Logistics Research and Development Technology (Log R&D)

Abstract

The Defense Logistics Agency is responsible for providing to the Military Services, and other Federal Agencies, as well as combined and allied forces the full spectrum of logistics, acquisition and technical services. DLA sources and provides virtually 100 percent of the consumable items the military forces need to operate – including food, uniforms, fuel and energy, medical supplies, construction and barrier materials and equipment, and more than 85 percent of the military’s spare parts. DLA also provides logistics services including logistics information data, manages the reutilization of military equipment, and documents automation and production services. DLAs Logistics Research and Development (Log R&D) program helps ensure that advanced logistics concepts and business processes are used to accomplish the agency’s mission with the leanest possible infrastructure. Log R&D identifies the best commercial business practices and tailors them, as necessary, into the most effective business processes for the agency. Logistics R&D develops and demonstrates high risk, high payoff technology that provides a significantly higher level of support at the lowest possible costs. The DLA Log R&D program is organized into three SFAs: •Enhancing Analysis, Modeling, and Decision Support: R&D efforts to develop decision support tools, such as modeling, simulation, and other analytics to improve operational strategy decision-making, forecasting, and procurement, which support more effective and efficient responses to emerging market and customer requirements. •Improving Logistics Processes: R&D efforts to develop and implement advanced technology in logistics processes over and above current baseline systems. •Emergent Logistics R&D Requirements: R&D efforts to support emergent Logistics R&D requirements that arise out of the budget cycle. These out of cycle requirements always occur. The SFA begins new projects in a timely manner without disrupting ongoing projects by funds reallocation. This SFA scope includes all DLA supply chains and logistics processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
0603712S_3_0400_PB_2019
Change Summary Explanation
In FY2017, the Logistics R&D program received a Congressional Add for $4M to support and advance cellulosic biofuels. The program reprogramed funds to Manufacturing Technology in the amount of $0.037M. In FY2017, the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Technology Transfer Research tax amounted to $0.433M. Inflation adjustments for Non-Pay/Non-Fuel Pay purchases and Civilian Pay decreased the program baseline in FY2019.
Service Agency Name
Defense Logistics Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Logistics Agency

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alternative Fuels
  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Contracts
  • Counterfeit Parts
  • Emerging Technology
  • Engineering
  • Fuel Additives
  • Lead Time
  • Logistics
  • Materials
  • Military Equipment
  • Strategic Materials
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Test Methods
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

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