Engineered Management Systems in War: An In-Theater Application of BUILDER (Trademark)

摘要

Rapid infrastructure assessment is crucial as U.S. military services perform combat and security missions in contingency operations, Engineer personnel need the capability to assess and manage in-theater infrastructure to notify newly arriving units about supply requirements, locations for camps or billeting, and the service capacities of area utilities. This report documents how Army engineers used the BUILDER(Trademark) engineered management system to rapidly assess the suitability of housing facilities in Kuwait for troop occupancy and expedite the deployment of labor and other resources for necessary maintenance and repair. The use of BUILDER(Trademark) to manage the inventory, inspection, condition assessment, and project formulation tasks in this demonstration provided significant benefits. It minimized the amount of time inspectors had to work away from base camp and enabled the team to quickly develop an accurate building assessment, condition index, and scope of work for rehabilitation purposes. BUILDER(Trademark) also helped the team to rapidly develop an accurate bill of materials, plan optimal deployment of available manpower, and communicate essential information to all involved levels of command.