TIGHTENING THE SUPPLY CHAIN


Initiative 7 creates a “by exception” process to require the use of Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement Program cases for sustainment on the sale of some new weapon systems. Tis will build better demand history for the systems, as it is the only program allowed by U.S. law in which the foreign custom- er’s requisition history can be used to forecast demand.


Initiative 8 creates a “by exception” process to require contractor spares for the sale of some systems, to be determined by AMC.


OPTIMIZATION INITIATIVES


Staffers from USASAC’s New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, offices meet to discuss initiatives to optimize the supply chain for foreign military sales contracts. From left are Lester Straub, senior concept principal analyst, PROJECTXYZ Inc.; Lori Sekela; program analyst, USASAC Performance Management Office; Matthew Siderias; requisitioning/materiel request history and status process manager, USASAC Process Office; and Kathy Heikel; senior concept principal analyst, SIGMATECH Inc. (Photo by Joel Vazquez, USASAC)


Training is underway for country case manager teams on the new edits and processes for handling the specifics of the eight initiatives.


CONCLUSION Foreign military sales may not be a large percentage of the overall spare parts requirements, but they can impact Army readiness nonetheless. The initiatives spelled out above illustrate that the AMC security assistance enterprise is leading the effort across the Army and the Defense Logistics Agency to minimize the impact of foreign military sales on the Army supply chain management process to support U.S. forces, allies and partners.


For more information, contact John Neil at 717-770-4123 or john.w.neil4.civ@ mail.mil.


FINE-TUNING


A sheet metal technician works on a patch for a panel for an AH-1 Cobra helicopter at the SES Inc. facility in Huntsville. SES has a foreign military sales contract to refurbish Cobra helicopters for Jordan. USASAC has been looking into ways to mitigate the impact of similar contracts on overall Army readiness, following a request from Gen. Gustave F. Perna, AMC commanding general. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Bumgardner, USASAC Public Affairs)


DEBRA VALINE is a public affairs specialist with PROJECTXYZ Inc., working in the Public Affairs and Command Information Office of USASAC at Redstone Arsenal. Previously, she was the chief of public affairs for the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville. She holds a B.S. in psychology from the University of Maryland University College.


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