Deployment and Distribution Enterprise Technology

Abstract

Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) lessons learned and daily operations indicate that current distribution and logistics processes remain outdated and are rarely capable of providing required warfighter support in an agile, efficient and economical manner. Designation of United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) as the Distribution Process Owner (DPO) and shift within the Department to transform the distribution and logistics processes, demands the examination and improvement of the entire supply chain. Unpredictable and extended global distribution routes, limited visibility of sustainment requirements, force packaging limitations, lift constraints, anti-access/aerial denial, complex supply chains, as well as non-networked battlefield command and control (C2), planning, and decision support tools impede timely warfighter logistical support. The centralization of distribution and logistics intermodal research and development facilitates the development/fielding of transformational enhancements to validated distribution capability gaps. The USTRANSCOM Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation (RDT&E) program explores and matures promising technologies to enhance support to combatant commanders and other customers of Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) distribution and transportation systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0603713S_3_0400_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
Projects 1-3, 5-7 repackaged into new Projects 8-10 starting in FY13 per ASD (R&E) recommendation. FY2012 FFRDC(f) Reduction: -$0.081 million FY2012 Congressional Directed Reduction: -$12.0 million FY2012 SBIR/STTR Transfer (Reduction): -$0.178 million FY2013 Departmental Fiscal Guidance: $0.336 million
Service Agency Name
Defense Logistics Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Logistics Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Cross Domain
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Military Applications
  • Supply Chain
  • Transportation
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Unmanned Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control

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