ASC Distribution Management Center (DMC) Provides …

1 28 JULY - SEPTEMBER 2008 ARMY AL&TASC Distribution Management Center (DMC) Provides MaterielManagement CapabilityMAJ Tyler J. StewartThe Army Sustainment Command (ASC), headquartered atRock Island, IL, Provides combat service support capability toSoldiers serving in CONUS and OCONUS units to ensure expeditionary warfighting readiness and leverage national logistics tosustain a transforming Army at war. The ASC DMC is the single inter-face for the synchronization and integration of logistical functionsamong Active Army units in CONUS, Army Commands, ArmyForces Command (FORSCOM), FORSCOM Direct Reporting Units,Installation Management Command (IMCOM), Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA), and the Life Cycle Management Commands. SPC William Moore, prescribed load list (PLL) clerk, inspects night vision goggles to ensure theirserviceability.

2 The DMC Provides support to Army units PLLs. ( Army photo by 4th Brigade CombatTeam, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs.) 6/30/2008 8:21 PM Page 28As a result of modularity and in sup-port of Army Campaign Plan DecisionPoint 54, ASC serves as the CONUST heater Support Command. Withinthe ASC, the DMC Provides a na-tional materiel Management capabilityfocused on combat readiness of unitsin support of the Army Force Genera-tion (ARFORGEN) cycle through de-mand supported supply Management ;maintenance Management and readi-ness support; Class (CL) VII (majorend items such as launchers, tanks,mobile machine shops, and vehicles)asset visibility; and efforts to develop aLogistics Common Operating Picture(LCOP) for reset and Left-BehindEquipment (LBE).Supply ManagementAs ASC s materiel Management ele-ment, DMC is responsible for many ofthe materiel Management functionspreviously performed by the formerDivision Materiel Management Cen-ters/Corps Materiel Management Cen-ters in CONUS.

3 It accomplishes itsmission with an integrated team ofSoldiers, government service employ-ees, and contractors assigned to RockIsland, as well as forward-positionedDistribution Management Teams(DMTs) at 15 major Army installa-tions throughout CONUS, Alaska,and Hawaii. The DMC Readiness Integration Divi-sion s Supply Branch has responsibilityfor the operational planning, integra-tion, and synchronization of demand-supported (CL II [clothing, individualequipment, etc.], III [petroleum, oil,lubricants, etc.], IV [construction ma-terials], and IX [repair parts and com-ponents]) supply support in DMC Provides Standard Army Re-tail Supply System (SARSS) 2AC/B cus-tomer assistance support for RoutingIdentifier Code-Geographic (RIC-GEO) parameter Management , and per-forms SARSS-2AC/B managementtasks. Additionally, the DMC assimilatesend-to-end logistics data and producesactionable logistics intelligence for readiness and materiel managers in sup-port of DMC coordination network isfar-reaching, as it works with sustain-ment brigade (SBDE) support opera-tions officers and the IMCOM Direc-torate of Logistics managers forSARSS-1 activities, and, with the aidof its DMTs, supports tactical unitSARSS-1 operator elements at each in-stallation.

4 The DMC has oversight of152 Supply Support Activities (SSA)across CONUS. The current DMC structure providesthe benefit of centralization, standardi-zation, and stabilization of materielmanagement in CONUS. DMC sup-port becomes particularly importantwith the continuous rotations ofFORSCOM SBDEs in and out of the-ater. The DMC recognizes that to sus-tain Soldier skills, an SBDE at homestation should be exercising the unit sorganic mission capability to performmany of the SARSS-related materielARMY AL&T29 JULY - SEPTEMBER 2008 ASCDMCARFORGENI ntegrationDivision404th RSTDMTs404th COR Team405th COR Team406th COR Team407th COR TeamDMTsDMTs406th RST407th RSTA sset VisibilityBranchSupply BranchMaintenanceBranchLogisticsAutomati onBranchOperations andIntegrationDivisionContractManagement DivisionReadinessIntegrationDivisionSARS S-2AC/BCustomerAssistanceSectionSARSS-2A C/BManagementSectionASL andDistributionManagementSectionProgramM anagementDivisionMobilityDivisionASL: Authorized Stockage ListCOR: Contracting Officer s RepresentativeRST: Regional Support TeamASC DMC Organization 6/30/2008 8.

