Recently added articles from Defense A R Journal:
THE FUTURE OF INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT UTILIZING PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS
Apr 01, 2008; ... Current logistics concepts yield predictive, linear supply chains that operate in traditional, hierarchical command and control structures. Current efforts to modernize logistics focus on increasing system efficiency, reducing mobility footprint, implementing Performance Based Logistics (PBL) ...
JOINT ATTACK MUNITION SYSTEMS (JAMS) PROJECT OFFICE IMPROVING SUPPORT TO THE WARFIGHTER
Apr 01, 2008; ... The Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS) Project Office improved support to the warfighter with its implementation of the Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) concept. LCMC was defined by the Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space as the vision to get products to the soldier faster, ...
EMPLOYING ORGANIZATIONAL MODELING AND SIMULATION OF THE KC-135 DEPOT'S FLIGHT CONTROLS REPAIR CELL
Apr 01, 2008; ... Today's environment of increased operations tempo is stressing the KC- 135 Stratotanker fleet. With an 80-year life span expectancy, effectively maintaining these aircraft is challenging. This research modeled the KC- 135 programmed depot maintenance (PDM) flight controls repair cell to identify ...
STRYKER SUITABILITY CHALLENGES IN A COMPLEX THREAT ENVIRONMENT
Apr 01, 2008; ... The cost of operating and maintaining weapon systems is a large expense to the Department of Defense, and suitability performance is a major factor affecting these costs. Systems with poor suitability performance (such as low reliability, high failure rates, high spare parts usage, and low ...
INDEPENDENT PROGRAM OVERSIGHT: AN ANSWER FOR MAJOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS' SUCCESS?
Apr 01, 2008; ... The Department of Defense (DoD) has a long and consistent history of major program successes and failures. Unfortunately, because of the nature, size, and complexity of DoD endeavors, when projects fail losses are great to both the warfighter and the taxpayer. The question that begs an answer ...