NORFOLK, Va. –
Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Virginia, hosted staff from DLA Research & Development’s strategic distribution and disposition team, DLA Distribution Headquarters and the Naval Postgraduate School in support of DDNV’s Material Processing Center fleet-informed forecasting project, May 12. Dr. Jefferson Huang, NPS, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Adam Davidson, NPS, Danielle Williams R&D SDD, Jack Holmes, R&D SDD and Jamal Smith, DLA Distribution Headquarters, visited DDNV’s MPC, toured the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and held a mid-point project brief for the Fleet Type Commanders.
“The visit to DLA Distribution Norfolk, Virginia, was phenomenal. We were able to tour the Material Processing Center where we learned how inventory is inducted, where the inventory comes from, the different types of inventory received, how it is processed and how it is stored and sent to the destined ship. Additionally, the tour of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower allowed us to better understand not only what the user’s needs are, but how they process and store the goods sent to them. It was an eye-opening experience to understand the process on the ship to better understand how the MPC supports the ship. The visit allowed us to gain additional insight on information that should be factored in for the Phase I Feasibility Study of workload predictability of the MPC. Thank you very much to Capt. Lewis, Mr. Creekmore, Lt. Cmdr. Doggett and the Norfolk team for hosting us,” said Williams.
DDNV’s Fleet-Informed Forecasting Project is a partnership between DDNV, DLA R&D, DLA Future Plans and NPS to develop a more predictive workload forecasting tool based on customer operational schedules rather than historical data alone. This effort will inform manpower requirements to meet customer demand throughout the year with the goal of delivering material to the end user as expeditiously as possible. This innovative effort is in line with Navy’s “Get Real, Get Better” initiative.