Enhancing Analysis, Modeling, and Decision Support (formerly Analytic & Decision Support)
Abstract
R&D efforts to develop and implement advanced analytical tools, modeling, and simulation of logistics and supply chain processes. These tools will improve DLA forecasting and procurement strategy decisions and lead to faster and more flexible responsiveness to emerging market and customer requirements. Currently, there are three major analytical thrusts: Planning Processes, Medical Supply Chain, and Distribution/Disposition. Planning processes model simulates item and customer demand patterns to improve customer support, lower inventories, acquisition costs, and acquisition lead-times for hardware (Class IX items). Medical Supply Chain Modeling will provide DLA the capability to integrate DLA logistics data and commercial data with satellite and political maps; it will automate for DLA Medical planners the ability to identify entities such as suppliers, customers and vendor distribution centers to enhance spatial awareness of incidents such as catastrophic events and military contingencies. The Strategic Distribution and Disposition (SDD) thrust will develop and implement analytical tools, models, and simulations of logistics and supply chain processes related to distribution and disposition. The Medical Logistics Network will expand efforts in medical informatics, a growing area of health information systems that combines information science, computer science and health care to improve health systems to manage the healthcare supply chain more efficiently. The mission of the SDD program is to assist DLA Distribution and Disposition Services in anticipating, assessing, and meeting current and future Warfighter requirements by leveraging R&D to infuse innovative solutions. Current R&D thrusts include finalizing a simulation study for the Eastern Distribution Center (EDC), battery desulfation and lithium battery upgrade projects in support of DLA Distribution, and a Hazardous Waste (HW) disposal feasibility study in support of DLA Disposition Services
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 7_0603712S_3_0400_PB_2018
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