PBL and Product Support Articles and Reports

This "Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Articles Library" (immediately after the disclaimer below) contains perhaps the most extensive and comprehensive array available of PBL and related product support & life cycle management articles, reports, white papers and related documents dating from 1998 until the present. Check back often - this site is regularly updated with new content and materials. Note: For additional key PBL-related policies, guidance, and reports since 1997, encourage you to also visit the PBL Journey site located in The Basics section of this PBL Community of Practice (PBL CoP).

Disclaimer: All articles listed here are provided for informational purposes to enhance the professional development of the defense acquisition workforce, and their inclusion here should not in any way be considered as endorsement by the Defense Acquisition University or the Department of Defense. This list should NOT under any circumstances be considered as being complete or all-encompassing and is in no intended to imply endorsement of the views or works of any particular article, author, organization, or publication. Although users are encouraged to suggest additions of articles to be added to this repository, there is no intent to endorse any particular article or report listed or to discredit any article or report that may not be listed. Users are encouraged to conduct their own verification of the information prior to its use. Reliance on or use of the information provided here is solely at the user's own risk. Note that all publications appearing on the DAU website, specifically articles cited here that were originally published in Defense AT&L Magazine (now Defense Acquisition Magazine) and the Acquisition Research Journal, are works of the U.S. government (prepared by an officer or employee, including contractors, of the U.S. government as part of official duties or contract) unless otherwise noted in the magazine or journal in which they were originally published. Works of the U.S. Government are not subject to U.S. copyright laws and, therefore, can be reproduced in whole or in part. Credit must be given to DAU and to the author(s) of all reproduced publications.

2024 Articles & Reports

Performance-Based Logistics: Strategies, Solutions, and Arrangements (Defense Acquisition Magazine, Mar/Apr 2024)

2023 Articles & Reports

LaPlante: DoD ‘Not Walking Away’ from an F-35 Performance-Based Logistics Contract (Air & Space Forces Magazine, 12 December 2023)
F-35 Aircraft: DoD and the Military Services Need to Reassess the Future Sustainment Strategy (GAO-23-105341, 21 September 2023)
The Effectiveness of Performance-Based Contracting in the Defence Sector: A Systematic Literature Review (Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 9 September 2023)
Boeing Starts Adapting PBL Deals for Contested Logistics Era (Aviation Week, 14 July 2023)
Lockheed Eyes Performance-Based Logistics Deal for F-35 by End of 2023 (Defense News, 4 April 2023)
A Qualitative Study Exploring the Interest of Non-Government Organizations for Participation in Performance-Based Logistics (PBL)(Doctoral Dissertation, February 2023)
Quality Investment as a Catalyst for Successful Performance-Based Contracts: A Relational View Perspective (Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 12 January 2023)

2022 Articles & Reports

Performance-Based Contracting: Past, Present, and Future (SSRN, 24 June 2022)
Organizational Change Considerations for Implementation of Performance-Based Logistics Contracts (Naval Postgraduate School, 2 May 2022)
CAF Sustainment Operations: PBL, Metrics, and a Team-Based Management Plan as the Arbiters of Good Behaviour (Canadian Forces College, 2022)
F-35 Sustainment (GAO-22-105995, 22 April 2022)
Boeing Signs Performance-Based Logistics Contracts with South Korea ((C) Aviation Week, 16 February 2022)
Decreasing E-waste through Reliability Enhancement Encouraged by Performance-Based Contracting (International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 2 February 2022)

2021 Articles & Reports

Product Support - The Key to Warfighter Readiness (Defense Acquisition Magazine, Nov 2021)
New DoD Policy and Guidance for Product Support Management (DAU News, Nov 2021)
A Framework to Integrate Prognostics and Health Management into Performance-Based Logistics (IOP Conference Series, 2021)

Applicability of Performance-Based Logistics to Brazilian Armed Forces' Contracting Process Improvements (Naval Post Graduate School thesis, Jun 2020)
Supply Chain Collaboration in Performance-Based Contracting: An Empirical Study (International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 29 Apr 2020)
Inherent Jeopardy of Performance Based Contracting Metrics: A Simulation Experiment (AFIT thesis, Mar 2020)
GKN to Continue Gripen Engine Support (GKN, 7 Jan 2020)

2019 Articles & Reports

An Evaluation of Mature Performance-Based Logistics Programs (Naval Post Graduate School Acquisition Research Program, May 2019)
Understanding the Impacts of Length of the Contract and Fleet Size on Spare Parts Level and Reliability Investments in Performance-based Contracting (© OSCM, 2019)
Contracting Outsourced Services with Collaborative Key Performance Indicators (© Journal of Operations Management, Mar 2019)
Framing Contractual Performance Incentives: Effects on Supplier Behaviour (Must Request Access) (© International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Jan 2019)

2018 Articles & Reports

A Mixed Methodology Approach to Extend Understanding of the Success Factors of Performance-Based Contracting (University of North Texas Digital Library, August, 2018)
Use of Incentives in Performance-Based Logistics Contracting (© Center for Strategic & International Studies [CSIS]), April 2018)
How NAVSUP Fights (see "Accelerating PBL Acquisition Excellence")(Naval Supply Corps Newsletter, Summer 2018)

