ROCK ISLAND, Ill.Aca,!" A team of Army Sustainment Command experts has begun delivering training on the Logistics Modernization Program, in preparation for an Oct. 13 Aca,!A"go liveAca,!A? date.
LMP is part of the overarching logistical strategy called the Single Army Logistics Enterprise. LMP, the first part to be implemented, will replace the 30-year old Commodity Command Standard System and the Standard Depot System.
Aca,!A"Instead of having two systems of record, youAca,!a,,cll see everything in one, which will eliminate a lot of errors,Aca,!A? said Tonia Kennedy, ASCAca,!a,,cs cadre lead.
The transformation to LMP, a web-based system employing SAP technology, will affect about 300 ASC employees, said Kennedy. At ASC headquarters, those most affected include workers in the G8 Resource Management office because of its financial mission. LMP will be fielded to other ASC locations, including the Service Item Control Division in New Cumberland, Pa., the Army Prepositioned Stocks activity in Charleston, S.C., and locations throughout the world.
ASC will be the first command to deploy LMP outside of the continental United States, said Kennedy. LMP fielding will affect APS sites in Italy, Japan, Korea, and Southwest Asia. The cadre identified some issues, such as language and cultural differences, which could impact LMP training, but have also devised methods to overcome them.
Aca,!A"WeAca,!a,,cll have bumps in the road, we know that. WeAca,!a,,cll just have to handle them as professionally as we can, and make sure we get the answers to [users],Aca,!A? said Kennedy.
The cadre, made up of eleven employees from ASC headquarters, New Cumberland, and Charleston, are gearing up to deliver LMP training worldwide. The cadre has been preparing for its mission for a year, working with the LMP Project Office and a contract service provider (CSC) to learn about the system and develop training capabilities.
The cadre will deliver training, said Kennedy, beginning with expert users and working down to end-users. Aca,!A"Just in timeAca,!A? training will take place for most end-users in September. Training for expert users started in April and will continue through July. End-user training for Rock Island G8 employees will take place in August.
The biggest challenge in learning LMP is the terminology, said Kennedy.
Aca,!A"Once youAca,!a,,cve learned that, itAca,!a,,cs not bad,Aca,!A? she said.
Bruce Gainey, an accountant with the ASC G8, participated in expert LMP training. He was chosen to undergo the training because some of his duties will be converted to LMP.
While LMP is different than any system he has ever used, and the students had to absorb a lot of information in a short period of time, Gainey said he has learned the basic transactions he will be using in his job and will be able to share it with others.
Aca,!A"I have learned enough to pass on the basics to each end-user and, with my knowledge of our end-user needs, I believe I can answer the questions that will come up in terminology and application related to LMP,Aca,!A? he said.
LMP has already been fielded in two deployments: CECOM Life Cycle Management Command in 2003 and Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command in 2009. ASC is part of the third deployment, which also includes TACOM Life Cycle Management Command and Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command.
For additional information visit the Logistics Modernization Program web page - https://www.po.lmp.army.mil/_site/index.html and ASC LMP Homepage on AKO https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/570235.
For more information, contact the ASC LMP Communications Team, DSN 793-5033.
For queries, contact the Army Sustainment Command Public Affairs Office at rock-amsas-pa@conus.army.mil or by phone at 309-782-5421.
For current ASC news, go to www.aschq.army.mil.
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