Defense Infrastructure: Savings from Cataloging Consolidation are Uncertain

Abstract

"Cataloging" is the process of naming, describing, classifying, and numbering items that are repetitively purchased, stocked, and distributed by DOD. The purpose of cataloging is to enable customers to acquire the appropriate item and prevent duplicate items from entering the supply system. DOD officials estimate that approximately 2,000 to 2,200 employees are involved in cataloging. DOD reports that its catalog currently consists of seven million items and the military services and defense agencies reportedly spend $72.8 million annually (in fiscal year 1996 dollars) to maintain it. Each military service and defense agency separately catalogs those items it manages.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1998
Accession Number
AD1166747

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  • David R. Warren

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