2017 Articles & Reports

Competitive Strategies for Systems Acquisition & Life Cycle Management (Dayton Aerospace, 2017)
Performance-Based Logistics: An Answer to the Readiness Conundrum (National Defense Magazine, July 2017)
Innovative performance Based Logistics Program Drives Corps Efficiency, Costs (US Marine Corps, July 12, 2017)
Rethinking Defense Acquisition: Zero-Base the Regulations (War on the Rocks, January 6, 2017)
An Industry in Flux: 3 Key Trends Hitting the Defense Industry In 2017 (©IFS, January 2017)

2016 Articles & Reports

Lockheed Nabs Potential $70M Army Modification to Extend Logistics Support for Apache Sights System (©Executivebiz.com, December 23, 2016)
Changing Times and Methods at the Defense Logistics Agency (Army Sustainment Magazine, November 1, 2016)
New Approaches Emerge for Performance-Based Logistics (©National Defense Magazine, August, 2016)
Raytheon Company Gets First Commercial Performance-Based Logistics Contract from RUAG (©Yahoo! Finance, July 29, 2016)
Farnborough: BAE Wins 10-year Typhoon Support Deal (©Flight Global.com, July 15, 2016)
Boeing Defense CEO Not Banking on Fighters (©Aviation Week Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 9, 2016)
British Defense Ministry Continues To Pioneer Transformation of Military Logistics (©Lexington Institute, May 19, 2016)
Transforming Military Support Processes from Logistics to Supply Chain Management (Army Sustainment Magazine, March-April 2016)
Performance Based Logistics—What’s Stopping Us? (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2016)
Something for Nothing—“Cash Flow” as a Contract Incentive (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2016)
One-stop shop for storage and distro saves time, money (Army.mil, February 2016)
Applying forgotten lessons in field reliability data analysis to performance-based support contracts (Engineering Management Journal, 2016)
A Review of Selected International Aircraft Spares Pooling Programs: Lessons Learned for F-35 Spares Pooling (©RAND Corporation, 2016)
After Combat Aircraft Roll Off Assembly Line, Logistics Headaches Begin (National Defense Magazine, January 11, 2016)

2015 Articles & Reports

Getting the Best Value in a Source Selection (Defense AT&L Magazine, November-December 2015)
The Myth of Data Rights (Defense AT&L Magazine, November-December 2015)
Performance-Based Logistics: A Process Analysis for the Defense Logistics Agency (Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), October 16, 2015)
Balancing Incentives and Risks in Performance-Based Contracts (Defense Acquisition Research Journal, October 2015)
Eliminating Requirements Imposed on Industry Where Costs Exceed Benefits (ASD(A) Study Report, September 29, 2015)
Sustainment and Logistics in Better Buying Power (Defense AT&L Magazine [Special BBP 3.0 Issue], July-August 2015)
Improving Tradecraft of Services Acquisition (Defense AT&L Magazine [Special BBP 3.0 Issue], July-August 2015)
Pentagon Plan to Manage F-35 Sustainment is a Good Move (©Lexington Institute, June 1, 2015)
Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress (Congressional Research Service, June 1, 2015)
Performance-Based Logistics: A Readiness Strategy Tailor Made for Austere Times (Defense AT&L Magazine, May-June 2015)
Performance and Outcome Based Contracts 2015 (The International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM) & Newcastle University Business School, May 6, 2015)
GM Could Teach DoD About The Incentives For Long-Term Contracts (© Lexington Institute, April 16, 2015)
Defense Reform by the Numbers: Four Crucial Priorities for the Next Administration (©Heritage Foundation, March 23, 2015)
Army Shifts Stance On Logistics-Support, Lowest-Price Contracts (©Inside the Pentagon’s Inside the Army, March 23, 2015)
Market for Performance-Based Logistics Grows (© National Defense Magazine, March 2015)
Pentagon Pricing Zealots Put the Screws to Pratt & Whitney (© Forbes, February 20, 2015)
Performance Based Logistics—For Achieving Affordable Readiness (Defense AT&L Magazine, January-February 2015)
The Impact of Fleet Size on Performance-Based Incentive Management (The Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2015)

