Defense Inventory: Actions Needed to Improve the Defense Logistics Agency's Inventory Management

Abstract

DLA manages about one-fifth of DOD's $95 billion in secondary item inventory, such as spare parts to keep military equipment ready and operating. GAO has identified DOD supply-chain management as a high-risk area due in part to ineffective and inefficient inventory-management practices and weaknesses in forecasting the demand for spare parts. These factors have contributed to the creation of on-order and on-hand excess inventory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1151812

Entities

People

  • Amie Steele
  • Carol Peterson
  • Dave Hubbell
  • Elizabeth Curda
  • Eric Wilkins-mckee
  • Greg Pugnetti
  • James Lackey
  • John Bumgarner
  • Michael Willems
  • Richard Burkard
  • Steve Pruitt
  • Suzanne Wren
  • Terry Richardson
  • Zina D. Merritt

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Inventory
  • Lead Time
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Operations
  • Procurement
  • Public Policy
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Transportation Command

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.