Characteristics of Good Metrics for Performance-Based Logistics

摘要

Performance-Based Service Acquisition is a Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition reform that has had noted success in reducing costs and streamlining the management of noncore government service capabilities. The guiding principle in Performance-Based Service Acquisition is that when an outside vendor exists who can perform a service more effectively than a government user could organically, that user should specify measurable outcomes to the service vendor, and allow the vendor to best determine the appropriate processes (how) of delivering the service. Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) is an extension of Performance-Based Service Acquisition and is aimed at the logistic services for major weapon systems. PBL is intended to reduce life cycle costs, increase readiness, improve reliability, and reduce the logistical footprint of weapon systems.