2014 Articles & Reports

Performance Based Contracts: Are they Worthwhile? (The International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM), November 17, 2014)
Rethinking Competition in Defense Acquisition (©Lexington Institute, November 2014)
Industry: DOD Missing Out On Win-Win Situation That Could Save Billions (©Inside Defense, October 16, 2014)
Performance-Based Logistics Advocates Launch Re-Education Campaign (©Aviation Week, October 15, 2014)
A Systematic Use of Performance Based Logistics Will Save DoD Money (©Brookings, October 15, 2014)
Performance-Based Contracts (The International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM), October 12, 2014)
Cutting Defense Department Costs without Undermining U.S. Readiness (©Brookings, October 14, 2014)
Once Troubled C-17 Program Provides Acquisitions Lessons for Today (©National Defense Magazine, September 2014)
UAV Logistics for Life-Cycle Management (Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, August 9, 2014)
Better Buying Power A Progress Assessment from the Defense Acquisition Executive (Defense AT&L Magazine, July-August 2014)
Guidelines for Creating and Maintaining a Competitive Environment for Supplies and Services in the Department of Defense (OUSD(AT&L), August 2014)
Performance-based logistics: an illusive panacea or a concept for the future? (Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, August 2014)
Use of Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Product Support Arrangements (PSA) to Proactively Mitigate the Scourge of DMSMS (Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Journal, July-September 2014)
Innovation: Attracting and Retaining the Best of the Private Sector (Defense Business Board, July 24, 2014)
Canadian Chinook Helicopter Acquisition Offers Model for the Future (©Defense Daily Network, July 9, 2014)
Pentagon Acquisition Chief Vows PBL Revamp (©Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 26, 2014)
Why the Reluctance on Performance-Based Logistics? (©Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 25, 2014)
PBLs Work but Are Rarely Used (©Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 23, 2014) (subscription required)
Buckling Down (©Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 23, 2014) (subscription required)
Reviving PBLs (©Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 23, 2014) (subscription required)
DoD Acquisition Study: Debate Over Cost-Plus, Fixed-Price Contracts "Misguided" (©InsideDefense, June 13, 2014)
Performance of the Defense Acquisition System: 2014 Annual Report (Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, June 13, 2014)
Performance-Based Logistics Promises Savings (©National Defense, June 2014)
Report of the Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Contractor Logistics in Support of Contingency Operations (Defense Science Board, June 2014)
Performance Based Logistics (©Springer, 2014)
Performance-Based Contracting in Service Supply Chains: a Service Provider Risk Perspective (©Emerald Insight, 2014)
The Defense Life-Cycle Logistics Journey: A 10-Year Retrospective of Product Support Transformation (Defense AT&L Magazine, May-June 2014)
Selecting ERP for Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Contracting (©Aviation Week, May 19, 2014)
DoD Mulls Changes to Weapons Maintenance Contracts (©National Defense Magazine May 7, 2014)
A New "Availability-Payment" Model for Pricing Performance-based Logistics Contracts (DTIC, May 2014)
HIMARS: A High Performance PBL Case Study (Naval Postgraduate School, April 30, 2014)
Better Buying Power 4 Years On: Is It Making a Difference? (©Defense One, April 29, 2014)
Next Battle for F-35: Bring Down Operations Costs (©National Defense Magazine April 6, 2014)
Applications of Should Cost to Achieve Cost Reductions (Defense Acquisition Research Journal, April 2014)
Supporting the Fleet (Loglines DLA Magazine, March 2014)
Empirical Analysis of Human Capital, Learning Culture, and Knowledge Management as Antecedents to Organizational Performance: Theoretical and Practical Implications for Logistics Readiness Officer Force Development (Air Force Institute of Technology Thesis, March 2014)
Configuration Management Best Practices (Defense Standardization Program Journal, January-March 2014)
Anti-Counterfeit Best Practices (Defense Standardization Program Journal, January-March 2014)
Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (originally in Aerospace & Defence (ASD) News, January 30, 2014; updated in (C)Defense Industry Daily)
Supporting Britain’s Apaches: IOS and Beyond (©Defense Industry Daily Jan 29, 2014)
Performance-Based Logistics Contracts Continue To Prove Their Value (©Lexington Institute, January 17, 2014)
DoD Clashes With Suppliers Over Data Rights (©National Defense, January 2014)
Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap (Department of Defense, January 2014) - 2013-2038 no longer available; 2011-2036 URL included
Investigation into the Ratio of Operating and Support Costs to Life-Cycle Costs for DoD Weapon Systems (Defense Acquisition Research Journal, January 2014)
DoD Acquisition–To Compete or Not Compete: The Placebo of Competition (Defense Acquisition Research Journal, January 2014)

