The effort to containerize APS repair parts and assemblies using the COTS FPU containers offers an interesting case study in Army-DLA collaboration.
Since the FSC and LIA representatives lacked a complete and valid dimensional database and the time to do a physical review of all of the pre-positioned repair parts, they decided to configure the modules with drawers and compartments that offered a wide array of sizes; this would provide the flexibility to containerize virtually any size repair parts, including hazardous material and bulk stocks.