Transforming for Distribution Based Logistics

<p>Lieutenant General Christianson Army G-4 in his White Paper Joint and Expeditionary Logistics for a Campaign Quality Army urgently calls for a single focus on the simple task of guaranteeing delivery--on time every time. The Army must have a distribution system that reaches from the Soldier at the tip of the spear to the source of support wherever that may be. Unfortunately our current Army logistics organizational structure does not facilitate effective distribution. It creates inefficiencies through organizational seams and sub-optimization. Military distribution is defined as ‘the activities that enable the flow of material from the source to the end user or from end to end to include transportation or movement distribution inventory warehousing packaging materials handling and order entry.' These activities serve to ensure that the right things are delivered to the right place at the right time. In the Army these activities are performed by a variety of different organizations commands and echelons. Fortunately the logistics community is beginning to discuss distribution holistically as opposed focusing on individual branches. Viewing supply and transportation not as separate functions on the battlefield but as two elements of a common distribution system is the basis for distribution-based logistics (DBL). Similarly Army units that conduct distribution must be unified under a single command that manages the distribution system from source to end-user.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>