The Future of Maintenance

Outbound Warehouse Operations
Once an order is received to either replenish the Depot or reposition inventories to other nodes in the network, warehouse operators equipped with Augmented Reality headsets and Autonomous Mobile Robots are dispatched with optimal routes in real-time by the WMS to minimize transit times during the pick, pack, and ship processes. Idle times are minimized as operators and robots arrive just in time at physical handoff points. Finally, the metadata captured by these technologies is continuously collected, analyzed, and shared with up and downstream partners by AI to synchronize the enterprise and improve overall readiness.
Perspectives
Enabling Technologies
Warehouse Associate
Warehouse Associate
Warehouse Supervisor
Warehouse Supervisor
icon_ARVRgreen_SVG Augmented Reality
icon_AutoDeliverygreen_SVG Autonomous Vehicles
icon_MetadataAnalyticsgreen_SVG Advanced Metadata Analytics Tool
Previous Phase

Contact Us | Supply Chain Management in Government | Privacy | Terms of Use | Cookies

Copyright © 2021 Deloitte Development LLC. All rights reserved.

As used in this document, “Deloitte” means Deloitte Consulting, LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of our legal structure. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting.

This publication contains general information only and Deloitte is not, by means of this publication, rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice or services. This publication is not a substitute for such professional advice or services, nor should it be used as a basis for any decision or action that may affect your business. Before making any decision or taking any action that may affect your business, you should consult a qualified professional advisor. Deloitte shall not be responsible for any loss sustained by any person who relies on this publication.

Augmented Reality

Warehouse operators wearing Augmented Reality headsets are visually dispatched instructions by the Warehouse Management System to pick items for their orders using the shortest, most efficient route possible. Upon arrival, the headset can scan barcodes to inform the WMS which items have been picked with visual exceptions handling messages if the wrong item and/or quantity was picked. The warehouse operator then places the picked items on the AMR that arrives at the location at the same time as the worker.

Want to learn more? Read more here: More Real Than Reality: Transforming Work Through Augmented Reality

Perspectives

Autonomous Vehicles

Upon order generation, the WMS identifies where the ordered materials are stored within the warehouse and dispatches an Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) to the storage location to meet the human picker just in time, thus eliminating idle/wait times. Once the warehouse operator places and secures all items for the order on the AMR, the AMR drops off the items at a shelf for order consolidation and final auditability check prior to pack and ship processes. AMRs can be used for other parts of the warehouse operation and can be designed for specialized tasks such as case shuttles, destuffing, trailer pallet loading/unloading, palletization, etc.

Want to learn more? Read more here: Autonomous Trucks Lead the Way

Perspectives

Advanced Metadata Analytics Tool

Metadata sourced from AR headsets and IoT sensors can be leveraged at scale to gain insights into supply, demand, worker and vehicle movements, etc. to gain further efficiencies within the warehouse. When this data is available in a cloud environment, it can be leveraged within and outside of the Depot and Shipyard to continuously synchronize demand and supply, streamline operations, and optimize variable costs (i.e. inventory, workforce scheduling, and availability, etc.) across the enterprise.

Want to learn more? Read more here: Unlocking End-to-End Digital Fulfillment

Perspectives

Welcome to the Future of Maintenance Microsite

The digital transformation of the Nation’s depots, shipyard, and warehouses will leverage next-generation technology for everything from intelligent operations management and advanced manufacturing to digital supply network synchronization. Personnel at all levels will be better enabled to succeed in their roles through the introduction of these technologies. This digitally-transformed infrastructure will establish an architecture for the Navy to lead its mission readiness capabilities into the future.

This tutorial will provide an overview of the Microsite’s functionality to understand the benefits and potential application of these technologies. Click on the slides below to learn how to navigate the site, otherwise close this window to start exploring. Site best viewed in Chrome or Edge browsers.

Digital Warehouse Perspectives

Click on the text below to learn more about each role. 

Define my role: Define what I care about (metrics, KPIs):
  • Monitor warehouse for inventory levels, customer fulfillment, and network operations
  • Review stock level reporting
  • Run reports for costing goods/inventory and performance
  • Review financial reports for federal tracking
  • Inventory Availability
  • Order Fulfillment
  • Order Accuracy
  • Throughput
  • Warehouse Utilization (Cubic Storage)
Define my role:Define what I care about (metrics, KPIs):
 
  • Maintain inventory within the warehouse and coordinate delivery to the end point customers
  • Initiate Stock Replenishment
  • Receive, Inspect, and Put-Away
  • Pick and ship material based on customer order
  • Inventory Accuracy
  • Task Cycle Time
Enabling Technologies

A key part of digital transformation of the Nation’s depots, shipyards, and warehouses are the enabling technologies that provide the foundation for the various technologies used throughout maintenance and logistics operations. These enabling technologies ensure connectivity, enable enterprise-wide visibility, and provide the security needed for system stability. Click on the text below to learn more about each role.

A 5G network provides the connectivity that is essential when employing a broad web of interconnected technologies. A 5G network increases the speed of data transfer, lowers latency issues, increases the bandwidth capabilities, and increases the capacity of data that can be sent.  
Cybersecurity supports the protection from cyber threats for all internet-connected systems such as the hardware, software, and stored data. Strong cybersecurity systems protect against unauthorized access to the sensitive information stored within military data systems.  
A Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution integrates organizational data, systems, and processes. This allows artisans and depot managers to access the technical data and product specifications needed as well as create and monitor digital twins for repaired parts and weapons systems. 
Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) solutions use a model based approach to support the setup of a complex system from initial concept to ongoing operational analysis. Using an MBSE approach supports orchestrating the combination of several complex systems and deepens the understanding of processes through integrated analytics. 
Robotic and Intelligent Automation (R&IA) can drive efficiency across manual and repetitive processes. Automating tasks reduces back logs and creates time for staff to work on more value-add tasks. Given the large number of tasks that need to be performed across the shipyards, depots, and warehouses this will free up the artisans and managers to focus on higher complexity, higher value tasks. Automation can also drive analytics for leadership to make more informed decisions. 
Control Tower provides deep supply chain data visibility through intuitive and innovative dashboards. Control Tower tools enable deep dives of data analysis to understand the reason for changes behind key performance indicators and augment problem solving and continuous process improvement. Control Tower capabilities can help proactively manage supply chains in real time, allowing leaders to focus on the most critical supply chain segments, while the rest of the supply chain can continue functioning in a business-as-usual fashion. A comprehensive Control Tower provides the visibility across the entire shipyard, depot, and warehouse to view the current state of all processes and quick identification of any pain points or areas requiring action by leadership. 

Control Tower

Six months prior to an aircraft arriving at the depot and during normal on aircraft maintenance at the 0-level, depot artisans perform a conditional maintenance inspection of the aircraft. Data from this inspection is used by various maintenance systems to plan for all logistics support required to complete its future heavy maintenance event. It also provides information to production managers concerning the amount of time as well as artisan skill sets required to perform that work. This information is used to determine proper staffing levels for future work. While finalizing the repair plans for that aircraft, the depot production manager receives two automated alerts from the Control Tower regarding potential issues to depot operations. The first alert indicates throughput of an assembly cell has dropped and the second forecasts supply shortages of critical parts needed to fix the aircraft based on the digital aviation supply data feed. Based on the alerts, the production manager addresses critical personnel shortages in the assembly cell and coordinates with other agencies to develop a plan to alleviate the projected parts shortages.  

Want to learn more? Read more here: The Supply Chain Control Tower

Perspectives