Applying Commercial Procedures and Technology to the United States Navy's Material Inventory Validity

Abstract

The Department of the Navy (DON) is faced with the need to improve inventory accuracy in order to increase readiness in multiple theaters. There are many commercial logistics organizations that excel at warehousing, supply chain management, and transportation; the DON has the opportunity to evaluate whether to adopt innovative technologies to improve its material accountability and readiness. This study examines the logistics model of high-profile, successful organizations to identify processes and technologies that would be potential adoption candidates to enable real-time audit for the DON. Further, the study conducts a cost-benefit analysis to determine the best-value technological tools for acquisition by the DON. The findings suggest that purchasing Automated Mobile Robot technology by Fetch Robotics is the most beneficial alternative for real-time inventory accountability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1150793

Entities

People

  • Jan-paul P. Amposta

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Blockchain
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Storage
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • United States

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy