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UA03-DLA. Analysis of Material Processing Center Operations. Principal Investigator: Manuel D. Rossetti, Ph.D., P.E. Co-Principal Investigator: Terry R. Collins, Ph.D., P.E. Graduate Research Assistant: Carolyn S. Wells, B.S.I.E. Europe. Defense Distribution Worldwide Network.
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UA03-DLA Analysis of Material Processing Center Operations • Principal Investigator: Manuel D. Rossetti, Ph.D., P.E. • Co-Principal Investigator: Terry R. Collins, Ph.D., P.E. • Graduate Research Assistant: Carolyn S. Wells, B.S.I.E.
Europe Defense Distribution Worldwide Network • Synchronized and scheduled deliveries • Integrated End to End Management • Strategic Distribution Platforms Korea Japan/Okinawa Future Contingency Kuwait
Analysis of Military Processing Center Operations • Examine the strategic, tactical, and operational effectiveness of the design and operation of material processing centers (MPC) • Evaluate the center’s necessities for material handling equipment and systems • Improve the efficiency of supply support to military customers during peacetime and reliability during war-time
Strategy for CELDi/DLA Research Project 2002-2003 • Observation of the Susquehana, PA Defense DC and the Norfolk, VA Naval Base MPC • Document current operating policies and procedures at DDNV MPC site and within supporting DDC operations • Examine the effectiveness of pre-sort strategies and other process re-engineering changes within the MPC support operations • Recommend process improvement changes for the operation based on measurable performance criteria.
Defense Distribution Center at Susquehana, Pennsylvania • Home to the Largest Distribution Center in the DoD • Provides Military and Commercial Repair Parts, Clothing and Textiles, Medical Supplies, and Industrial and Electronic Components • Serves Military Customers throughout the United States and the World
Distribution Depot at Norfolk, Virginia • Serves more than 150 Ships Including Aircraft Carriers, Destroyers, and Submarines • Supplies the Atlantic and Mediterranean fleet, Atlantic bases, and a portion of the Navy that supports NATO • Employs standard packing operations, specialized storage operations, cold storage warehousing, and hazardous material packing and shipment
Sources • www.dla.mil • www.ddc.dla.mil • http://www.dla.mil/dimensions/nov%20dec%2099/norfolk • http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/.www/digital.html