The Defense Science Board Gets It Right – A Logistics Command Is Past Due

The Lexington Institute, A blind pig eventually finds the acorn. The Department of Defense (DoD) usually discovers that the answer has been staring it in the face. What is this blinding revelation? That unity of command applies to the supply chain as much as it does to forces in combat. The great commercial supply chain carriers have practiced it for the last 20 years. In order to have a successful logistics system, one must have an end-to-end supply chain with someone in charge, i.e. someone with accountability and authority. As the Defense Science Board (DSB) recently concluded, the Department needs a single owner for logistics