5G poised to transform defense logistics operations [Video]

The application of 5G technology to warehouse and supply chain logistics operations promises far more than faster communication speeds at federal and defense facilities. Rather, it represents an opportunity to transform a whole host of business processes, say experts in a new FedScoop executive interview series on accelerating modern government.

The ongoing modernization of the U.S. Marine Corps’ inventory management system offers a glimpse of 5G’s potential impact. Utilizing features from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance-based ERP solution, for instance — and assistance from KPMG — the U.S. Marine Corps is leveraging 5G’s ubiquitous connectivity to a multitude of devices to improve project accounting, procurement, data management, security and deployment planning.

Those types of improvements are beginning to prove pivotal in addressing three primary challenges at the Defense Logistics Agency, according to Manny Casas, R&D program manager for DLA, who talked about 5G’s potential in the video interview. DLA operates 24 …