5 21 PM Page 29management tasks the same as itwould in theater. To support theSBDE effort, the DMC has partneredwith FORSCOM G-4 to facilitate aleft-seat/right-seat transition of desig-nated materiel Management tasks tothe SBDE after it returns from deploy-ment. The DMC/DMT will assumethose same materiel Management tasksback from the SBDE prior to its nextdeployment, thereby ensuring continu-ity of effort and uninterrupted supportto the customer base. The transition oftasks to and from the DMC team andthe SBDE are based upon the SBDE sability to perform the tasks, as deter-mined by the unit s commander. Thegoal is to meet mission and training proficiency needs of the SBDE in garrison, while maintaining ASCDMC responsibility for CONUS-based materiel Managementand Readiness SupportAs the single interface for the synchro-nization and integration of logisticalfunctions among Active Army units in CONUS, the DMC integratesmaintenance and readiness goals withrepair capabilities to meet ARFORGEN requirements.

6 To accomplish the main-tenance Management and readiness support missions, the DMC uses toolssuch as the Automated Reset Manage-ment Tool and the workloading man-agement process to ensure coordinationand synchronization are tailored to support ARFORGEN VisibilityThe DMC Provides worldwide CL VIIasset visibility and Management sup-port for readiness, reset, LBE, and ma-teriel Management while advising andassisting with lateral transfer efforts toposture forces for the global war onterrorism and national emergenciesthroughout the ARFORGEN DMC works with FORSCOM to validate equipment distributionplans to ensure units are able to meetARFORGEN timeline requirementsand provide asset visibility of thetransportation pipeline to detect delaysin movement. The CL VII Asset Visi-bility Section uses Property Book UnitSupply Enhanced, Force and AssetSearch Tool, and the Command Assetand Visibility Reporting Systems toprovide asset visibility feeder reports insupport of internal reset operations,asset queries to fill critical shortages,prepare data or reports for critical resetassets upon request, and monitor toprovide recommendations on itemclassification and an effort to leverage automation toprovide an LCOP, the DMC initiatedwork with the LOGSA to mold theLogistics Information Warehouse intoan automated tool supporting anLCOP focusing on unit readiness inall ARFORGEN cycle phases.

7 Effortsinclude providing subject matter expert support to LOGSA on the de-velopment and implementation ofWeb-based tools to facilitate reset/LBEoperations, maintenance workload coordination, SSA performance evalua-tions, and retrograde synchronization. The ASC DMC is the single Army national materiel manager for ActiveArmy units in CONUS. In this role,DMC Provides a national materielmanagement capability focused oncombat readiness of units in supportof the ARFORGEN through CL VIIasset visibility, demand-supported sup-ply Management , maintenance man-agement, and readiness support toreset and LBE. A key benefit derivedfrom the current DMC structure isthat it Provides centralization, stan-dardization, and stabilization of ma-teriel Management in TYLER J. STEWART serves asRegional Contract Management TeamLead in the DMC Contract Manage-ment Division.

8 He holds a in scien-tific and technical communications fromBowling Green State University. As aQuartermaster Officer, he has also com-pleted advanced training in - SEPTEMBER 2008 ARMY AL&TFrom ASC s DMC at Rock Island, Soldiers, Army civilians, and contractors synchronize logistics requirementsof the ARFORGEN process. By matching global capacity and capability to logistics readiness requirements,the DMC ensures distributed and efficient workloading and delivery schedules. ( Army photo by TedCavanaugh, Hamm and Associates.) 6/30/2008 8:21 PM Page 30