CHAPTER 5ENGINEERING MATERIALtheWhen you have read and understood this chapter, you should be able to answerfollowing learning objectives:. Define the purpose of the Navy supply system.. Explain the purpose and use of allowance lists.. Describe the methods used to identify material.l Describe the procedures used to procure repair parts.Most Navy supervisors do not understand theNavy supply system well enough to use it effectivelyand this chapter should help you improve yourunderstanding. While the engineer officer isresponsible for supply in the engineering department,this chapter is addressed to all engineeringsupervisors whether they are engineer officers or newchief petty officers. You need to know how the systemworks, and how NAVSEA uses the system to supplythe engineering departments in Navy ships. Thischapter provides only general information becausesupply officers are responsible for the logistics ofsupply. However, the supply officer cannot do the jobwithout the cooperation of all departments on the ship.The specific procedures are described in publicationsissued by NAVSUP, NAVSEA, and NAVELEX.THE NAVY’S SUPPLY SUPPORTSYSTEMThe supply support system is responsible for theprocurement, storage, delivery, and accountability ofmaterials used in the Navy. It is part of a larger supplystructure called the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)which is established at the Department of Defense (DOD)level. The DLA is responsible for centralized managementof specified common-use commodities or services for theentire DOD. It eliminates duplication and overlapping ofeffort, cuts costs, and improves the effectiveness of supplyservice operations throughout the DOD. The DLA and itsfield organizations manage categories of commonly useditems in the areas of subsistence, clothing and textiles,military general supplies, petroleum, military constructionand automotive equipment, the common services of trafficmanagement, and surplus sales.The DLA owns and controls bulk stocks of adesignated commodity, and each service submits itsrequirements for that commodity to the DLA. Aftermatching requirements against stocks on hand, the DLAcomputes the overall requirement for the Department ofDefense and buys accordingly.For categories of material designated for DLAmanagership, the Navy establishes a retail office insteadof a supply demand control point (SDCP). This officeserves as inventory manager for Navy-owned stocks anddetermines Navy requirements for the designatedmaterial. Each Navy stocking activity reports its netrequirements for the material to the Navy retail office,which combines the reports received to establishNavywide requirements and submits them to DLA. Thefollowing lists summarize the division of functionsbetween the DLA and the individual services:The DLA has the following responsibilities:lllllllCoordinate and determine total commodityrequirements to support the combined militaryservicesProcure stockManage large-scale stocks (called wholesalestocks)Catalog (Federal Supply Catalog for thecommodity)Set standard pricingCoordinate standardizationUse excess material and sell surplus materialEach military service (Army, Navy, and Air Force)has the following responsibilities:. Determine items within commodity groups thatare required5-1
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