text: Chapter 4
  REFINING PLANS AND DEVELOPING ESTIMATES
  4-20. The CCMD, in coordination with the Service components and DLA, continues to refine its mission
  analysis and logistics estimates to identify joint logistics requirements and continue to set the theater. Actions
  may include—
  • Changes in inventory positioning (for example, locations and quantities).
  • Contract reviews for appropriate surge clauses and operational contingency zones.
  • Market research to identify local procurement opportunities.
  • Discussions with industrial base partners regarding production capacities.
  • Identification of potential acquisition policy waivers that may be required.
  • Close coordination with the Services on readiness rates and critical weapon systems.
  • A review of unit personnel fill rates and requirements needed to support additional personnel.
  • A readiness review of DLA deployable capabilities. DLA may provide additional liaison officers or
  deploy a DLA assessment team with forward deployed units to coordinate support.
  4-21. The TSC, ESC, CSC, DSB, and sustainment brigade refinement of sustainment plans and estimates is
  a continuous process and essential to mission success and risk reduction. Sustainment planners will continue
  to conduct detailed analysis and assessment to update support requirements and availability of resources
  based on the ever-changing OE. These estimates are provided to the CCMD and interagency partners for
  planning purposes. The availability of commercial support will play a particularly important role during the
  early stages of crisis operations and may change rapidly due to enemy activity or host-nation policy.
  LOGISTICS ESTIMATION
  4-22. Sustainers employ tools such as the Operational Logistics Planner that produce class of supply
  consumption estimates for units at all levels. Command Post Computing Environment, Mercury Application,
  Operational Logistics Planner and the Quick Logistics Estimation Tool enable staffs at all echelons to
  estimate mission requirements for all Class I, II, III (bulk and packaged), IV, V, VI (including mail), VII,
  VIII, and IX as well as water and ice for their units. It also provides an analysis of the estimated transportation
  assets needed to get the supplies to the units. These tools use the latest Army-approved planning rates and
  force structures. Units can be customized to add or remove equipment and personnel. Additionally,
  sustainment planners use the Army Water Planning Guide for water support operations. For additional
  information, see Appendix D.
  CASUALTY ESTIMATION AND REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS
  4-23. The Army G-1 is the functional proponent for overall casualty estimation (killed in action, captured,
  missing in action, wounded in action, and disease and non-battle injury) and must coordinate closely with
  the Army Surgeon General for Army evacuated rates in support of projected manning requirements.
  Replacement requirements consist of the killed in action and evacuated Soldiers not return-to-duty, prisoner
  of war, and missing in action. Casualty estimation is conducted at ASCC level and above as part of the
  planning process for contingency operations and approved by the CCDR.
  4-24. The Director of Military Personnel Management, Army G-1 has designated the Medical Planners’
  Toolkit as the casualty estimation tool of record for EAB Army HR planners. The Medical Planners’ Toolkit
  integrates several tools, including the Casualty Rate Estimation Tool, which provides the capability for
  planners to calculate the combat and noncombat injuries and illnesses that would be expected during military
  operations. Casualty estimates can be generated for ground combat, ship attacks, fixed facilities, and natural
  disasters. The Casualty Rate Estimation Tool-generated patient streams are based on the casualty estimate
  and the user-selected Patient Condition Occurrence Frequency distribution.
  4-25. Close coordination with the SPO officers in ESCs, CSCs, DSBs, and sustainment brigades is required
  to ensure HR planners are properly synchronized with logistics and medical planners. Casualty estimates
  support operations planning, future force planning, and staff training. Casualty estimation and replacement
  requirements should be planned during course of action development to assess force strength for missions
  within the concept of operations and scheme of maneuver. This allows for establishing communications and
  electronic interface for personnel accountability and patient tracking early and enables timely and accurate
  information, especially during large-scale combat operations.