SYNCING SUPPLY WITH DEMAND
not always fully synchronized with one another, he said.
“LMI is going to break through these bar- riers. AMC will integrate all of those piles of equipment to make sure units have the equipment where they need it and when they need it at the least cost to the Army. We’ve basically taken the distribution of equipment out of HQDA as part of this new policy, and brought the responsibil- ity to AMC. This is going to be a huge benefit to the Army,” Dwyer said.
MATERIEL ENTERPRISE EFFORT As part of this broad effort, AMC and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASAALT) are engaged in a large-scale collaborative endeavor referred to as the Materiel Enterprise (ME). The ME is structured to streamline communication, establish common business rules, and better manage the acquisition and sus- tainment of technologies and equipment throughout the life cycle.
As part of the ME, a main objective of the LMI effort is to ensure that the manage- ment of Army equipment is synchronized with ASAALT and AMC personnel as it moves through the Army Force Genera- tion process, said Tim Goddette, Director of Combat Sustainment Systems, ASAALT.
Program executive officers and program managers in the acquisition commu- nity “will have the ability to see ourselves far enough into the future to project,
TOTAL ASSET VISIBILITY
The LIW is designed to record all equipment in the inventory, regardless of location, whether it is with the active or reserve component. Here, Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve’s 824th Quartermaster Company prepare Container Delivery System (CDS) bundles for attachment to the anchor line onboard a C-17 Globemaster aircraft in July 2011. When the CDS bundles are rolled out of the C-17 from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, the static line is pulled, deploying the parachute to support deployed forces serving in Afghanistan. (Photo by SGT Shannon R. Gregory.)
anticipate, and track our newest equip- ment for those already in the fight or training prior to deploying,” Goddette explained. “We want to see problems and fix problems before they become prob- lems. Although there are at times issues with having accurate total asset visibility, that should not stop us from striving to move to a more synchronized process and continuing to make improvements.”
Automating this process through the DST will pay large dividends, Goddette added.
The LIW will provide a key function for the LMI by serving as the Army’s authori- tative materiel data repository, said Ed Agee, Chief, Materiel Readiness and Inte- gration Branch, G-4 Support Operations in AMC Headquarters.
“LIW is going to be the one place where all authoritative data resources feed. The end result is total asset visibility. Given total asset visibility, we are going to be able to make better, more efficient decisions regarding how we distribute materiel in an environment where demands exceed supply,” Agee said.
Also, the Army will be better positioned to move equipment on a regional basis and align distribution according to geo- graphical needs, to prevent unnecessarily moving things long distances, thus achiev- ing cost avoidances, Agee said.
In addition, the LIW will be fortified with key information on depot production and
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