PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-739
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 739
JUNE 2014
59
JUN 14
PS 739
Dear Half-Mast,
I’m trying to understand why estimated
ship dates (ESDs) change on equipment
due-in. Every month my commander
wants equipment shortages briefed along
with the ESDs. Every month it seems
that I brief a different ESD because the
ESD is forever changing. I am trying to
understand what causes ESDs to shift.
Can you help?
Mr. A.W.
Dear Mr. A.W.,
I hear your frustration. It’s important to understand and accept the fact that
ESDs will continue to shift, depending on where your unit or organization is within
the ARFORGEN cycle. Equipment sourcing is based on mission needs for those in
deployment cycles, and mission requirements in other cases.
But that doesn’t mean you don’t have tools for getting a better grip on ESDs.
The Logistics Support Activity’s Logistics Information Warehouse (LIW) rides to
the rescue!
Options #1 and #3 can help determine where your unit is in the ±ll order, and
options #2 and #4 will give your document’s status. After you submit a request
in PBUSE, you should interface daily (blast process or by Secure File Transfer
Protocol [SFTP]) with the Standard Army Retail Supply System (SARSS) or
Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) to get an updated status
on your requisition.
You can ±nd all these great LIW tools, instructions and more at:
Note:
No animals were harmed
in the making of this article.
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2
4
3
Use the Decision Support Tool in LIW, which
displays the Fll level of your organization,
reflecting the AR±ORGEN cycle.
Use ILAP in LIW to verify the equipment’s
availability and on-hand balance.
Try a WebLIDB pipeline query to verify the
requisition status.
Contact the equipment’s item manager or
project manager to verify where your unit
or organization falls in the fill order.
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2
4
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Supply Management…
Get a Grip on ESDs
LOGSA’s LIW offers multiple
options for firming up ESDs
Thanks to Half-Mast and
LIW, we’ve got
everything
we need to get a handle
on these ESDs!
The
best
way to wrangle in ESDs is
with the tools provided by LOGSA’s
Logistics Information Warehouse!
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