ROCK ISLAND, IL - The U.S. Army Sustainment Command hosted a Lead Materiel Integrator (LMI) rehearsal of concept (ROC) drill March 22 -24 to validate stakeholder roles, responsibilities and authorities with regard to the Army's material distribution/redistribution process.
Brig. Gen. Brian Layer, ASC deputy for sustainment, began the event by announcing that the Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh had signed two documents; a directive assigning the Army Material Command (AMC) as the Army's Lead Material Integrator and a memorandum directing AMC to develop a Logistics Information Warehouse (LIW).
In accordance with the newly signed documents, AMC has been directed to develop a detailed LMI transition and implementation plan that demonstrates savings and submit it to McHugh for his approval by June 30.
"The Army's new approach for managing materiel is being designed to effectively and efficiently distribute materiel to support the generation of trained and ready forces," McHugh said. "It must represent a different way of doing business that will foster open communication, improve collaboration and eliminate redundancies in the process."
ASC will become AMC's executing agent. "LMI will use modern decision processes that will leverage an enterprise approach and automation to maintain readiness in a high op-tempo army," said Maj. Gen. Yves Fontaine, ASC Commanding General. "This new LMI approach will offer agility to provide for today's Army within the Army Force Generation process."
The benefits of the LMI designation include the ability to maximize equipment visibility and distribution and redistribution process. LMI integrates sourcing of Army materiel demand signals-using Enterprise business practices to ensure the right materiel in the right quantity and condition is delivered to the right place and time to defend the Nation.
Establishing LMI provides the Army a foundation for change resulting in increased Army readiness, transportation cost savings and the potential for further reductions in manpower and information technology system costs.
ROC drill participants included Department of the Army G3, G4 and G8 staff members, Army National Guard materiel specialists, Army Forces Command personnel, Army Field Support Brigade personnel as well as unit integrators and materiel integrators.
The goal of the ROC drill was to "write the transition plan and the roadmap forward" said Layer. By conclusion of the drill, the stakeholders had a consensus on LMI compliant roles and responsibilities and the business processes needed to produce a synchronization matrix to equip the Army. The next LMI pilot is scheduled for April 11 with full operating capability projected by February 15, 2012.
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