"But we do not currently have perfect end-to-end visibility of our entire supply chains. "Most of that started with working with industry partners and R&D organizations to help buy down some risk of obsolescence for legacy weapons systems where we saw commercial capabilities wane and where we had to bring to bear some resources to buy down that risk in things like microelectronics," he said.īunn added that DLA is part of a large ecosystem and a hub of information on military logistics. "We saw these risks during COVID, and we still see some fragility, some brittleness, in our industrial base," Bunn said.Īddressing cyber risks such as the attack on the Colonial Pipeline that sent DLA's fuel experts scrambling for new ways to get fuel to East Coast customers is another component of DLA's supply chain security strategy.ĭLA responds largely to operational demands of the services and has what Bunn called a moderate research and development program to help it meet critical supply chain gaps and security threats. To increase supply chain resiliency, he said DLA's inventory managers are working with industry to ensure there's ample stock to support the initial days of a conflict and that manufacturers can surge to meet newly emerging requirements. During a panel discussion, Bunn described how DLA is using artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and research and development to create reliable logistics capabilities that sustain warfighters "at speed and scale." Future military operations are expected to occur over vast geographic areas and require the delivery of military equipment and supplies amid cyberattacks and other disruptions.
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