DLA Supplier Collaboration

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DLA - Supplier Collaboration

• Paul Woodlief
• Aviation Collaboration Program Lead
• DSCR-BA
• November 6, 2008

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EBS Supplier Collaboration

• Supplier Collaboration (Web-based)
• Collaboration is a process of sharing time-based
  quantitative/qualitative information between DLA
  and its applicable Suppliers
• Goal
• The goal of the Supplier Collaboration Process is
  to facilitate communication and partnering
  between the DLA and its Suppliers in order to
  reduce uncertainty in the supply planning process

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Benefits from Supplier Collaboration

• Intangible Benefits (Achieved Short Term)
• Web-based Data sharing/data visibility window
  into our world
• Better understanding of each others planning
  processes and job roles
• Maintain plant production
• Improved DLA/Supplier Relationship enhances
  partnership and trust
• Tangible benefits will be realized in the
  long-term
• Proactive Planning vs. Reactive Planning
  /Collaboration reduces uncertainty..uncertainty
  costs money
• Reduction in investment in inventories and raw
  material
• Reduction in unplanned events that raise the
  bottom line
• Reduce Expedites Overtime the need for
  emergency runs
• Better on-time delivery
• Better Customer Satisfaction Numbers ( Improved
  Readiness of the Warfighter)

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Supplier Requirements Visibility Application
(SRVA) Tool

• SRVA provides 24 months of Projected Purchase
  Orders (PPOs) by NIIN, FSC
• Originally designed for Competitive Items (coded
  with Acquisition Method Codes (AMC) 1 and 2) only
• Free and open access not IA compliant
• As promised at the last SEPRT, the Collaboration
  Program Team modified SRVA to include Sole Source
  Items (AMC 3, 4 and 5)
• Sole-Source SRVA Phase 1 functionality (FSC/NIIN
  query) delivered 9 July 2009 for SSA partners
• Sole-Source SRVA Phase 2 w/NIIN download-to-Excel
  functionality delivered 8 Aug 2008
• Access via DIBBS login/password IA compliant
• 12 SSA Partners trained to date
• Refreshed the beginning of each month for all
  AMCs
• Currently operational on the DIBBS website.
  https//www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil

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Supplier Requirements Visibility Application
(SRVA) Phase 3

• SSA Partners will have accounts tailored to
  their specific CAGE Codes
• Phase 3 will replace Manugistics Supplier
  Collaborate Retrofit that was planned for late
  May 2009 release
• One-stop shop will prevent us from having to
  get system access to a new system and learn how
  to use it
• Phase 3 will deliver the following data elements
  that were planned for Manugistics Supplier Collab
  Retrofit
• FSC
• NIIN
• Sales Unit of Issue
• Item Description
• Part Number
• Total Stock On Hand Quantity (SOH)
• Total Purchase Orders Quantity
• Total Purchase Requests Quantity
• Acquisition Method Code (AMC)
• Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC)
• Acquisition Advice Code (AAC)
• Channel
• RMC
• ICG
• System Change Request completed awaiting PCE

• Supply Chain
• Profit Center
• Supply Planner ID (if available)
• Buyer ID (if available)
• Weapons System Indicator Code (WSIC)
• Acquisition Lead Time (ALT)
• Production Lead Time (PLT)
• Manufacturers Vendor CAGE
• Vendor Description
• CollabSw
• ProvisioningSw
• SPRSw
• 24 months worth of Planned Purchase Orders (PPO)
  data / Supply Plan by Month

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Questions?