Assessment of Logistics Effectiveness for Expeditionary Units - Critical Review of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) Logistics Highlighting Areas of Friction Across Various Supply Processes

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The purpose of this MBA project is to provide a critical review of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) logistics support processes. By tracing the MK-16 underwater breathing apparatus, a critical piece of hardware to the NECC explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) mission, through the complicated expeditionary logistics (EXLOG) supply chain, this report highlights areas of friction across various supply processes. These include inefficiencies related to IT network connectivity, redundancies in human data input processes, and shortcomings in the overall IT infrastructure, to include financial improvement and audit readiness (FIAR) compliance. Specifically, NECC inventory and logistics refers to the materials, equipment, activities, and resources needed to properly adhere to doctrine and execute required mission tasking. A review of current inventory and logistics processes provides a baseline and affords the opportunity to apply IT improvement recommendations, enabling a more robust quantitative analysis of EXLOG data.

I. INTRODUCTION * A. BACKGROUND * B. RESEARCH FOCUS QUESTIONS * C. RESEARCH PLAN * D. SCOPE * E. PURPOSE AND BENEFITS * F. LIMITATIONS OF RESEARCH * G. LITERATURE REVIEW * II. NAVY EXPEDITIONARY FORCES * A. NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND ORGANIZATION * B. NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND MISSIONS * C. NECC DISTRIBUTION * D. NAVAL EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) * 1. EOD Group * 2. EOD Training and Evaluation Units * 3. EOD Mobile Diving and Salvage Units * 4. EOD Expeditionary Support Units * E. EOD EXPEDITIONARY SUPPORT UNITS * 1. EODESU ONE * 2. EODESU TWO * 3. EODESU ONE versus EODESU TWO * III. EODESU SUPPLY * A. THE BASICS * B. SUPPLY PROCESS * 2. TOA * 3. COSAL * 4. GEAR RETURN * IV. CASE STUDY: EODESU TWO MK-16 UBA * A. MK-16 SYSTEM OVERVIEW * B. SCENARIO * 1. Pre-deployment * 2. Deployment * 3. Post-deployment * V. ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION * A. CASE ANALYSIS * 1. Data Management * 2. Audit Readiness * 3. Command Structure * 4. Modified ELO * 5. MK-16 Demand History * B. CONCLUSION * VI. RECOMMENDATIONS * A. RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS * 1. Data Management Recommendations * 2. Audit Readiness * B. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH * 1. Logistics Management Tools (IT) * 2. USMC EXLOG * 3. Prior, Unaddressed Research Recommendations