DoD Shipping Container Management

Mr. Mark LaRue12 October 2017

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Session: G; 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm, Thursday, 12 October 2017

Title: DOD shipping container management

AgendaContainer Management DefinedContainer UseRolesSystemsRequirementsProcessesInitiativesTrainingConclusion

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from DODI 4500.57

The planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and executing the functions and responsibilities required to provide for positive and effective use of DoD and Military Department-owned, -leased, or -

controlled ISO containers. This includes functions and responsibilities of life cycle asset and operational management supporting the full

spectrum of operations

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Readiness

Safety

Property accountability

Cost management; cost avoidance

Efficiency

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$2B = total value of DoD container fleet $3,207 = Minimum purchase for a 20ft GP USC carrier container $729 = average Army maintenance cost per container $22 / day = daily detention cost per day for 20ft GP container 288,086 = number of DoD-owned ISO containers

Army 206,502; USMC 41,961; Navy 18,507; Air Force 21,116 9,986 = number of containers leased by DOD in FY14 2,537 = number of JCM users 96% = DOD containers onhand inventoried in CENTCOM Aug 17 118% = increased use - Container Return Module (Jan 16-Aug 17)

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By ownership• DOD• Carrier• Lessor

By DOD use• Service-owned• Unit• Program

By function• General purpose, reefer, flatrack, tank, chassis

By size• SIXCON/QUADCON/

TRICON/BICON• 20ft• 40ft (incl. High Cube)• 45ft; other sizes

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Transportation (inter, intratheater) Special (Force Provider, BEAR etc) Prepositioned (for future use) Temporary warehousing Shelter Storage

• Secure storage• Unit equipment• Cold storage

Housing Offices Force protection Mortuary affairs Basic structural uses (e.g. inspection

area, towers) Septic tank Swimming pool

Reference new JP 4-04 re: applicable contingency use

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Unit deployments for operations and exercises Ammunition supply/resupply Sustainment; contingency and routine Redeployment Retrograde Foreign Military Sales Training Prepositioning

All supported by different types of containers with different owners

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Joint Staff; OSD Service Headquarters Joint Intermodal Working Group Service Container Managers Global Container Manager (under DPO) Theater Container Manager Country Container Authority Regional or Area Container Manager (if applicable) Container Control Officer

Direct Chain of Command carries more weight, greater influence

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Requestor Provider End user Owner Yard manager Inspector

Maintenance Transporter Container Control Officer Country Container Authority Regional/Theater manager Service/Agency manager

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Training documents available in system – to include ‘slide outs’ Online incl. Army Blackboard Training available via SDDC CM training app;

Army Training Network App Training slides Defense Collaboration Service Teleconference Face to face Includes pre-deployment training;

DAC AMMO-43

Army Blackboard

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Jane Doe!

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PAT• Carrier invoice submission and

COR verification

• Track Container Detention by COCOM, country, agency etc

• ITV search; see container lifecycle, EDI events

• Delay reporting and management

• Report empty container availability and pickup

• Contractor container inventory data

JCM• Container receive

• Container ship

• Container inventory reporting

• Advanced reports by COCOM, DODAAC etc

• Advanced search

• Container update

• Movement monitoring

• Location, Contact searches

ACAMS• ISO Registry; enduring database

of DOD containers

• AIDPMO maintenance management

• Container ship and receive (legacy capability)

• ACAMS mobile

• Leasing module

• Container update

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JCM Leasing Module• Lease cost estimates• Advanced leased container reports; robust performance documentation

Container Request and Sourcing• Enables container requests including immediate cost and availability data• Supports finding most cost effective, operationally feasible solution

Training Module• Training material; supports requests, upload of training certificates and

data• Training vs performance reports

Container Control Officer Management Module• Manager oversight of designated CCOs and their status, location status etc.• User role management; tie in CCO to training to container data

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Universal Service Contract DOD Master Lease Contract DODI 4500.57 JP 4-09 JP 4-04 DTR MIL-STD-3037

COCOM policies IICL-6 AR 56-4 OPNAVINST 4680.1 AFI 21-201 AFI 24-203 MCO 4690.1

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(some) More Interpretive Inspection Areas

What can be used to fill in a crack or a hole?

Is there an applicable torque for something determined to be “loose”?

What is a gouge ?

How is “legible” defined? By each inspector?

What is “delamination”?

What does “deformed” mean?

What is considered “degraded”?

Is temporary repair allowed?

Is there a strength requirement for determining if a door is “seized’?

How is a “twist” measured?What is an “abrasion”?

Does a “warp” have a measurement?

How deep does a scratch have to be in order to be defined as a “cut”?

Are planks, boards and plywood sheets all considered the same?

Should you measure a stain?

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DOD maintenance done via units, installations, or central programs• CSC inspections are done globally at hundreds of locations

DOD’s MIL-STD-3037 dated 27 January 2017• Effectively replaces MIL-HDBK-138B

Periodic inspection vs. continuous examination programs Commercial standards (CIC, IICL…) vs MIL-STD-3037 Tolerances Inspector judgment Cargo worthy grade vs Ammo grade

IICL-6 “there are damage conditions that are impossible to unambiguously standardize”

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Management at ALL levels ensures:

Units are ready to deploy Cargo not frustrated

(*due to containers)

No injuries or fatalities(*due to containers)

Procurements, Leases are:• Done only as needed• Lowest possible cost• Compliant with US law

Ammunition can be shipped on demand and safely

Minimal detention costs Cost effective transportation

solutions Property is accounted for Efficient loading and movement at

time of need Safe, effective, efficient

maintenance Containers are an asset, not a

burden

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Avoiding this…

and this…and this…

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Leasing

ISO number issuance

Invoicing

Payment

Procurement

Loading/unloading

Maintenance (inspect, repair)

Buyout

Inventory

Ship/Receive

Stenciling/restenciling

(Re)positioning

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Policy and regulations, contracts are the foundation for enduring improvement

Collect all data possible Cannot make decisions or influence behavior without data – you

can’t manage what you can’t see Automation is key, but can’t resolve everything Leader emphasis is as important as training Consistent engagement needed at all levels Container management is not just a wartime task Critical during peacetime; always be ready for the next fight

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Consistency and volume of container reporting Automated asset visibility

Automation supporting field users System-supported process oversight Steady funding and regular investment in fleet Data uniformity/integrity across DOD User knowledge base 100% adherence to regulations and common procedures Communication, collaboration between DOD container managers

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Enhanced leasing process JCM fielding; increased use System-supported Training and Container Control Officer

management Regional training Link with Service property books Formalized, comprehensive maintenance arrangements Consistent recapitalization Process efficiencies etc

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Army Centrally-Managed fleet recapitalization

Army Centrally-Managed fleet size determination

DOD container inventory reporting, including readiness

Container detention monitoring; carrier container reporting

2018 DOD Container Master Lease Contract

Training

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DOD has a robust container management program

• We’ve made progress but there’s work to be done

Embrace change; system, processes enhancements

Leader emphasis is key!

Inventory reporting needs to improve

Readiness! #1 purpose of DOD’s containers: support rapid deployment and sustainment of the force

DOD cannot effectively accomplish its mission without containers

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JCM System HelpdeskDSN: 770-5222

Email: usarmy.scott.sddc.mbx.g6-jcm-helpdesk@mail.mil

JCM Program Management OfficeSDDC Global Container Management

Scott AFB, IL 62225DSN: 770-5383/6824

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Questions

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