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Announcement of 2016 DoD annual DMSMS awards.

Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS)/Obsolescence is defined as the loss or impending loss of manufacturers of items, suppliers of items or suppliers of raw material that occurs when manufacturers of items or raw material suppliers discontinue production. DMSMS may occur at any phase of the life cycle of a system and must be monitored down to the lowest repairable level of the system. DMSMS impacts have the potential to severely impact weapons systems cost, schedule, and performance. This is attributed to rapid changes in item or material technology, production support requirements, foreign source competition, federal environmental or safety requirements, and limited availability or increasing cost of items and raw material supplies. DMSMS problems are an increasing concern as weapon system service life increases and product life-cycle time decreases. The problem is further complicated by the reduction in the industrial base dedicated to military equipment. In the past, programs have predominantly addressed DMSMS issues through an independent reactionary process. This has lead to poor response times and escalating DMSMS costs for each program. This DMSMS SWP outlines how to create a proactive DMSMS Management Program that: Ensures that all parts and material to produce or repair the platform are available Reduces, or controls, Total Ownership Cost (TOC) Minimizes Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM) cost Eliminates, or at least minimizes, reactive DMSMS actions Evaluates design alternatives Provides for risk mitigation as it applies to DMSMS Evaluates more than one approach to resolve DMSMS issues Collects metrics to monitor process effectiveness NAVAIR’s Industrial & Logistics Maintenance Planning/Sustainment Department (AIR 6.7) is committed to delivering quality products to its customers and embracing continuous process improvement. In this regard, it is expected that all AIR 6.7 employees will use this SWP during system acquisition and will continuously look for opportunities for improvement of our processes and products. Use of this SWP by other logisticians is encouraged.

The Jan/Mar 2010 issue of the Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Journal features: New Synergies between Systems Engineering and DMSMS Counterfeit Parts Safeguards and Reporting Interagency Pilot Study Evolves to Building Network-Centric Supplier Cities Defense Standardization Program Journal Featuring DMSMS Reference Link: DSP Journal (http://www.dsp.dla.mil/Publications/DSP-Journal/)

DoDM 4245.15, Management of Dminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages

2021 DMSMS Awards- Individual- Robinson Taveras

DMSMS Achievement Award 2019

Award Citation for 2017 Team Achievement Award - MK 41 - Vertical Launch System working Group -- MK 41 VLS WG

Since 2008, the Defense Standardization Program Journal has devoted three separate issues entirely to the topic of Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS). The are available in the archived section the DSP Journal website, or can be accessed directly at: Defense Standardization Program Journal – Special DMSMS (Apr – Jun 2008) Defense Standardization Program Journal - Special DMSMS Issue (Jan-Mar 2010) Defense Standardization Program Journal – Special DMSMS Issue (July-Sep 2014) (see file below) . Reference Link: Defense Standardization Program Journal Magazine (http://www.dsp.dla.mil/Publications/DSP-Journal/)