Supply Chain Risk

There is no specific regulation that dictates Supply Chain risk mitigation in the army. The closes document is the DoD Supply Chain Materiel Management Policy (Number 4140.01/DEC 14, 2011).

The purpose of this document is to

A. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for management of materiel across the DoD supply chain.

B. Authorizes and directs the conversion of the DoD issuances identified in Enclosure 2 into Defense Logistics Manuals (DLMs) and publication of the DLMs in the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) publication system (DLAPS) within 180 days of publication of this Instruction, after which time those DoD issuances shall be removed (cancelled) from the DoD Directives system.

This document applies to the following

Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).

b. All phases of materiel management, from identifying and defining an operational requirement to an item’s introduction into the DoD supply chain to operational requirements through weapon system phase-out and retirement, including materiel disposition, and the DoD materiel management data systems.

It is DoD policy that:

a. DoD materiel management shall operate as a high-performing and agile supply chain responsive to customer requirements during peacetime and war while balancing risk and total cost. The DoD supply chain shall provide best-value materiel and services in support of rapid power projection and operational sustainment of U.S. forces as required by the National Military Strategy. Potential disruptions within and outside the DoD supply chain shall be identified, monitored, and assessed in order to mitigate risk to supply chain operations. Life-cycle management...