3 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – When it comes to keeping tabs on assets, aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities can present a special set of challenges. Components move through various stages of assembly and disassembly, in and out of different shops, until the final product comes back together and moves back into the supply chain.
At Fleet Readiness Center East, a team of logisticians developed a tracking system that allows for all these variables while maintaining real-time visibility of the item’s location – and the system helped FRCE pass a Navy Working Capital Fund Supply Management audit with flying colors. When asked to locate 833 assets in 54 categories, FRCE completed the task with 100 percent accountability while only having to supply five instances of key supporting documents, or KSDs. A KSD provides documentation of an asset’s status and demonstrates proper execution of business practices in the event the asset’s