The benefits of Direct Vendor Delivery (DVD) come from reducing the logistics response time (LRT) by shipping directly from the vendor to the user. In the case where a DVD contract includes repairable support, effectiveness increases by combining the procurement and repair pipelines. Long-term DVD contracts ideally reduce the Navy's investment in spare parts inventory. The goal is to manage suppliers, not parts. However, when a DVD is put in place with initial system acquisition, government investment in spare parts may be deferred or eliminated entirely.