DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY HEADQUARTERS

 8725 JOHN J. KINGMAN ROAD

 FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-6221

 April 19, 2017

MEMORANDUM FOR PIPELINE MEASUREMENT PROCESS REVIEW COMMITTEE 

(PRC) MEMBERS

SUBJECT: Approved Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS) Change (ADC) 1245, 

Medical Prime Vender (MPV) Logistics Response Time (LRT). 

The attached change to DLM 4000.25, Defense Logistics Management Standards, is 

approved for implementation. 

Addressees may direct questions to Mr. Kenneth Deans, Chair, Pipeline Measurement 

PRC, Chair, email: Kenneth.Deans@dla.mil; or Ms. Tonja Daniels-Carter, email: 

Tonja.Daniels-Carter@dla.mil. Others may direct questions to their Service or Agency 

designated Pipeline Measurement PRC representative available at:

https://www.dlmso.dla.mil/eLibrary/ServicePoints/Files/members_pmprc.docx

HEIDI M. DAVEREDE

Program Manager

Enterprise Business Standards Office

Attachment

As stated 

cc: 

ODASD (SCI)
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Attachment to ADC 1245

Medical Prime Vender (MPV) Logistics Response Time (LRT)

1. ORIGINATING SERVICE/AGENCY AND POC INFORMATION:

a. Technical POC: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Headquarters J341; Stephen 

Meyer, 703-767-3524, e-mail: Stephen.E.Meyer@dla.mil. 

b. Functional POC: Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS) Program 

Office, J62KC (LMARS) PRC Chair, Kenneth Deans, 703-767-2611, e-mail: 

Kenneth.Deans@dla.mil. 

2. FUNCTIONAL AREA:

a. Primary/Secondary Functional Area: Pipeline Measurement

b. Primary/Secondary Functional Process: Order Management Metrics and Analysis

3. REFERENCES:

a. DLM 4000.25, Defense Logistics Management Standards, Volume 6, Logistics 

Systems Interoperability Support Services; Chapter 4, Pipeline Measurement

b. DLM 4000.25-4, Defense Automatic Addressing System (DAAS)

4. APPROVED CHANGE(S):

a. Brief Overview of Change: This change replaces the current default two day 

Medical Prime Vendor (MPV) Logistics Response Time (LRT) with actual LRT in the 

Logistics Metrics Analysis Reporting System (LMARS). LMARS will calculate the actual LRT 

from the date the MPV order is placed to when the order is delivered. 

b. Background:

(1) The LMARS Key Report Reference Table G (DAAS LMARS web page) 

provides the definition for computation of MPV LRT. The current LRT definition for 

computation for MPV orders is the document (order) date plus two days for each line order in 

the data feed. Data is processed based on a 98 percent delivery within 2 days. Only Total 

Order-Receipt time and numbers are calculated. This computation does not reflect actual MPV 

LRT. 

(2) The Government Accounting Office identified several shortfalls in the 

supply chain metrics data accuracy and reliability within DOD. To address those and similar 

criticisms of the monitoring of supply chain metrics, the Office of the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration (ODASD (SCI)) analyzed MPV LRT and 

determined that changing the current practice of assigning an average of two days for MPV 
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order fulfillment to calculating the actual time from the date when the order was placed until the 

date the order was delivered, would produce more accurate and reliable MPV response time

data.

c. Approved Change in Detail: This change revises the computation and definition of 

MPV LRT in the Key Report Reference Tables, Table G (DAAS LMARS webpage) for end of 

month LMARS Major Reports. It changes the MPV LRT time for fulfillment of MPV orders 

from a default value of two days per order, to the actual number of days from the time the order 

was established until the date the order was delivered. Currently, DAAS receives the MPV data 

from DLA Troop Support by the means of a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) data feed. 

The feed is a user defined file in a delimited format providing one month’s MPV orders. This 

format does not contain any MILSTRIP transactions. LMARS will use the Delivery_Date minus 

the Order_Date in the feed to calculate the actual MPV LRT. The current definition for MPV 

computation in the Key Report Reference Tables, Table G says: “Receipt date is the document 

(order) date plus 2 (two) for each line order. Data is processed based on 98 percent delivery 

within 2 days. Only Total Order-Receipt time and numbers are calculated.” This DLMS change 

updates that definition in the Key Report Reference Tables, Table G to say: “MPV LRT is the 

delivery date for each line minus the order date. Only Total Order-Receipt time is calculated.”

d. Revisions to DLM 4000.25 Manual: No changes are required to the DLM 4000.25 

manuals. This change does require an update to the Key Report Reference Tables, Table G, on 

the DAAS LMARS webpage (see 9.d., below). 

e. Approved Transaction Flow: This change does not alter the transaction flows. 

f. Alternatives: None 

5. REASON FOR CHANGE:

a. To support ODASD (SCI) planning and agreement on recommendations for present 

and future supply chain performance issues, evaluation, analysis methodologies, and 

interpretations of results.

b. To change metrics submitted for MPV transportation times from a standard default 

time of two days, to the actual time in days.

6. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES:

a. Advantages: Enables calculation of actual MPV logistic response time.

b. Disadvantages: None.

7. ESTIMATED TIME LINE/IMPLEMENTATION TARGET: DAAS to provide 

implementation date once the DLMS Program Manager signs the ADC and it is published.

8. ESTIMATED SAVINGS/COST AVOIDANCE ASSOCIATED WITH 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CHANGE: There are no known cost savings or avoidance 

associated with this change. 
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9. IMPACT:

a. New DLMS Data Elements: None

b. Changes to DLMS Data Elements: None

c. Automated Information Systems (AIS): None

d. DAAS: Requires programming update. Definition change to the LMARS Key 

Report Reference Table G (DAAS LMARS web page) for computation of MPV LRT. (“MPV 

LRT is the delivery date for each line minus the order date. Only Total Order-Receipt time is 

calculated.”). 

e. Non-DLM 4000.25 Series Publications: None.

10. PDC 1245 RESPONSE/COMMENT TABLE:

Originator Response/Comment Disposition

1. US Air Force Concur without comment. Noted.

2. US Army Concur without comment. Noted.

3. US Marine Corp Concur without comment. Noted.

4. DAAS Concur without comment. Noted.

5. USTRANSCOM Concur without comment. Noted. 

6. USSOCOM Concur without comment. Noted. 

7. USCG Concur without comment. Noted. 

8. GSA Concur without comment. Noted. 

9. SCI Concur without comment. Noted. 

10. US Navy Concur without comment. Noted. 

11. DLA J341 Concur without comment. Noted.