DoD Weapon System Acquisition Reform Product Support Assessment
Abstract
As DoD moves forward with weapon system acquisition reform, attention to product support must be increased, and life cycle management must be better focused to achieve affordable operational Warfighter outcomes. Too often in the past, weapon system product support has been neglected in acquisition and logistics transformation efforts. Therefore, if the Department is going to truly reform the business of delivering weapon system capabilities to the Warfighter, it must also reform the stewardship of the $132 billion spent each year in product support. Reformed stewardship?driven by improving product support and achieving more cost-effective weapon system readiness outcomes?requires a life cycle management focus, committed leadership, and cooperative efforts from the operational, acquisition, and logistics communities. This DoD Weapon System Acquisition Reform Product Support Assessment captures the findings and recommendations needed to drive the next generation of product support strategies. During its year-long study, our 65-member pan-DoD and industry team, led by the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness, identified eight principal areas that, if developed or improved, will make product support more effective and acquisition reform more far-reaching: 1. Product Support Business Model, 2. Industrial Integration Strategy, 3. Supply Chain Operational Strategy, 4. Governance, 5. Metrics, 6. Operating and Support Costs, 7. Analytical Tools, 8. Human Capital.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA529714
Entities
Organizations
- Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense