Performance-Based Logistics Perspective

Since 2000, the Department of Defense (DoD) has consistently directed that Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) be the preferred acquisition and sustainment vehicle.

It is widely believed that PBL solutions offer the best overall construct for long-term sustainment support of systems and subsystems. Put simply, ever-tightening constraints on budgets and resources have forced reconsideration of traditional support models. The growing need has been to identifysupport constructs that squeeze as much system readiness as possible out of limited budgets.

PBL implementation is a highly difficult task but considering the complexity of logistic support planning that must take place anyway, incorporating even a small degree of PBL support in the overall logistics solution of a weapons system will have benefit.

Booz Allen Hamilton's Mike Jones, James Beggs, and Benjamin Ertel are the authors of "Performance-Based Logistics Perspective."

study posted June 14, 2005