1. LMI Research Institute: Additive Manufacturing and the DoD Supply Chain April 30, 2014 Manager, LMI Research Institute Consultant, LMI Logistics Analysis Group

2. Contents Background Additive Manufacturing and the DoD Supply Chain Next Steps 2 Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved.

3. Background 3 Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved.

4. What is Additive Manufacturing (AM)? Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved. 4

5. Modern Deployable AM Rapid Equipping Force’s (REF) Expeditionary Lab – Mobile –Housed in standard 20ft shipping container –Included polymer 3D printer & CNC milling machine –Not meant to replace parts, but to develop new parts www.army.mil www.core77.com 5 Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved.

6. Previous PSMC Discussions on AM Oct 2012 – Direct Digital Manufacturing Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved. 6 The considerations presented in 2012 are even more relevant today.

7. Additive Manufacturing and the DoD Supply Chain 7 Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved.

8. Overview of DoD Supply Chain Supports multiple missions on a global scale Involves building inventories customers can draw on when needed Fiscal Year 2012 supply chain figures –Approximately 4.7 million parts 1 –$95 billion worth of secondary items in inventory 1 –$370 million in storage at Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) warehouses 2 –Variable customer wait times of days, weeks, or months Over 400,000 field level requests filled in range of 53 to 433 days 1 8 1 https://scitools.lmi.org/Default.aspx 2 DoD Comprehensive Inventory Management Improvement Plan FY12 Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved.

9. Potential Implications of AM on the DoD Supply Chain 9 Manufacturing Distribution Customer Design Information & Raw Materials Manufacturing at Customer Location Conventional Supply Chain Forward AM Supply Chain Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved.

10. AM Advantages & Disadvantages Advantages Smaller logistics footprint Lower total cost Shorter build times for certain parts Higher parts accuracy Greater range of parts 10 Disadvantages Greater need for process qualification Need to establish quality control procedures Smaller lot sizes Greater need for technical data formatted for CAM Requires additional training Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved.

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12. Next Steps 12 Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved.

13. Next Steps Evaluating decision-making tool for deployable AM that we created with VA Tech Creating more robust decision process to evaluate AM for reparables Considering standardization issues –Technical data –Materials –Process qualification –Quality control/assurance 13 Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved. Additive manufacturing will disrupt supply chains.

14. Contact Information Manager, LMI Research Institute (703) 917-7174 Consultant, LMI (703) 917-7369 14 Copyright 2014 © LMI. All Rights Reserved.