Navy saving big with new approach to global supply chain

Published: Aug. 12, 2021, 2:56 p.m.

The Navy is taking a more holistic view of its global supply chain \u2013 and it\u2019s saved hundreds of millions of dollars in the process. The recently launched Naval Supply Systems Command is focused on bringing commercial best practices into the Navy\u2019s decisions about supplying spare parts and maintaining weapons systems. One way to do that is to assign dollar values to mission-capable weapons systems, so officials can track their return on investment for every readiness dollar they spend. For how the effort is going, Federal News Network's Jared Serbu spoke with the commander of Naval Supply Systems Command, Rear Admiral Pete Stamatopoulos.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices