebook for systems, subsystems, or components. The steps in Section Two are intended to assist the reader in successfully implementing a PBL arrangement with the recognition that, depending on the life cycle phase, not all steps may be applicable and all are tailorable depending on the unique requirements of a given program. Section Three is the appendices. This document provides hardware-focused examples, but the steps in this document may also be applied to Major Automated Information System (MAIS) programs. As an example for the reader to follow in developing and implementing a PBL arrangement, a notional Generic Subsystem (GSS) (that implements a PBL solution with a commercial Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)) is included throughout the Guidebook.