Tech 101: Digital Supply Chains

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Streamlined and efficient logistical capabilities have always been a critical component of warfighter success. To maintain this efficiency, the Department of Defense (DoD) and defense industrial base are undertaking an ambitious effort to digitize their supply chains. This move will bring substantial advantages over traditional approaches to defense logistics, from improved acquisition timelines and accelerated design reviews to automated data-driven decision-making and just-in-time part delivery. Digital supply chains will foster collaboration between functional domains, allowing program managers, contracting professionals, engineers, logisticians, financial managers, and test professionals to collaborate seamlessly in real time. However, many critical steps must be taken to ensure the widespread adoption of digital supply chain technologies and practices, including ensuring access to digital material management (DMM) tools, training a digital workforce, instilling a digital-first culture, developing digital strategies, structuring and securing data, and modernizing IT infrastructure. This presentation will discuss the basics of digital supply chains, illustrate the importance of digital supply chains to the DoD, and provide an overview of ongoing DoD and government activities to develop and implement digital supply chains across the defense enterprise.

Speaker Details

Dan Johnston, PhD
LinQuest
Vice President and General Manager, Advanced Solutions and Products

Event Topic

Defense, IT, Military

Relevant Audiences

All State and Local Government, All Federal Government, National Guard, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, City Government, County Government, Municipalities, State Government, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Interior, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of the Treasury, Environmental Protection Agency, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Communications Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, General Services Administration, Government Accountability Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute of Health, National Security Agency, U.S. Agency of International Development, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Postal Service, Veterans Affairs

Other Agency

Office of the President (includes OMB), Other Federal Agencies, Judicial Branch Agencies, Foreign Governments/Agencies