Military Procurement: Air Force Should Terminate More Contracts for On-Order Excess Spare Parts

Abstract

As requested, we are reporting the results of our review of Air Force procedures and practices for terminating procurements of excess on order recoverable aircraft spare parts. The objective of our review was to determine whether the Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) adequately considers the cost effectiveness of terminating contracts for excess on-order material. Our review covered two of the Air Forces five air logistics centers (ALCS)-Sacramento and San Antonio. We found that terminations should be increased, thereby reducing the governments procurement and inventory holding costs and providing the basis for reduced spares funding requests by the Air Force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1987
Accession Number
AD1155884

Entities

People

  • Frank C. Conahan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Budgets
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Models
  • Governments
  • Lead Time
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Spare Parts
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.