DoD Vision for UID

The Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics envisions UID will be useful throughout the DoD enterprise to:

• Achieve a lower cost of item management as a result of being able to consistently capture the value of items purchased, control items during their use, and combat the counterfeiting of parts
• Improve item availability and reduce frustrated freight as a result of an increased availability of data, more efficient item management, and increased asset visibility
• Capitalize on evolving best commercial practices in asset visibility and traceability
• Improve long-term inventory management and strategic purchasing as a result of more accurate and available data
• Achieve clean audit opinions on the Property, Plant and Equipment and Operating Materials and Supplies portions of DoD financial statements