A transformation in logistics is a prerequisite to the successful transformation of the U.S. Army. The current plan to transform logistics operations entails a reliance on information systems and automated technologies to provide 'Focused Logistics' to the warfighter on the battlefield. To achieve this, the Combat Service Support community envisions a radical change in the business processes inherent to supporting the warfighter. Focused Logistics is not a new term. In fact, the ideas that make up the concept of Focused Logistics have been discussed and crafted for almost a decade. Along the way, the Army continues to develop solutions at all levels to provide the sustainment capability to the warfighter units of the Future Force. After a review of the ongoing modernization effort, the author will discuss the nature of Focused Logistics and what the Army is doing to achieve it. Just as logistics is both a combat multiplier and a war-stopper, ineffective logistics has the potential of being a showstopper for Army transformation. This paper identifies data connectivity as the enabler that has become the sine qua non of the Focused Logistics engine of the Future Army. (27 refs.).
Glide Path to Focused Logistics
2004
31 pages
Report
No indication
English
Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Logistics support , Evolution(General) , Military modernization , Army , Transformations , Mobility , Automation , Logistics management , Operational readiness , Interoperability , Maintainability , Reliability , Communications networks , Military capabilities , Joint military activities , Lethality , Army transformation , Focused logistics , Army logistics , Network centric warfare , Agility , Responsiveness , Sustainability , Usawc strategy research project , Joint vision 2010 , Supply chain logistics , Dels(Distribution based logistics system) , Supportability