2013 Articles & Reports

Better PBL Contracts - An Analytical Approach (WPI Optimization, December 2013)
Big Ideas: Tracking Progress/Director's Guidance 2014 (Loglines DLA Magazine, November-December 2013)
DoD Issues New Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Comprehensive Guidance (Defense Acquisition Portal Life Cycle Logistics Director’s Blog, November 22, 2013)
AMMROC to Maintain UAE's Entire Air Fleet Under a PBL Contract (©Defense Industry Daily, November 20, 2013)
Rep. Thornberry "A Path for Durable Defense Reform" (CSIS, November 20, 2013)
Thornberry Remarks at CSIS: On Acquisition Reform - Congress, Heal Thyself ((C) Breaking Defense, November 18, 2013)
Video of HASC Vice Chairman on Defense Reform at Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) (C-SPAN, November 18, 2013)
Manage Defense Spending Through "Better Buying Power," Not Sequestration (©Defense One, November 13, 2013)
Performance Based Logistics in Germany: Case Studies from Defense Procurement (IPPA.org Chapter 8, November 2013)
Jumped-up JSTARS: What Future for the USAF's Ground Surveillance Planes? (©Defense Industry Daily, October 27, 2013)
Choices, Changes & Opportunities: Corporate Lessons from the Afghan R4D Exit (©Defense Industry Daily, October 23, 2013)
Are the Performance Based Logistics Prophets Using Science or Alchemy to Create Life-Cycle Affordability? Using Theory to Predict the Efficacy of Performance Based Logistics (Defense Acquisition Research Journal, Issue 67, October 2013)
When Did Being Pro-Business Become A Bad Thing? (©Lexington Institute Early Warning Blog, September 26, 2013)
Supporting Britain's Apaches: IOS (Integrated Operational Support) and Beyond (©Defense Industry Daily, September 12, 2013)
Exploring the Effectiveness of Performance-based Logistics: A Quantitative Examination (©International Journal of Operation and Logistics Management, September 2013)
CLS, ICS and PBL - A Study in Contrasts (DAU Logistics & Sustainment Center Director's Blog, August 7, 2013)
Performance-Based Logistics: Only Part of the Answer to Controlling Costs While Improving DoD Performance (Defense AT&L Magazine, July-August 2013)
Pentagon Auditors Set Their Sights on Military Spare Parts (©National Defense, July 21, 2013)
Defense Auditors: Why So Many Spare Parts? (©National Defense, July 21, 2013)
A Closed-Loop Support System for Repairable Parts Based on Performance (10th International Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM), July 17-19, 2013)
Commentary: For Want of a "Chaoplexic" View of Logistics (US Army News, July 10, 2013)
The “+Add” Model: A Proposed Strategic Framework to Create Agile High Performance Aerospace and Defense Product Support Supply Chains (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2013)
Competitive Defense Contracting (When it Makes Sense and When it Does Not) (Lexington Institute, June, 2013)
European Military MRO Is Leaving U.S. Behind (subscription required) (©Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 29, 2013)
Performance Based Contracting Research Report (Report by a Royal Canadian Air Force Student Attending Belgian Defence College, April 26, 2013)
DOD Vows To Build Workforce Know-How For Performance-Based Logistics (©InsideDefense.com, April 24, 2013)
CPOs Claim Short-term Goals Undermine Long-term Value (©Supply Chain Digital, March 31, 2013)
DOD Eyes New Performance-Based Logistics Contracts, Improved Training (©Inside Defense, March 28, 2013)
Performance-Based Negotiations: Simulation as Support for Decision Making ((c) Inbound Logistics, March 20, 2013)
Industry and Government Butt Heads Over Weapons Maintenance Contracts (©National Defense Magazine, March 2013)
DOD Doubles Down On Performance Based Logistics In Search For Savings: Can the Workforce Keep Pace? (©Inside Defense, February 28, 2013)
Air Force Contracting Office Building More Visibility into CLS Agreements (©InsideDefense.com, February 7, 2013)
AT&L Frank Kendall: Sequestration "Unconscionable"; Endorses PBLs (©Breaking Defense, February 7, 2013)
Toward a 21st Century Defense Logistics Enterprise: Balancing Effectiveness and Efficiency (©Lexington Institute, February 2013)
How Full Is the Toolbox? A Look at Product Support Analysis Tools (Defense AT&L Magazine, January-February 2013)
Good Contracts Start with Good Requirements (Defense AT&L Magazine, January-February 2013)
Public-Private Partnerships: The Key to Retaining Government and Industry Capabilities (Defense AT&L Magazine, January-February 2013)
Teamed for Success: The Imperative of Aligning Systems Engineering and Life Cycle Logistics (Defense AT&L Magazine, January-February 2013)
Lockheed Gets Apache M-TADS PNVS Performance Based Logistics Contract (©Space Daily, January 25, 2013)
Outcome-Based Contracting (The International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM), January 10, 2013)
Official: Navy Seeks to Expand PBL, Improve at Platform Level (©InsideDefense.com, January 4, 2013)
Turning Acquisition on its Head: Will the U.S. Get Serious About Performance-Based Logistics? (©Armed Forces Journal, January 2013)
The Role of Transition Contracts in Performance-Based Logistics Initiatives (Systems Engineering, Winter 2013)
Managing Operational Availability via Integrated Redundancy Allocation and Spare Parts Provisioning (Proceedings of the 2013 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, 2013)
Understanding Operational Availability in Performance-Based Logistics and Maintenance Services (Annual Reliability and Maintainability (RAMS) Symposium Proceedings, 2013)
Performance-based logistics: a portfolio for contracting military supply (International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 2013)
A Dominant Maintenance Strategy Assessment Model for Localized Third-Party Logistics Service under Performance-based Consideration (Quality Technology & Quantitative Management, 2013)

