Future Seabasing Technology Analysis: Logistics Systems

Abstract

The Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) was tasked by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to review the Navy's seabasing concept, identify potential operational problems, and propose science and technology (S&T) investments to produce new technologies or significantly improve existing ones. The authors examined the composition of the sea base as a function of the type and scope of the contingencies that have been addressed by seabased forces and determined that all seabasing operations, large or small, require a common set of operational capabilities. These needed capabilities can be grouped into three categories: Logistics Systems, Connectors, and Logistics Command and Control (C2). In this report, they analyze logistics systems. Analyses of the other categories are reported separately. An additional summary report ties the individual reports together. Logistics systems allow for efficient tracking and handling of materials as they pass through the logistics pipeline and until they are delivered in support of the forces ashore. The seabasing concept places a demand on replenishment ships to supply the entire sea base. Providing this level of sustainment to the different customers in the sea base requires advances in logistics systems, in particular, in the cargo handling systems. The Fleet and Military Sealift Command (MSC) are able to keep supplies flowing with current systems, but they have the following problems: (1) limited visibility of material, ordnance, and personnel, both in the ship and throughout the supply chain; (2) logistics systems that are manpower-intensive and slow; and (3) disjointed logistics operations that lack a seamless flow between processes. This document concentrates on the intra-ship logistics capabilities needed to fulfill the seabasing concept, the logistics products currently in development, and future technology areas that could improve seabasing logistics (i.e., Sense and Respond Logistics (S&RL) and artificial intelligence).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA456109

Entities

People

  • J. J. Yopp

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Flight Decks
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control