Name Change for the Field Supply and Maintenance Analysis Office (FSMAO) Program
This MARADMIN announces the renaming of the Field Supply and Maintenance Analysis Office (FSMAO) program to the Marine Corps Logistics Chain Analysis Team (MCLCAT), effective April 1, 2003. The name change reflects the program's expanded mission to analyze and improve integrated logistics chain processes supporting MAGTF warfighting capabilities, moving beyond traditional policy compliance and checklist-based analyses.
Issued: March 31, 2003
1. REF A ANNOUNCED THE NEW MISSION OF THE FIELD SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE ANALYSIS OFFICE (FSMAO) PROGRAM. THE NEW MISSION IS TO ANALYZE AND FACILITATE THE APPLICATION OF BEST OPERATIONAL PRACTICES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING AND EMERGING INTEGRATED LOGISTICS CHAIN PROCESSES IN SUPPORT OF MAGTF WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES. 2. THE NAME "FSMAO" IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE LOGISTICS CHAIN, NOR DOES IT LEND ITSELF TO THE PARADIGM SHIFT AWAY FROM POLICY COMPLIANCE AND CHECKLIST-BASED ANALYSES. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A MORE APPROPRIATE NAME REFLECTIVE OF THE NEW MISSION WERE SOLICITEDFROM THE OPERATING FORCES AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT. 3. EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 03, FSMAO WILL BE RENAMED AS THE MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS CHAIN ANALYSIS TEAM (MCLCAT) AS FOLLOWS: A. MCLCAT (EAST) FORMERLY KNOWN AS FSMAO-1. B. MCLCAT (WEST) FORMERLY KNOWN AS FSMAO-2. C. MCLCAT (WESTPAC) FORMERLY KNOWN AS FSMAO-3. 4. OPERATIONAL CONTROL, COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS, TECHNICAL DIRECTION, AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY REMAIN AS OUTLINED IN REF B.