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Article: Defense Logistics Agency designated executive agent for critical supply chains.(LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION)
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- Defense AT & L
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- May 1, 2005
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The Defense Logistics Agency has recently been designated the executive agent for several critical supply chains within the Department of Defense: bulk petroleum, medical materiel, and subsistence (food or food-related supplies, including bottled water). The EA designation to DLA for clothing and textiles and construction materiel is in the staffing process at press time and should be signed by Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz in the next several months.
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With this designation, DoD recognizes the commercial business practice of establishing supply chain managers as the key element to effective delivery of products and ...