Operation Desert Storm: Increased Work Loads at Army Depots Created Supply Backlogs

Abstract

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's New Cumberland and Red River Depots to determine: (1) whether their work loads increased during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; (2) whether their backlogs of received items and items to be shipped increased; (3) the cause of the backlogs; and (4) whether the Army learned any lessons that could be applied to improving logistics operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 1992
Accession Number
AD1153908

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Davis

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Containers
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Efficiency
  • Force Structure
  • Inventory
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Persian Gulf
  • Personnel Management
  • Rapid Deployment
  • Shipping
  • Southwest Asia
  • Supply Depots
  • United States
  • Visibility

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies