The Future of Product Support

Abstract

The military, political, and economic stars are aligned for fundamental reform of product support as part of acquisition reform, providing a window of opportunity in which fundamental reforms are not only possible but required. In that context, in 2008, the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness established a group of senior government and industry personnel-the Product Support Assessment Team (PSAT)-to assess and offer an action plan for improving product life cycle support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1015986

Entities

People

  • Randy Fowler

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Commerce
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Knowledge Management
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Operations
  • Operational Readiness
  • Organizational Structure
  • Reliability
  • Supply Chain
  • Sustainment
  • Training

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