Background
Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) is integral to the future direction of the USMC. The ability to sustain the Marine Corps stand-in forces SiF in a contested and dynamic environment is critical to the EABO Mission.
The current logistics environment does not support the USMC FD2030 initiative. Summary of the current challenges are:
- Poor visibility of the logistics enterprise
- Supply chains built strictly for efficiency not resiliency
- Sustainment systems and nodes not compatible with Joint Logistics Enterprise (JLEnt) capabilities
- Dependence on fixed site distribution nodes
Marine Corps Leadership recognizes that:
“Logistics is the Marine Corps current pacing function and the logistics enterprise is not constructed for the operational concepts now being developed in support of great power competition.”
Shipcom SiF Sustainment Decision Support Solution Objectives
The Shipcom Sustainment Decision Support Solution uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to target the following objectives:
Enabling global logistics awareness
- Better situational awareness
- Better access to a smarter JLEnt supply web
- More productive and informed decision making
Diversifying distribution
- Faster more resilient logistics response for delivery
- Dynamically acquires, tracks and expedites material shipments
Improving sustainment
- Provide forward sustainment to support and enable the joint force, and partners and allies
Operationalizing installations to support sustained operations
- Aligns bases and stations as information network nodes, elements of the supply chain, and operating locations from which to fight
AI Infused Supply Chain Process Flow
Our EABO Command and Control application demonstrates USMC FD2030 capabilities in the following areas:
Shipcom SiF Sustainment Decision Support uses a modern, cutting-edge software platform with a powerful Artificial Intelligence Engine that enables users to make smarter decisions backed by data, analytics, forecasting and simulation. Shipcom is currently providing a pathway to Digital Transformation for the Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps. To maintain our military advantage in a digitally competitive world, the Department of Defense (DoD) must embrace AI technologies to improve fleet, joint force, and coalition situational awareness in contested areas to support friendly decision-making across the competition continuum.
The following shows features and benefits of Shipcom’s SiF Sustainment Solution:
Shipcom SiF C2 Capabilities
- AI infused JLEnt logistics web fulfilment
- Integrated Global Pre-positioned Network (GPN)s
- Integrated Combat Logistics Fleet
- Dynamic Re-tasking (Distribution on the Move)
- Condition Based Maintenance +
- Forward/distributed Defense Logistics Agency (DLA/NAVSUP)
- JLEnt logistics web Interoperability
- Distributed Additive Manufacturing
- Zero Trust Security
- AI infused Business Intelligence
- Near Real-time Operational Awareness
USMC SiF Benefit
- True Joint Force FAD/UND providing better allocation of critical resources and material
- Faster more resilient logistics response for delivery
- More effective stand-in sustainment
- More productive and informed decision making
- Better equipment readiness/maintenance effectiveness
- Better access to a smarter JLEnt logistics web
- Provides collaboration between JLEnt logistics web stakeholders
- Increased Mission Operational effectiveness
- Better Operational security & access
- Improved Reporting speed and accuracy
- Alignment to USMC FD 2030
Results
Includes primary use cases defined by USMC SMEs
Deployed/Prototype examples demonstration upon request
Rapid deployment of discrete capabilities using
Shipcom’s 90 Day Sprint Methodology