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# R&D Military Unique Sustainment Technology

                Military Unique Sustainment Technology                            Military Unique Sustainment Technology                            Military Unique Sustainment Technology information paper            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: Amber McSherryVIRIN: 200924-D-HW629-070

DLA Research & Development's Military Unique Sustainment Technology program is an industrial preparednessmanufacturing technology program that promotes manufacturing and logistics improvements in troop support clothing and textiles issues. The MUST program focuses on establishing a knowledge-based approach to collaborate on development and acquisition of combat uniforms and individual equipment. MUST is researching and developing knowledge-based technologies to re-engineer the joint process and product, and to develop the foundation platform that enables technical data modernization.

## Innovation & Technology

                              - Process re-engineering to streamline joint processes
                              - Semantic web technology for modeling text based technical requirements
                              - Knowledge-based approach for integrated supply chain functions and capabilities
                              - Application program interface with neutral data formats for seamless digital data model integration

## Strategic Thrusts

                              -  Collaborative Technical Requirements Management 
                              -  Semantic Based Military Uniform Item Technical Data Representation 

## Program Challenge

**Widely Distributed Manual Technical Data Requirements** - Combat item technical requirements are documented in a complicated web of DOD, government, and industry specifications. The top tier reference lower tier documents. Industry is responsible for compliance. 

## Benefits

                              - Streamlining vendor level-of-effort associated with military uniform-related procurement
                              - Overall quality improvement
                              - Eliminate errors, omission, and uncertainties in uniform specifications

## Partners

                              - U.S. CoastGuard
                              - U.S. Navy
                              - Industries and Test Labs
                              - DLA Troop Support Clothing & Textiles
                              - DLA Troop Support Product Test Center
                              - U.S. Marines
                              - U.S. Army
                              - U.S. Air Force

## Accomplishments & Ongoing Efforts

                              - Successful working prototype and functional requirements document                                  - Stakeholders' testing and validation
                                - Initiating vendor rollout for final transition 
                              - Implementation scheduled and budgeted for FY23
                              - Converted 50% of relevant C&T documents to ISO Level 3/4 as the foundation of the digital model library

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