ALL ROADS LEAD TO SUSTAINMENT
challenges in predicting where supplies will be needed and how to prioritize limited resources.
CONCLUSION Every other Army weapon system is centered around deployable hardware or equipment. For medical, AMLC must also consider the well-being of the Army’s most valuable commodity—our Soldiers. Health care on the battlefield starts with medical logistics, but the medical materiel demand extends to brick- and-mortar DOD and Department of Veterans Affairs medical treatment facilities.
Te Army’s system of health is built on a foundation of acqui- sition decisions that must include the full life cycle—from development through sustainment. All roads lead to sustainment.
For more information about AMLC’s ILSC and its worldwide support mission, go to
https://www.amlc.army.mil/ILSC.
HANDS-ON TRAINING
A trainer with AMLC's Logistics Assistance Program provides hands-on training to a Soldier at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency's Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (Photo courtesy of the Logistics Assistance Program, AMLC)
building the groundwork. Tis means working to integrate data from disparate sources, ensuring data security and privacy and overcoming cultural barriers to adoption. Predictive logistics will be the key that unlocks AMLC’s ability to enhance readiness, improve supply chain resilience and reduce overall costs as the Army prepares to fight and win future conflicts.
A CASE STUDY Te COVID-19 global pandemic tested our medical logistics capabilities and underscored the power of information. During the pandemic, many medical devices and supplies were in high demand, resulting in shortages. Te initial pandemic response faced challenges to scale up manufacturing and deter counter- feit materiel. Te demand on critical medical supplies extended far beyond just government agencies, forcing some health care providers to compete for limited resources.
Tese experiences showed the Army why asset visibility and supply integration are so critical to the mission. During a large-scale combat operation, the Army will likely face similar
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LEIGH ANNE ALEXANDER is the director of the Integrated Logistics Support Center at AMLC, the Army’s Life Cycle Management Command for medical materiel. She holds an MBA and an M.S. in biotechnology, both from the University of Maryland, University College. She holds a B.A. in chemistry and a B.A. in American studies, both from Lafeyette College. Before joining AMLC,
she served in project management and
acquisition roles under the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Medical Countermeasures Systems.
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