Public and Private Partnerships in Support of Performance-Based Logistics Initiative - Lessons Learned from Defense Logistic Agency Partnerships

Abstract

Per Product Support for the 21st Century: A Program Manager's Guide to Buying Performance, November, 2001 published by the Defense Acquisition University, Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) is the preferred approach for implementing weapon system support. While PBL initiatives enhance weapon system support by employing best commercial practices in providing an integrated and performance-based supply chain, they often do not combine the best of government support with commercial support. This results in dual infrastructures, increased costs, and other disadvantages. This article addresses the advantages of combining public and private support by discussing lessons learned from two PBLs where the Defense Logistics Agency has become the source of supply to commercial vendors awarded PBL contracts by the Military Services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADP018513

Entities

People

  • Glenn L. Starks

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Military Acquisition
  • Small Business
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.