Enclosure (1) to COMDTINST 4000.5A
right cost.
The word "right" means meeting or exceeding an agreed upon standard. If no
standard is available, "right" is determined by best judgement.
Strategic Plan 1999 defines "capability" as "having the necessary people,
systems, information, support, and policy to conduct missions."
B. Second, let's describe doctrine. A doctrine is a set of organizational
procedures, parameters, and standards that provide relevant, unifying, and
understandable direction to an organization. The Logistics Doctrine describes
the Coast Guard logistics system's end-state and is our top-level logistics
plan.
C. Third, let's explain how the Logistics Doctrine relates to the Coast Guard's
planning system ("Family of Plans"). As depicted in Figure 1, Coast Guard
planning can be broken down to three components, strategic (top triangle),
operations performance (left side of the rectangular base), and logistics
performance (right side of the rectangular base). The Logistics Doctrine cuts
across both the strategic and logistics sections of the "Family of Plans." It is a
tool for long range strategic planning and logistics performance planning.
Figure 1. Family of Plans
III. Where does logistics fit in the Coast Guard? In this section we describe Coast
Guard logistics in organizational terms and see how it relates to the rest of the Coast
Guard. Starting with a high-level description of how the Coast Guard gets its funds
and missions, we work to a macro-level description of the Coast Guard logistics
organization.
A. Funds and Missions. The President and Congress are elected by the American
people to lead and oversee our Nation. As the public's representatives, they
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