Everyone will agree that logistics is a critical element to prepare, maintain, and sustain deployed forces within a theatre of war. Without effective logistics, battles cannot be won, culminating points are reached, and deployed forces are ineffective. Stockpiled logistics is yesterday's key for a successful mission. The key elements for the 21st century are immediate asset visibility and just in time logistics. The Marine Corps utilizes the Logistics Automated Information System (LOGAIS). LOGAIS is a family of logistical software that supports all of the Marine Corps' logistical needs from MPF to supply/maintenance management. The problem is that LOGAIS is not a joint system. LOGAIS does not interface with other service systems, such as the hi- tech system of the U.S. Army, the Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) system. In 1997, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) established the Department of Defense (DoD) Automatic Identification Technology office. AIT is not a complex system. AIT is the basic foundation to provide real-time asset visibility for all logistical assets and processes. The Army's Logistical Integration Agency, now the Logistics Transformation Agency (LTA), began utilizing identification tags embedded with radiofrequency (RF) technology in 1999. As the Marine Corps turns toward Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESG), Operational Maneuver from the Sea (OMFTS), and Seabasing, it will have an increasing need for immediate sustainment capabilities. The use of AIT will allow Marine Corps logisticians to view, in real-time, what assets are available from ships, other units on the ground, and other services. AIT also will allow real-time visibility of requisitions and what is shipped into theater. The Marine Corps must realize that an AIT transformation will enhance the effectiveness of logistical sustainment of 21st century expeditionary concepts.


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    RT – Revolutionary Technology

    Wallner, Simon / Schrewe, Klaus | Springer Verlag | 2021


    RT - revolutionary technology

    Wallner, Simon / Schrewe, Klaus | TIBKAT | 2021