Lockheed Martin Builds a Supply Chain of Maximum Flexibility

摘要

Lockheed is changing from linear supply chains to multiple node supply networks to optimize fast response. Lou Krafz is vice president and managing director, Focused Logistics Enterprise, at the Lockheed Martin Corporation. As such, he is responsible for coordinating Lockheed Martin's logistics and weapon system sustainment efforts, He leads Lockheed Martin's logistics strategic planning, performance based logistics efforts, logistics technology development, logistics human capital development, and cross-corporate logistics business initiatives. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Kratz served as assistant deputy under secretary of defense (logistics plans and programs), within the office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. John Hatch joined Lockheed Martin as corporate vice president, Global Supply Chain Management, in 2001. He is responsible for supply chain strategy and policy, corporate outsourcing agreements, subcontract management and supplier diversity activities. The corporate sourcing agreements have been credited with saving USD800 million over three years. Additionally, he is corporate sponsor of the Operation Leadership Development Program. Before joining Lockheed Martin, Hatch held a series of executive positions with FMC Corporation, ending as director of e-business for the corporation's worldwide Energy Systems Business.