He was chosen to undergo the training because some of his duties will be converted to LMP. The biggest challenge in learning LMP is the terminology, said Kennedy.Īca,!A'Once youAca,!a,cve learned that, itAca,!a,cs not bad,Aca,!A? she said.īruce Gainey, an accountant with the ASC G8, participated in expert LMP training. End-user training for Rock Island G8 employees will take place in August. Training for expert users started in April and will continue through July. Aca,!A'Just in timeAca,!A? training will take place for most end-users in September. The cadre will deliver training, said Kennedy, beginning with expert users and working down to end-users. The cadre has been preparing for its mission for a year, working with the LMP Project Office and a contract service provider (CSC) to learn about the system and develop training capabilities. The cadre, made up of eleven employees from ASC headquarters, New Cumberland, and Charleston, are gearing up to deliver LMP training worldwide. WeAca,!a,cll just have to handle them as professionally as we can, and make sure we get the answers to ,Aca,!A? said Kennedy. The cadre identified some issues, such as language and cultural differences, which could impact LMP training, but have also devised methods to overcome them.Īca,!A'WeAca,!a,cll have bumps in the road, we know that. LMP fielding will affect APS sites in Italy, Japan, Korea, and Southwest Asia. LMP will be fielded to other ASC locations, including the Service Item Control Division in New Cumberland, Pa., the Army Prepositioned Stocks activity in Charleston, S.C., and locations throughout the world.ĪSC will be the first command to deploy LMP outside of the continental United States, said Kennedy. At ASC headquarters, those most affected include workers in the G8 Resource Management office because of its financial mission. The transformation to LMP, a web-based system employing SAP technology, will affect about 300 ASC employees, said Kennedy. LMP, the first part to be implemented, will replace the 30-year old Commodity Command Standard System and the Standard Depot System.Īca,!A'Instead of having two systems of record, youAca,!a,cll see everything in one, which will eliminate a lot of errors,Aca,!A? said Tonia Kennedy, ASCAca,!a,cs cadre lead. LMP is part of the overarching logistical strategy called the Single Army Logistics Enterprise. ROCK ISLAND, Ill.Aca,!' A team of Army Sustainment Command experts has begun delivering training on the Logistics Modernization Program, in preparation for an Oct. The cadre will train key people, known as experts, and end-users in LMP until the program goes live in Octob. Tobaris Holmes, ASC Logistics Modernization Program cadre member, leads a mock training session before the April 26 start of expert training.

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