DOD MANUAL 4140.01, VOLUME 4
D
OD SUPPLY CHAIN MATERIEL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES:
MAKE AND MAINTAIN MATERIEL
Originating Component: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Effective: November 7, 2023
Change 1 Effective: July 29, 2025
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Manual 4140.01, Volume 4, “DoD Supply Chain Materiel
Management Procedures: Make and Maintain Materiel,” February 10,
2014, as amended
Approved by: Christopher J. Lowman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment
Change 1 Approved by: Steven J. Morani, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment
Purpose: This issuance is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. In
accordance with the authority in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4140.01 and the July 13, 2018 Deputy
Secretary of Defense Memorandum:
• This manual:
o Implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for DoD materiel managers
and others who work within or with the DoD supply system consistent with DoDI 4140.01.
o Establishes standard terminology for use in DoD supply chain materiel management.
• This volume establishes DoD supply chain materiel management processes associated with the
repair, modification, overhaul, production, manufacturing, and testing of materiel.
