In our last blog, we discussed how organizations can leverage logistics data. In this post, we’ll shed some light on how organizations can ensure that these changes are sustained and can be designed to evolve with ever-changing needs and new technologies. At the end of the day, this sustainability is crucial if organizations are to secure and sustain value in the long run.

Before an organization can approach any logistical challenge, they must first step back and take a big picture look to see everything that is going on in day to day operations—and they can do this by gathering data.

In the past few posts, you’ve read a lot about the importance of asset management, why the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to consolidate their asset management programs, some examples of how this could help DoD, and lastly, a discussion on the format of an effective asset management approach and the importance of governance. Now, we’ll tell you a bit about how a standardized asset management system has helped other public sector organizations cut costs.

The first part of a three-part series describes the principles behind asset management and how they apply to the DoD.