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Halliday,  \nSteven L. Hartman  \nPrepared for the  \nUnited States Army  \nArroyo Center  \nApproved for public release; distribution unlimited  \nThe research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Army under Contract No. DASW01-01-C-0003 .  \nISBN: 0-8330-3449-9  \nThe RAND documented briefing series is a mechanism for timely, easy-to-read reporting of research that has been briefed to the client and possibly to other audiences. Although documented briefings have been formally reviewed, they are not expected to be comprehensive or definitive. In many cases, they represent interim work.  \nRAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND ® is a registered trademark. RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of its research sponsors.  \n© Copyright 2003 RAND  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from RAND.  \nPublished 2003 by RAND  \n1700 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202-5050  \n201 North Craig Street, Suite 202, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-1516 RAND URL: [http://www.rand.org/](http://www.rand.org/)  \nTo order RAND documents or to obtain additional information, contact Distribution Services: Telephone: (310) 451-7002; Fax: (310) 451-6915; [Email: order@rand.org](Email: order@rand.org)  \nPREFACE  \nThis document analyzes the concepts that are emerging from the U.S. Army’s Interim and Objective Force design efforts with regard to how they contribute to improving its power projection capability, which, along with improving the Army’s business process efficiency, is one of two key emphases of the Army’s combat service support (CSS) transformation. The document proposes metrics for measuring CSS transformation progress with respect to power projection goals and illustrates the use of these metrics. Most important, the briefing describes a strategic framework for organizing CSS power projection transformation initiatives that will help communicate how they will lead to the achievement of transformation goals. The framework is based upon a set of five strategies that have emerged as necessary to achieve the goals.  \nThe intent of this research was to distill, from the Army’s Interim and Objective Force design efforts and other sources, strategies for achieving the Army’s power projection oriented CSS transformation goals. With respect to the proposed complementary metrics-based framework for evaluating further force design efforts, we illustrate the use of these metrics through an examination of the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) . We caution that we do not employ these metrics in the document to provide a complete evaluation of either Interim Force design or overall CSS transformation efforts. Instead, we aim to provide a common understanding of the strategies the Army is employing to improve power projection capability from a CSS perspective and to spur additional application of these strategies.  \nThe research has been conducted for a project titled “CSS Transformation,” which is intended to provide analytic support to the Army’s CSS transformation effort. This research should be of interest to logisticians, materiel developers, combat developers, and operations personnel throughout the Army, as well as the Army’s senior leadership. This project is sponsored by the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, and it was carried out in the Military Logistics Program of RAND Arroyo Center, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the United States Army.  \nFor more information on RAND Arroyo Center, contact the Di","cbCaib1disCykyWt","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib1disCykyWt","pdf",517887,103,"English","# Preface\n# Summary\n# CSS Transformation: Making the Power Projection Army a Reality\n# CSS Transformation Goals and Measurement\n# Strategies for Achieving CSS Transformation\n# Appendix: Objective Tables of Organization and Equipment\n# Bibliography","[{\"question\":\"What is the document’s central focus on CSS transformation?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on how emerging Interim and Objective Force concepts can improve the Army’s power projection capability through CSS transformation, alongside improvements in business process efficiency.\"},{\"question\":\"What goals are defined for CSS transformation?\",\"answer\":\"The document describes three CSS transformation goals: reducing footprint in the combat zone, reducing deployment timelines, and reducing logistics cost while maintaining warfighting capability.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document evaluate progress toward power projection?\",\"answer\":\"It proposes metrics for measuring CSS transformation progress relative to power projection goals and illustrates their use, including an examination of the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT).\"}]","Combat Service Support Transformation - Making the Power Projection Army a Reality | PDF",1791018697,260]