Recruit Clothing Supply Chain Assessment.

摘要

The Apparel Research Network (ARN) directed the completion of this project in support of Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) operations to provide an initial assessment of the operations at the Marines Corps Recruit Depot-Parris Island (MCRD-PI) as part of an overall process in preparation for the conversion of military uniform supply chain retail inventory owned by MCRD- PI to DSCP ownership as 'wholesale Local Inventory.' Under the concept of operations, Wholesale Local Inventory is owned and managed by DSCP with installation of QLM/Local software linked to VlM-QLMICentral for decision support. Key findings from this assessment included: Key personnel at MCRD-PI are enthusiastic regarding the conversion to DSCP ownership of the retail clothing inventory. A willingness to make the necessary changes was expressed by management. Concerns regarding the additional time required to fill out scan forms are valid. This is a new requirement for the clothing process and recruit training time is valuable. Any requirement that has the potential for consuming additional recruit training time is viewed with suspicion, unless concrete benefits can be realized. The QLMJ/Local system has now be installed in six Recruit Training Center clothing activities. Successful transition to wholesale local inventory operations wlll depend on the amount of training provided and the willingness of MCRD-PI personnel to change procedures and mindset. ARN systems are installed outside the firewall and thus there is no impact on existing legacy systems. The key objective for systems to be developed as part of the first phase of effort to install ARN systems and solutions is to generate accurate recruit issue data.