Professional Development

Life Cycle Logistics Career Field Quick Links

• 2016 Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Awards New!
• USD(AT&L) Memorandum “Expansion of International Acquisition Career Path” (2 Sep 14)
• Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness (L&MR) Memo "Product Support Manager Career Development Roadmap" (26 May 15)
• Principal Deputy ASD(L&MR) Memorandum “Recommended Continuous Learning Opportunities for the Life Cycle Logistics Career Field" (31 Dec 15)
• Leadership Center of Excellence
• Life Cycle Logistics Career Field Gateway
• Life Cycle Logistics Career Field Overview
• Life Cycle Logistics Career Field Overview Video (top right side of screen)
• Life Cycle Logistics Career Field Recommended Reading List
• Life Cycle Logistics References (LOG CoP Resources & Tools Page)
• Product Support Key Definitions
• Product Support, Life Cycle Logistics & Performance Based Logistics Articles
• U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) Workforce Guidebook
• U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School Logistics Dictionary

Service/Agency Points of Contact

• Defense Acquisition Workforce Support Office (DoD Components outside the Military Departments)
• Air Force Acquisition
• Army Director of Acquisition Career Management (DACM)
• Department of the Navy Director of Acquisition Career Management (DACM)
• Acquisition Workforce Career Management

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Logistics Education

Note: These links are provided as a public service for the defense acquisition workforce; inclusion of non-DoD organizations and institutions does not constitute an endorsement by either the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) or the Department of Defense (DoD), nor should this list be considered all-inclusive.

In addition, DAU has established strategic partnerships with nearly 100 colleges and universities, including many of the institutions listed here. These partnership arrangements allow DoD defense acquisition workforce members to transfer DAU course work toward college and university degrees and certificates. While each partnership is unique, the objective of this partnership program is to provide opportunities to maximize academic accomplishments by receiving credit for DAU courses toward an undergraduate, graduate, or certificate program offered by a strategic partner. To help find a program that suits your needs, DAU maintains an online interactive DAU Strategic Partnership page. Here you can search for specific partnership programs.

Clicking on the name of a university listed at the site will take you to either the university's webpage where you can view the degrees and certificates offered, or (if the university is part of the University Alliance® agreement with DAU) to the University Alliance® website to view certificates, baccalaureate degrees or graduate degrees available, including institutions that offer supply chain management, distribution, strategic sourcing, or logistics programs.

