PANDEMIC RESPONSE
Te supply chain information collected from vendors was over- laid with health data on COVID-positive “hot spots” to form a dashboard heat map display so that leadership could make critical acquisition and fielding decisions with the most up-to-date data.
“A comprehensive supply chain visibility solution gives program managers the ability to better forecast production and delivery schedules, prioritize risk, and implement alternate sources of supply or contingency plans to ensure equipment can be fielded as planned,” said Stephens. “For fielded systems, [supply chain visibility] will provide unit commanders the ability to better esti- mate the material availability and readiness for mission tasking and training exercises.”
“It certainly has for us,” Stephens added.
CONCLUSION As the IVAS team continues to overcome the obstacles posed by COVID-19, leadership is unwavering in its dedication to the safety of Soldiers and the team.
strategy and foresight have also significantly contributed to miti- gating challenges that have stalled many others.
“With the advent of the coronavirus, the supply chain risk- management strategy has taken on a new level of importance,” said Nicholas Pate, PM IVAS manufacturing engineer. (See related article, “Te Visible Supply Chain," Army AL&T, Fall 2020, Page 45.)
“IVAS vendors have worked tirelessly to assess, analyze and make quick decisions to avert imminent delays. Luckily, the PM IVAS supply chain strategy, from the very start of the program, has always been to mitigate risk by avoiding sole sources of supply, cultivating multiple sensor vendors and ensuring parallel paths of supply,” said Pate.
Tough the pandemic has impacted supply chains across industries, the IVAS team has refined its original supply-chain management strategies using flexible vendors that have reacted quickly to minimize negative impacts from COVID-19.
“Microsoft, as well as the low-light and thermal-sensor vendors, delivered preliminary supply chain information on critical components for early risk-mitigation assessment on the IVAS supply chain,” Pate said. “Tis information ensures that qual- ity and security controls are implemented to ensure a stable and sustainable supply chain.”
Te third Soldier touch-point event successfully took place at Fort Pickett, Virginia, in October, with proper and thorough COVID- 19 mitigation strategies at every step.
Te project continues its modernization efforts in service to the Soldier thanks to the team’s remote collaboration technology, scalable architecture, core Soldier-centered design philosophy, supply chain risk-management approach and valuable partner- ships within industry.
“I can absolutely say that today we are on track to meet a fourth quarter ‘21 delivery for our first unit equipped,” said Schneider
For more information, contact PM IVAS Public Affairs Officer Courtney Bacon at
courtney.e.bacon.ctr@
mail.mil, or visit the PEO Soldier website at
https://www.peosoldier.army.mil/.
COURTNEY E. BACON is a public affairs specialist providing PEO Soldier PM IVAS contract support on behalf of TMGL LLC. She has a B.S. in biology from George Mason University and is working toward a master’s degree in biodefense and international security from George Mason’s Schar School of Policy and Government. She previously worked in communications and public affairs for the Defense Information Systems Agency.
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