2012 Articles & Reports

Business Case Analysis and the Confounds of Innovation Driven by Performance-Based Postproduction Support Strategies (© 2012 The Pennsylvania State University & Transportation Journal, Winter 2012)
SKIOS for Sea Kings: Availability Contract Covers Through-Life Maintenance (©Defense Industry Daily, December 26, 2012)
Facing Reduced Defense Spending, the Pentagon Needs To Invest More in Predictive Logistics (©Lexington Institute Early Warning Blog, December 12, 2012)
LOG Leadership Lessons: Anticipate & Act (©Military Logistics Forum, November-December 2012)
Prospects for Outcome-Based Maintenance (©Military Logistics Forum, November-December 2012)
Better PBL Contracts - An Analytical Approach (Systecon AB & WPI Services, November 2012)
Navy's Performance-Based Logistics Experience Offers Lessons for the Private Sector (©DCVelocity, October 26, 2012)
ATTAC! Britain Hammers Out Through-Life Support Framework for Tornado Fleet (©Defense Industry Daily, October 24, 2012)
Planning Performance Based Contracts Considering Reliability and Uncertain System Usage (The Journal of the Operational Research Society, October 2012)
H-60 Tip-To-Tail Performance Based Logistics Program Case Study (The Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the University of Maryland, October 2012)
A New Look at Enablers and Barriers to Performance Based Life Cycle Product Support (PBL) Implementation (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, October 2012)
Performance-Based Logistics (DLA Loglines: Big Ideas Magazine, September-October 2012)
Cost Warrior Moneyball (Defense AT&L Magazine, September-October 2012)
In Person: Assistant Secretary of Defense (L&MR) Alan F. Estevez (Defense AT&L Magazine, September-October 2012)
BCA Framework-Policy Insights & Discussion, Second Edition (©2012 The University of Tennessee and Supply Chain Visions®, July 2012)
PBL Contracting Insights, Second Edition (©2012 The University of Tennessee and Supply Chain Visions®, July 2012)
PBL Decision Framework, First Edition (©2012 The University of Tennessee and Supply Chain Visions®, July 2012)
PBL Tenets Reference, Second Edition (©2012 The University of Tennessee and Supply Chain Visions®, July 2012)
PBL Tenets Guidebook, Second Edition (©2012 The University of Tennessee and Supply Chain Visions®, July 2012)
Defense Industry Targets $150B Weapons Maintenance Market (©National Defense, July 2012)
An Analysis of Through-Life Support - Capability Management at the U.K.’S Ministry of Defense (The Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the University of Maryland, June 2012)
24-Year, GBP 1.5B contract to Maintain UK’s Hercules Fleet (©Defense Industry Daily, May 29, 2012)
Pentagon Acquisition & Logistics Chief Underscores Support for Performance-Based Logistics (©Lexington Institute, May 2012)
Navy Pioneering a New Way of Dealing with Performance-Based Logistics (©Defense Systems, April 17, 2012)
Tug of War: Industry Pushes for Bigger Role in Air Force Sustainment, Warns of ‘Train Wreck’ (©Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine, April 2012)
Special Product Support Issue of Defense AT&L Magazine (Complete Issue, March-April 2012) (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
Attributes of an Effective Product Support Business Case (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
The Product Support Triad: A Critical Convergence (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
Hidden Value: The Underappreciated Role of Product Support in Rapid Acquisition (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
Affordable Logistics: Are We There Yet? (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
Designing for Supportability: Driving Reliability and Maintainability In While Driving Costs Out (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
Leveraging Better Buying Power to Deliver Better Product Support Outcomes (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
Performance Based Logistics and Project Proof Point: A Study of PBL Effectiveness (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
The Life Cycle Sustainment Plan: A Review of the Annotated Outline (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
OK, We Bought This Thing, But Can We Afford to Operate and Sustain It? (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
Implementing the Next-Generation Product Support Strategy (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
Professionally Developing World-Class Product Support Managers (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
The Product Support Manager: A Catalyst for Life Cycle Management & Product Support Success (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2012)
An Assessment Tool of Performance Based Logistics Appropriateness (Air Force Institute of Technology Research Project, March 2012)
Sustaining Equipment and the Rapid Acquisition Process: the Forgotten Phase (DTIC, USAWC, February 24, 2012)
LSAR – The Missing Link for Performance-Based Logistics (©Siemens, 2012)
Business Case Analysis and the Confounds of Innovation Driven by Performance-Based Postproduction Support Strategies (Transportation Journal, ©2012 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 2012)

