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ASD Specification 2000M (S2000M) is a standard that specifies the information exchange requirements for most materiel management functions commonly performed in supporting international projects. S2000M is based on a business model agreed between military customers and industry suppliers.

Using a common data set, S2000M defines business rules to be followed at various stages of the materiel management process, and provides various sets of standard messages that are to be used by business partners to exchange information in an unambiguous way.

Originally developed for the support of multinational military aircraft and aerospace projects, S2000M has been evolving continuously over the past 20 years and is now used by Air Forces, Armies and Navies.

Specification S2000M (Issue 4.0, dated January 2005)  is arranged in six chapters:

1. Provisioning - defining how the supplier should provide information to the customer about the selection of support items and spares.
2. Procurement Planning - defining how the supplier should provide information on parts offered for sale and how prices should be agreed.
3. Order Administration - covering placement of orders, monitoring of order processing and delivery.
4. Invoicing - defining how invoice data is to be transmitted to the customer.
5. Repair Administration - covering management of repair orders, monitoring spares consumption and repair forecast planning.
6. S2000M Light - providing guidance on how to operate "light" S2000M procedures covering the essential business processes, while still operating to the principles described in the "full" specification (chapters 1 to 5).

Development of S2000M started as an initiative of the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD), which represents the aerospace industry in Europe. It was jointly developed by the defence industry and its customers and is maintained by industry and military users through the S2000M Maintenance and Co-ordination Group (MCG), for which NAMSA provides administrative support.

NAMSA uses S2000M in its activities with some of its customers and has developed extensive expertise in providing technical support and consultancy services in this area.

For further information please contact the S2000M Administrator or visit the ASD web site.

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