The Role of the Logistician in Defense Acquisitions

Logistics at the strategic level of U.S. operations is important in posturing and maintaining the Army to accomplish combined arms maneuver and wide area security. Transportation and maintenance contractors are vital to U.S. missions and provide valuable

4. Logistics is a critical part of a supply chain that is an integration of the logistics systems in all the organizations

Each project consist of an average of 17 to 20 people some civilian and the others are military. As the lead operation officer he must ensure each project is on schedule and the equipment, training, is processed on expected delivery date. Milton is responsible for delivery of products in 7 to 10 Europe Countries. The hours are long and it vital that the inventory is delivered and set up according to schedule. (Milton E. Maddox, CPT, SC Operation Officer, 2016, January 23) Milton mentioned that his job detailed is more than the supply chain process and operations officer. Often times he assists in the development and execution of the DISE operational budget. The G8 Financial Manger oversees the budget and processes the information to Milton. (Milton E. Maddox, CPT, SC Operation Officer, 2016, January 23) After discussing the details of his job specification we examined its strengths and weaknesses. The strengths comprised of a remarkable training support system. Exceptional financial records that allows for an enormous budget to implement equipment to military personal in the 7 to 10 countries in Europe. The chain of process in minimal which elevates the delay in progress and approval. The specific gear being transported is of high quality and proper training is executed to minimize errors. (Milton E. Maddox, CPT, SC Operation Officer, 2016, January 23)

Managed logistics, supply chain, and integrated logistics functions within a leading provider of services to the federal government. Supervised, trained, and evaluated team of over 20. Assisted Program Manager in quality assurance and operations leadership to meet all contractual requirements. Created comprehensive monthly data analysis, written reports and briefings, program plans/analyses, and others to support logistics and operational matters. Maintained supply and inventory control using Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE) system.

Logistics is planning and executing of the movement and support of forces. When examining logistics I have to draw from my most

The current model of SOF acquisition is adequate to address emerging threats. The model works well with the services providing the major end items to Special Operations Command (SOCOM). SOCOM then uses an internal defense acquisition process to modify these end items (combat vehicles, aircraft, etc) and tailor them to SOF-specific missions. Thus, the burden is placed on the services for life cycle sustainment and major end item upgrades. Moreover, the decreased acquisition cycle time allows SOF to procure technology faster than the Department of Defense to meet emerging

The challenge of acquisition lays in difficult-to-define metrics, shifting policies, short-term leadership, and its position of a complex system within a system. First, measuring success and failure proves elusive, making identifying meaningful change difficult. Perhaps because of this fact, the rules change rapidly. Since its inception in 1971, the Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5000 series has been “revised more than a dozen times – a change approximately once every three years.” Well-meaning and proactive defense secretaries institute changes and then leave office prior to institutionalization. Finally, due to the complexity of the system of systems involved, no single internal modification possesses the ability to maximize the acquisition process. These three factors alone make acquisition -- and acquisition reform -- a Sisyphean task.

-Initiated collaborative effort to formalize acceptance of equipment service contracts. Improved the process to procure equipment maintenance requirements, eliminating the command’s exposure to unauthorized commitment actions and equipment inventory mismanagement.

The origins of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) date back to World War II when America 's huge military buildup required the rapid procurement of vast amounts of munitions and supplies (“History of Defense,” n.d.). After the war, a

The word logistics originated from the Greek word logistikos; meaning “skilled at calculating”. In military terms it can be defined as

The United States Army utilizes a logistics system for aviation known as Unit Level Logistics System-Aviation (Enhanced). This logistics system is used in Army aviation for a multitude of highly important practices and processes required to keep Army aircraft flying. The United States Army depends on this logistical system both home and abroad to remain the most combat ready and advanced warfighter in the world. An important aspect of the technologically advanced logistics system is the ability to interface with all other Army logistic systems and advanced aircraft. Other Army logistic systems will be discussed in this research paper to show how all the different logistic systems work together. Army aviators, aircraft crewmembers, managers,

The multifunctional nature of Operations Management requires a high level of process- and system-based synchronization across many different departments and divisions to be successful. The structural organization of the US Army is heavily dependent on Operations Management for missions to be accomplished, and long-term strategic visions to be attained (VanVactor, 2007). The intent of this analysis is to evaluate how the five areas of accounting, industrial engineering, management, management science and statistics, in conjunction with critical path analysis and linear programming, are used extensively throughout the US Army's supply chain operations.

     One of the first things that the military had to change was its attitude that logistics is the same thing as supply management. Logistics plays a very important role in the supply chain but supply chain management involves much more than simply logistics. (Hyland 2002) A team at Ohio State University developed a framework for supply chain management that consists of three supply chain elements: network structure, business processes; and management components.

Design for logistics is a series of concepts in the field of supply chain management involving product and design approaches that help to control logistics costs and increase customer service levels. The concepts include the three key components, Economic packaging and transportation, Concurrent and parallel processing, and Standardization.

When managing logistic in an organization there are hundreds of aspects that need to be taken into account. Here is a particular aspect of Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America Inc. (TEMA) logistic management that is centralised and de-centralised logistic. According to [3], centralised logistic means that the all or most of the authorised