Emergent Logistics R&D Requirements
Abstract
The Energy Readiness Program (ERP) continued working with Military Service customers and technical offices to improve specifications and standards for fuel and additive quality, engage in modeling and simulation of the energy supply chain and identifying alternative energy sources for military customers. Accomplishments include: - Continued work on the Wood to Jet Fuel Program study with the University of Maine to the development of a biofuels capability able to support commercial and military fuels requirements through forestry feedstock material diverted from decreasing industries through the production of marketable coproducts for alternative/renewable fuel. - Continued work on the Investigation of Waste-Based Feedstocks for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production project with the University of Hawaii project that supports the production, adoption, and use of sustainable bio-based aviation fuel, a much-needed alternative to petroleum legacy fuels. Initial fuel streams of interest include construction and demolition waste and others of relevance to Defense Production Act projects. - Completed Phase I and began Phase II of the Thermal Stability Heater Tube Evaluation project that investigates the maximum hydraulic fluid contamination level for fuels de-fueled from aircraft and identify the specification requirement(s) that are significantly impacted by fluids currently on the DoD qualified products list. - Completed Phase I and began Phase II Small Business Innovation Research project for a Lubricating Oil Study to develop a screening tool using software technology that monitors lubricating oil conditions as it transits through the acquisition chain. Conditions are tracked from refinery/manufacturer to receipt/storage tanks by “fingerprinting” its physical properties, screening for anomalies, and flagging for borderline specification properties or out-of-tolerance conditions. The Supply Chain Management (SCM) program completed the BEMR Lab prototype demonstration of an Augmented Reality (AR) remote expert capability and continued work on the Advanced Modeling and Optimization of Supply Chains (AMOS) supply chain simulator in support of contingency operations. Additionally, SCM completed a study of available solutions that provide multi-tiered vendor supply chain management options for DLA’s known NSNs with castings, forgings, and specialty metals and initiated efforts to support the “greening” of selected DLA supply chain elements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 668d3d9b6518b7ed8dc4b9527698d822