2011 Articles & Reports

UK’s Eurofighters Fly To Availability-Based Contracting (©Defense Industry Daily, December 6, 2011)
10 Things Great Program Managers Know About Product Support (Defense AT&L Magazine, November-December 2011)
Proof Point Project: A Study to Determine the Impact of Performance Based Logistics (PBL) on Life Cycle Costs (ODASD (Materiel Readiness), November 2011)
Supportability as an Affordability Enabler: A Critical Fourth Element of Acquisition Success Across the System Life Cycle (Defense AT&L Magazine Better Buying Power Special Edition, September-October 2011)
Challenge and Change in Supply Chain Management: Pointed Questions & Blunt Answers (Defense AT&L Magazine, July-August 2011)
Product Support and Human Capital: Essential Ingredients for Optimizing System Readiness, Availability, and Life Cycle Costs (Defense AT&L Magazine, July-August 2011)
Reliability or Inventory? Analysis of Product Support Contracts in the Defense Industry (INSEAD, July 18, 2011; (C) SSRN)
Managing Performance Based Logistics by Balancing Reliability and Spare Parts Stocking (International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Risk, Maintenance, and Safety Engineering, June 17-19, 2011)
A New Way to Train Leaders: Rewarding Officers for Toeing the Line Throughout Their Early Careers Is No Way to Develop the Creative Thinkers Needed to Fill the Military's Most Senior Positions. Lt. Gen. Claude Christianson Aims to Change That (©DC Velocity, May 18, 2011)
The USAF’s Air Logistics Center IPV (Industrial Product Support Vendor) Contracts (©Defense Industry Daily, May 2, 2011)
A Study of Repairable Parts Inventory System Operating Under Performance-Based Contract (European Journal of Operational Research ©2011 Elsevier B.V, May 2011)
Optimal Cost Avoidance Investment and Pricing Strategies for Performance-Based Post-Production Service Contracts (DTIC, Naval Postgraduate School, April 30, 2011)
Performance-Based Life Cycle Product Support: A New Look at Enablers and Barriers (Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Symposium, April 2011)(Updated 2012)
Impact of Performance-based Contracting on Product Reliability: An Empirical Analysis (INSEAD, April 2011)
Assessing the Success of the Army HMMWV Integrated Logistics Plan (DTIC, Naval Postgraduate School, March 2011)
Effects of Performance Based Logistics Contracts on Naval Aviation Costs and Requirements (© 2011 CNA, March 2011)
Performance Based Logistics: Optimizing Total System Availability and Reducing Program Cost (Senior Service College Fellowship Research Project, March 2011)
Osprey Readiness: Navy, Bell-Boeing Tackle V-22 Maintenance Challenges Through Performance-Based Logistics (Seapower Magazine, March 2011)
Defense Business Board Report FY11-07 Global Logistics Management (Defense Business Board, 2011)
Explaining The Effectiveness of Performance-Based Logistics: A Quantitative Examination (©The International Journal of Logistics Management, 2011)(Emerald Insight)

2010 Articles & Reports

Apache Helicopter Wins DoD Performance-Based Logistics Award (Army News, October 21, 2010)
Prime Vendor Contracting: Lessons Learned (The Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the University of Maryland, October 2010)
Performance-Based Life Cycle Product Support Strategies: Enablers for More Effective Government Participation (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, October 2010)
"The Current State of Performance Based Logistics (PBL) and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Depot-Level Maintenance: Operating Models, Outcomes, and Issues" Report (The Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise: School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, October 2010)
Evolving a Theory of Performance-Based Logistics Using Insights From Service Dominant Logic (Journal of Business Logistics, Autumn 2010)
Collaborative Management Will Improve Weapon System Sustainment (Army Sustainment Magazine, September-October 2010)
Army Shadow Earns DOD Performance-Based Logistics Award (Army News, September 2, 2010)
Impact of Logistics on Readiness and Life Cycle Cost: A Life Cycle Management Approach (DTIC, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2010)
Strategic and Operational Considerations for the Implementation of Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Within the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (Naval Postgraduate School, June 2010)
Improving Performance-Based Logistics: A Different Perspective (Defense AT&L Magazine, May-June 2010)
Back to the Future: The Perils of Insourcing (©Lexington Institute, May 2010)
Success Enablers for Organic Participation in Performance Based Life Cycle Product Support (PBL) Strategies (Supply Chain Visions® for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Materiel Readiness, May 2010)
Performance-Based Logistics: Making the Military More Efficient (©The Heritage Foundation Backgrounder, May 2010)
Achieving Life Cycle Capability: Ensuring Capability for Today and Tomorrow (Naval Post Graduate School Acquisition Research Symposium, May 2010)
A Simulation Model for Setting Terms for Performance Based Contract Terms (DTIC, Naval Postgraduate School, April 30, 2010)
Contractor Incentives for Success in Implementing Performance-Based Logistics: a Progress Report (DTIC, Naval Postgraduate School, April 30, 2010)
An Auditable Performance Based Software Acquisition Process ((C) Stewart Priven Group, April 28, 2010)
It’s Time to Take the Chill Out of Cost Containment and Re-Energize a Key Acquisition Practice (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, April 2010)
The Product Support Manager: Achieving Success In Executing Life Cycle Management Responsibilities (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, April 2010)
The Future of Product Support (Defense AT&L Magazine, March-April 2010)
Randy Fowler on DoD’s New Logs and Sustainment Challenges: Reshaping the Government-Industrial Relationship for Logistics Support and Sustainment: Randy Fowler on Meeting the Challenges (Second Line of Defense, February 2010)
From PBL to U.S. Government Directed Logistics (Second Line of Defense, February 2010)
Next Generation Performance-Based Support Contracts – Achieving the Outcomes that Defence Requires (Australian Department of Defence, February 5, 2010)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Project Office (PO) Finds Powerful Cost Efficiency Advantages Through Proper Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) (Army AL&T, January-March 2010)
Is 99.999% Operational Availability Practical for Department of Defense Systems? (Defense AT&L Magazine, January-February 2010)
Supply-Chain Risk Management: Incorporating Security into Software Development (© 2015 IEEE, January 2010)
Achieving Outcomes-Based Life Cycle Management (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, January 2010)
Selecting ERP for Performance-Based Logistics Contracting (IFSWorld White Paper, 2010)(2016 update (C) Manufacturing.net)

