1. Chris Ballard, Wyly Gilfoil, Kathy Lau, Jay Miseli, Scott Ostrowski, Sebastien Prangere, Sug Je Sohn, Heather Stevenson, Jaroslav Tyman Military Logistics Cargo Distribution Management for the Next Conflict

2. Agenda Mission Statement Logistics Problem (Externally Affirmed) Team Organization Demand Analysis Update Feasibility Update Applicability Update Timeline

3. Mission Statement By April 19, 2004, determine the feasibility of, and demand for, tactical cargo delivery optimizers (software or hardware) to support Army logistics operations at multiple echelons for future conflicts.

4. Logistics Problem Statement “Four major improvements must be made to our logistics systems. We must connect our logisticians; modernize theater distribution; improve force reception; integrate the supply chain. [The] force was set [to support Iraq] in half the time of Operation Desert Storm/Shield, but the distribution system collapsed as soon as hostilities began.” – Lieutenant General Claude V. Christianson, Army G-4

5. Team Organization Based on compressed timeline, these teams are working in parallel. Demand - Jay, Wyly Feasibility - Scott, Heather, Kat, Jaroslav Applicability - Chris, Sebastien, Sug Je

6. Role and Plan - Demand Demand Team assesses the scope of this capability and the levels of usefulness. Step 1 – Read relevant articles and After- Action Reviews detailing performance of logistics agencies during Operation Iraqi Freedom for the 3 rd Infantry Division Step 2 – Conduct online survey to determine actual demand from units executing logistics and scope of this capability

7. Relevant Articles: Army Logistics: Our Reality, Our Future Logistics White Paper Moving Those Beans and Bullets Sustainment of the Army Depends on Continuing Logistics Transformation DLA: Logistics Backbone of Iraqi Freedom Delivering Logistics Readiness to the Warfighter After-Action Reviews Utilized: 3 rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) HHC, Task Force 2-69 Armor C/1-3 ADA HHC/1-24 Infantry Survey (being conducted) Current State - Demand

8. Continue survey via WWW and e-mail; collect results After-action reviews and articles summarized for use Capabilities/requirements determined by survey feedback (and compared with AARs and articles) Future Tasks - Demand

9. Role and Plan - Feasibility Feasibility team determines the platform, echelon, and technical aspects of the system through Capabilities Analysis Cost-Benefit Analysis

10. Software/Hardware Personnel/Training Per Unit Cost and Army Budgeting Existing Decision Support Tools Current State - Feasibility

11. Analyze demand results Adjust direction to meet survey results Continue feasibility analysis and research Future Tasks - Feasibility

12. Role and Plan - Applicability Applicability team analyzes and assesses the proposed application from managerial perspectives to include the strategy of technology integration. Plan Research current and pending technologies Research technology integration Coordinate with demand and feasibility study Provide estimate of the anticipated integration

13. Current State - Applicability Competitive Priorities Measures of Performance Data Transfer and Interoperability Network architecture Composability, compatibility

14. Future Tasks - Applicability Additional research on integration of new technology Refinement of scope, dependent on preliminary findings by Demand and Feasibility teams Additional research on planned technology integration in Army

15. Timeline Feb 4 - Initial Coordination meeting Feb 9 - Subgroup synchronization Feb 18 - Coordination meeting 1 March 3 - Coordination meeting 2 - March 15 - Project Program Report - March 22 - Coordination meeting 3 - April 5 - Coordination meeting 4 - April 7 - Internal Deadline - April 14 - Written product complete - April 19 - Turn in final report

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