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DEFINITION
DMSMS is the loss, or impending loss, of manufacturers of items or suppliers of items or raw materials.
GENERAL INFORMATION/NARRATIVE
The military loses a manufacturer when that manufacturer discontinues (or plans to discontinue) production of needed components or raw materials. This situation may cause material short ages that endanger the development, production, or post-production support capability of the weapon system or equipment. Certainly, an ideal approach to such a pervasive problem would seem to hinge on being proactive, in essence solving obsolescence problems before they have an impact.
An efficient, proactive DMSMS management process is critical to providing more effective, affordable, and operationally ready systems by increasing availability and supportability. This is in line with the TLCSM and PBL tenets. On contracts invoking PBL, where a contractor provides logistics support, the contractor must be required to initiate and maintain a proactive DMSMS Program. The contractor is then held bound by contract requirements for sound DMSMS practices that are integrated into all phases of the acquisition process pertaining to the work effort. This Guidebook provides proven examples of practices that can be initiated to attain that end.
Used when the Extent of DMSMS Problems is known. Diminishing manufacturing sources and materiel shortages (DMSMS) is the loss or impending loss of manufacturing sources, or suppliers of items, or raw materials.
POLICIES, DIRECTIVES, REGULATIONS, LAWS
AR 700-90, AR 710-1
BEST PRACTICES, LESSONS LEARNED, STORIES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, TEMPLATES, EXAMPLES, TOOLS
Required for: It occurs when the last known manufacturer ceases production on an item required to repair or build an Army system.
Required when: DMSMS can occur at any point in the life cycle of a weapon system
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