• Air Force Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL)
• Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
• Air University (AU)
• Army Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL)
• Air War College
• Army Logistics University (ALU)
• Army War College
• Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems (CCALS)
• Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Logistics Training
• Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
• Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute
• Institute for Defense & Business (IDB)
• Institute for Logistical Management
• Joint Staff J4 Joint Logistics Education "Intellipedia"
• Logistics Education - Air Force Institute of Technology
• Logistics Education - University of Alaska, Anchorage
• Logistics Education - American Military University
• Logistics Education - American Public University (APU) Transportation and Logistics Management
• Logistics Education - Army Logistics University
• Logistics Education - Arizona State University
• Logistics Education - Auburn University Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - Auburn University Aviation & Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - Bellevue University Logistics & Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - University of California Irvine Supply Chain 24/7
• Logistics Education - Capella University Global Operations Supply Chain
• Logistics Education - Central Michigan University Logistics Management
• Logistics Education - Clark State Community College Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - Clark State Community College Logistics & Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - Colorado Technical University Masters in Logistics Management
• Logistics Education - Colorado Technical University Logistics & Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - University of Dayton Operations & Supply Management
• Logistics Education - Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Aviation Business & Aviation Maintenance
• Logistics Education - Florida Institute of Technology Logistics Management
• Logistics Education - George Mason University Transportation Policy Operations & Logistics
• Logistics Education - Georgia College Master of Logistics & Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - Georgia Institute of Technology
• Logistics Education - Howard University
• Logistics Education - Indiana State University Operations & Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - Indiana University Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - University of Kentucky Marketing & Supply Chain
• Logistics Education - Longwood University – Endorsement in Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - University of Maryland University College Acquisition and Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - University of Maryland
• Logistics Education - Michigan State University
• Logistics Education - Old Dominion University (ODU) - Maritime and Supply Chain Management Major
• Logistics Education - Pennsylvania State University
• Logistics Education - University of San Francisco
• Logistics Education - Santa Clara University Supply Chain Management & Analytics
• Logistics Education - Sinclair College Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - Stevens Institute of Technology
• Logistics Education - University of Tennessee
• Logistics Education - Trident University Logistics & Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Supply Chain Management & Analytics
• Logistics Education - Virginia State University (VSU) Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - Virginia Tech Operations & Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - University of Washington Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics
• Logistics Education - Webster University - Procurement and Acquisitions Management
• Logistics Education - Webster University - U.S. Army Combined Logistics Captains Career Course
• Logistics Education - William & Mary Mason School of Business – Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - Wright State University Masters in Logistics & Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Education - Wright State University Bachelors in Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Training/Certificate - University of Alabama Huntsville Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Training/Certificate - Boston University Supply Chain Management Graduate Certificate
• Logistics Training/Certificate - University of California Irvine Extension Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Training/Certification - Defense Logistics Agency Training Center
• Logistics Training/Certification - Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) Distributed Learning [CAC Required]
• Logistics Training/Certification - Joint Deployment Training Center
• Logistics Training/Certification - Joint Forces Staff College
• Logistics Training/Certificate - University of Kentucky Lean Logistics
• Logistics Training/Certificate - Lawrence Technical University Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Training/Certificate - University of Maryland University College Acquisition & Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Training/Certificate - Michigan State University Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Training/Certification - Old Dominion University (ODU) Maritime, Ports and Logistics Management Certification
• Logistics Training/Certification - Pennsylvania State University
• Logistics Training/Certification - Richard Bland College of William & Mary
• Logistics Training/Certification - U.S. Army Transportation School
• Logistics Training/Certification - U.S. Navy Supply Corps School
• Marine Corps Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL)
• National Defense University (NDU)
• Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
• Naval War College
• NAVSEA Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Training Site
• NAVSEA Acquisition Process Overview (NAPO) Training
• NAVSEA Regional Maintenance Center (RMC) Workforce Development/Training
• NAVSEA Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) School Basic & Reserve Courses
• NAVSEA Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Training
• NAVSEA Logistics Portal on NKO [CAC Required]
• Navy Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL)
• Navy e-Learning [CAC Required]
• Navy iNAVY Training Center
• Navy iNAVSEA Training NAVSEA Workforce Development Branch
• Navy Principles of NAVSEA Logistics (PNL) [CAC Required]
• Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Supply and Transportation Fellows Program
• Performance Based Logistics Community of Practice (PBL CoP) Training Site
• Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) Education: The University of Tennessee
• "Science of Logistics" Reliability, Maintainability and Supportability (RMS) Training Modules
• University Alliance®
• University of Warwick (UK) Collaborative Leadership Professional & Executive Program
• U.S. Air Force Air Education & Training Command (AETC)
• U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM)
• U.S. Army Enterprise Lifelong Learning Center
• U.S. Army Materiel Command Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA) Training
• U.S. Army Quartermaster School
• U.S. Army Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
• U.S. Marine Corps Training & Education Command - Logistics Training

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Professional Organizations

Note: This multi-disciplinary list of professional organizations is provided as a public service for the defense acquisition workforce; inclusion of non-DoD organizations and institutions does not constitute an endorsement by either the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) or the Department of Defense (DoD), nor should this list be considered all-inclusive. For additional information, see also “Relations with Non-Federal Entities”.

• AFCEA - The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
• Air Force Association (AFA)
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• American Management Association (AMA)
• American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)
• American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)
• American Society for Quality (ASQ)
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
• American Society of Transportation and Logistics (AST&L)
• Association of Configuration & Data Management (ACDM)
• Association of the US Army (AUSA)
• Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Institute
• Council of Logistics Engineering Professionals (CLEP)
• Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
• Defense Acquisition University Alumni Association (DAUAA)
• Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP) Professional Organization Links
• Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA)
• Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute
• Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST)
• Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits (IPC)
• Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
• Logistics Officer Association (LOA)
• Marine Corps League
• Military Operational Research Society (MORS)
• Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Working Group 17: Logistics, Reliability and Maintainability
• National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
• NDIA Configuration and Data Management (CDM) Professional Certification Program
• National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA)
• National Institute of Packaging, Handling, and Logistics Engineers (NIPHLE)
• Navy League of the United States
• Precision Strike Association (PSA)
• Project Management Institute (PMI)
• SAE International
• Supply Chain Council (SCC)
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
• Society of Reliability Engineers (SRE)
• Society for Technical Communication (STC)
• SOLE - The International Society of Logistics
• Transportation Institute
• University of Maryland Smith School Logistics Organization Links
• Warehousing Education & Research Council (WERC)

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