Army Inventory: Problems Managing Excess Supplies as the Army Draws Down in Europe
Abstract
In response to the changed national security environment and the reductions in U.S. military forces, the Army plans to decrease the number of troops in Europe from the January 1, 1990, level of 216,400 to 92,200 by September 30, 1993. During this drawdown, USAREUR is faced with the disposition of departing units' spare and repair parts. In general, when a unit is deactivated, its remaining spare and repair parts are declared excess and returned to the supply activity supporting that unit. If that supply activity or higher-echelon supply activities within USAREUR can add the materiel to their inventories to meet authorized stock levels, the materiel is no longer considered excess. Materiel that remains excess after this process is sent to one of two redistribution facilities operated by the Army Materiel Command (MC), the Army's wholesale manager. AMC and USAREUR jointly established are distribution facility in 1986 and later opened the second facility to serve as the central turn-in and redistribution points for excess spare and repair parts. These facilities were established to improve the ability of the wholesale supply system to meet USAREUR'S needs and to gain better visibility over materiel USAREUR transferred to the wholesale system. Between October 1986 and May 1992, the facilities redistributed about $3 billion of materiel in the European theater.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- AD1150214
Entities
People
- Donna M. Heivilin
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office