Performance-Based Logistics, Contractor Logistics Support, and Stryker

摘要

This study takes a comprehensive look at the reasons behind the recent Army decision to transfer the Stryker from contractor logistics support (CLS) to organic (Soldier) sustainment support. Using the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) as a case study, the thesis discusses the challenges of PBL and CLS, specifically, funding integration, culture change, stovepipes in supply and maintenance activities, and government access to technical and demand data. The study also takes a look at the challenges associated with the transition to organic support and explores the notion of an organic PBL. The author takes on the issue of PBL being the Department of Defense's (DoD's) preferred sustainment strategy, and how it appears to be in direct conflict with the Army's recent sustainment decisions for Stryker. The author identifies the benefits, challenges, and lessons learned from the Stryker CLS support strategy so that the Army can apply them to other PBL arrangements in the future. Both primary and secondary data were obtained and analyzed for this thesis. Primary data were obtained through questioning experts engaged in Stryker PBL/CLS activities in different agencies throughout the Army. Secondary data were obtained from previous studies, issued policy, and published guidebooks on PBL implementation.