2009 Articles & Reports

Challenges to Implementing Organic Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Strategies (©Logistics Management Institute, December 2009)
DoD Weapon System Acquisition Reform Act: Product Support Assessment (SAE.org, Nov 2009)
What Performance Based Logistics Is And What It Is Not—And What It Can And Cannot Do (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, October 2009)
“Assessment of Successful Performance Based Logistics Efforts" Report (©Logistics Management Institute, September 2009)
PBL in the Navy - It's Not CLS (Naval Supply Systems Command White Paper, June 2009)
The Logistics Support Resource Strategy Map: A Design and Assessment Tool (DTIC, Naval Postgraduate School, April 22, 2009)
Shaping the Life Cycle Logistics Workforce to Achieve Desired Sustainment Outcomes (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, April 2009)
Op-Ed: Performance-Based Logistics Limits Government Waste (©DefenseAerospace.com & ©Lexington Institute, March 6, 2009)
A 4-Step Process Evaluation Model to Assess the Success of Performance Based Logistics Contracts (Air Force Institute of Technology, March 2009)
Quantification of Mandatory Sustainment Requirements (DTIC, AFIT, March 2009)
Logistics Modernization in the Twenty-First Century (The Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the University of Maryland, March 2009)
Service, Services And Products: Rethinking Operations Strategy (International Journal of Operations & Production Management, February 2, 2009)(Emerald Pub.)
Misunderstood Superheroes: Batman and Performance-Based Logistics (Defense AT&L Magazine, January-February 2009)

2008 Articles & Reports

The Logistics Support Resource Strategy Map: A Design and Assessment Tool (DTIC, Naval Postgraduate School, December 17, 2008)
Performance-Based Logistics Basics: PBL 101 (Air Force LOA Exceptional Release Magazine, Winter 2008)
Performance-Based Logistics Works (Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 3, 2008)
Building Dual-Use Supply Chain Management Capabilities: Experiences to Date of System Integrators, Original Equipment Manufacturers & Third Party Logistics Firms (The Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the University of Maryland, November 2008)
Performance Based Logistics: Procurement of Integrated Logistics Services in the Public Sector (3rd International Public Procurement Conference Proceedings, August 28-30, 2008)
Collection of Operating and Support Data from Weapon System Support Contracts (DTIC, IDA, August 2008)
Odd Couple: Results-Focused Military and Profit-Minded Industry Collaborate on Depot Maintenance (©Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine, June 30, 2008)
The Future of Integrated Supply Chain Management Utilizing Performance Based Logistics (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, April 2008)
Spares Provisioning Under Performance-Based Logistics Contract: Profit-Centric Approach (The Journal of the Operational Research Society, March 2008)
Case Study: The Application of Performance-Based Logistics and Public-Private Partnering to Improve Readiness in Naval Aviation (NAVAIR’s) Auxiliary Power Unit Total Logistics Support Program (Defense Acquisition University & Supply Chain Visions, March 2008)
Balancing Government Risks with Contractor Incentives in Performance-Based Logistics Contracts (Air Force Institute of Technology, March 2008)
Performance-Based Logistics (University of Pennsylvania, 2008)

2007 Articles & Reports

PBL Part 2 (Supply Chain Innovations Today, Podcast, November 2007)
PBL Part 1 (Supply Chain Innovations Today, Podcast, November 2007)
United Kingdom (UK) National Audit Office Report "Transforming Logistics Support for Fast Jets" (UK Comptroller and Auditor General, July 17, 2007)
Performance-Based Logistics, Contractor Logistics Support and Stryker (US Army Command and General Staff College, June 2007)
A Goal Programming Model for Optimizing Reliability, Maintainability and Supportability under Performance Based Logistics (International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering, June 1, 2007)
Defining the Fundamental Framework of an Effective Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) Contract (©Engineering Management Journal, June 1, 2007) (Member access required)
Australian Performance Based Contracting Handbook: Guiding Principles and Performance Framework (v2.0) (©Commonwealth of Australia; The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation Aerospace Systems Division (ASD), February 2007)
Power by the Hour: Can Paying Only for Performance Redefine How Products Are Sold and Serviced? (©Knowledge@Wharton, February 2007)
”Improving Implementation of Performance-Based Acquisition (PBA) in the Federal Government” (Chapter 2 of Report of the Acquisition Advisory Panel to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the United States Congress, January 2007)

2006 Articles & Reports

Evaluation of Performance Based Logistics (University of Maryland, Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, School of Public Policy, August 2006)
Performance-Based Logistics: Putting Rubber on the Ramp (Defense AT&L: July-August 2006)
Performance Based Logistics: A Path to Reduced Reliance on Contractor Technical Support for Weapon Systems in the Field? (DTIC, USAWC, March 30, 2006)
Performance Based Logistics – A Bridge Between Acquisition Reform and Logistics Supply Chain Management (DTIC, USAWC, March 15, 2006)
Performance Contracting in After-Sales Service Supply Chains (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania January 2006, Revised August 2006)

