Defense logistics agency news release (Oct. 28, 2005): transformation roadmap to revolutionize agency business.FORT BELVOIR Fort Belvoir is a United States military installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,176 at the 2000 census. , Va. -- The Defense Logistics Agency Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department has provided a "roadmap" for its 13 transformational initiatives, which the agency believes will revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. the way the agency conducts business. "The Transformation Roadmap captures, in a single, easily readable document, all the great things that are going on around the Defense Logistics Agency to change the business model," said Allan Banghart, director of Enterprise Transformation for the agency. The roadmap is provided publicly to allow agency customers and others an overview of each program and the "milestones" established, all the way through full implementation. In his foreword fore·word n. A preface or an introductory note, as for a book, especially by a person other than the author. foreword Noun an introductory statement to a book Noun 1. to the roadmap, Defense Logistics Agency director Vice Adm. Keith Lippert comments, "No single program is transformational by itself.... Delivery of all of the programs is necessary to lay the foundation from which we can achieve the full realization of transformation." The roadmap puts the programs into context as they relate to each other: the Defense Logistics Agency Strategic Plan, the Department of Defense Transformation Strategy, and the National Defense Strategy. Additionally, each of the programs has been linked to one or more of the four goals in the agency's strategic plan. Beyond its importance in supporting the agency's strategic plan, it also advances Defense Logistics Agency's contribution to the larger DoD strategy, including "continuous transformation." The DoD strategy states that as a department, "we will continually adapt how we approach and confront challenges, conduct business, and work with others." The roadmap addresses both agency and department objectives to ensure DLA DLA dog leukocyte antigen. is transforming to meet the challenges of supporting current and future needs of the warfighter. "We are modernizing every part of the business model from the point where we touch the customer, all the way back through the supply chain," Banghart said. Banghart commended the outstanding work of all Defense Logistics Agency employees who continue to perform in their mission-critical positions and meet agency metrics and standards in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of the transformation and the dramatically increased operational tempo. The roadmap features the following programs and initiatives that will enable the Defense Logistics Agency to transform to meet tomorrow's challenges: * Customer Relationship Management * Supplier Relationship Management * Business Systems Modernization * Business Systems Modernization Energy * Distribution Planning and Management System * Integrated Data Environment * National Inventory Management Strategy * Global Stock Positioning * Executive Agent * Product Data Management Initiative * Workforce Transformation * Reutilization Modernization Program * Base Realignment and Closure Base Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and Congress to close excess military installations and realign . Defense Logistics Agency provides supply support, and technical and logistics services to the U.S. military services and several federal civilian agencies. Headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Va., the agency is the one source for nearly every consumable A material that is used up and needs continuous replenishment, such as paper and toner. "The low-tech end of the high-tech field!" item, whether for combat readiness Synonymous with operational readiness, with respect to missions or functions performed in combat. , emergency preparedness, or day-to-day operations. Learn more about the agency at <http://www.dla.mil/>. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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