2005 Articles & Reports

Performance Based Logistics (PBL) for the FA-18/S-3/P-3/C-2 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) at Honeywell; An Applied Analysis (Naval Postgraduate School, December 2005)
Performance Based Logistics and the Implications of Organizational Design (Naval Postgraduate School, December 2005)
DLA Eager to Partner in Performance-Based Logistics (Newsletter - United States Navy Supply Corps, September-October 2005)(USTRANSCOM news)
White Paper on the Product Support Integration Function in a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Strategy (Defense Acquisition University (DAU), August 2005)
Measurement Issues in Performance-Based Logistics (Journal of Public Procurement, June 1, 2005)
The Challenge of Moving from Performance Based Logistics to an Operational Logistics Framework (DTIC, ICCRTS, June 2005)
Minimizing The Risks of Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DTIC, Acquisition Excellence, May-June 2005)
Public and Private Partnerships in Support of Performance-Based Logistics Initiatives-Lessons Learned from Defense Logistics Agency Partnerships (DTIC, Defense Acquisition Review Journal, March 2005)
Defining and Implementing Performance-Based Logistics in Government (DTIC, Defense Acquisition Review Journal, March 2005)
Total Ownership Cost Considerations in Key Performance Parameters and Beyond (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, February-March 2005)
Defense Logistics for the 21st Century (Naval Institute Press, 2005)(Note: DAU does not endorse specific booksellers, link provided as example)

2002-2004 Articles & Reports

Public and Private Partnerships in Support of Performance-Based Logistics Initiatives—Lessons Learned from Defense Logistics Agency Partnerships (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, December 2004-March 2005)
Service Level Agreements as Vehicles for Managing Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, December 2004-March 2005)
Performance-Based Logistics - Barriers and Enablers to Effective Implementation (Defense Acquisition Review Journal, December 2004-March 2005)
Logistics: The Military Departments' Implementation of Performance-Based Logistics in Support of Weapon Systems (August 23, 2004)
Measurement Issues in Performance Based Logistics (Naval Postgraduate School, June 30, 2004)
Characteristics of Good Metrics for Performance Based Logistics (PBL) (Naval Postgraduate School, May 13, 2004)
Performance-Based Logistics (DTIC, USAWC, May 3, 2004)
Contracting and Performance Agreement Management for PBL (University of Alabama in Huntsville Center for the Management of Science & Technology, March 18, 2004)
Organizational Culture and Change for Performance Based Logistics (PBL) (University of Alabama in Huntsville Center for the Management of Science & Technology, March 18, 2004)
Performance Based Logistics Study (University of Alabama in Huntsville Center for the Management of Science & Technology, January 2004)
Developing a Performance-based Work Statement: Morph Yourself into a Performance-Based Expert Now - Before it’s Too Late! (APMP, Fall/Winter 2003)
Defense Business Practice Implementation Board Supply Chain/Performance-Based Logistics Task Group Report FY03-4 (Defense Business Board, October 2003)
AMC and the AAE Partner to Implement Performance-Based Logistics (Army AL&T Magazine, July 2003)
Reduction of Total Ownership Costs (R-TOC) Best Practices Guide (DTIC, IDA, July 2003)
Defense Business Practice Implementation Board Report FY03-3 TRANSCOM-DLA Supply Chain Integration (Defense Business Practice Implementation Board, 2003)
Army Implementation of Performance-Based Logistics (Army AL&T Magazine, September 2002)
Public-Private Partnerships for Depot Level Maintenance (Logistics Management Institute (LMI), March 2002)
"Implementing Performance-Based Services Acquisition (PBS): Perspectives from an Air Logistics Center and a Product Center" (©RAND, 2002)

1998-2001 Articles & Reports

Analysis of Air Force Award Fee and Award Term Contract Implementation (ACSC Research Report, April 2001)
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Logistics Transformation Phase II (Defense Science Board, January 2001)
Reduction of Total Ownership Cost (R-TOC): Recent History and Future Prospects (Program Manager Magazine, November-December 2000)
Product Support for the 21st Century: A Year Later (Department of Defense, September 2000)
JACG Flexible Sustainment Guide (Change 2) (Joint Aeronautical Commander’s Group [JACG], July 1999)
Product Support for the 21st Century (Report of the Department of Defense Product Support Reengineering Implementation Team Section 912(c)) (Department of Defense, July 1999)
Achieving an Agile Defense Infrastructure (Army Logistician Magazine, January-February 1999)(Note: DAU does not endorse specific booksellers, link provided as example)
Prime Vendor Support— The Wave of the Future (Army Logistician Magazine, January-February 1999)(Note: DAU does not endorse specific booksellers, link provided as example)
The Defense Science Board 1998 Summer Study Task Force on DoD Logistics Transformation. Volume II Panel Reports (Defense Science Board, December 1998)
The Defense Science Board 1998 Summer Study Task Force on DoD Logistics Transformation. Volume I Final Report (Defense Science Board, December 1998)
A Guide to Best Practices for Performance-Based Service Contracting (Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President, October 1998)

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