Inventory Management: Problems in Accountability and Security of DoD Supply Inventories

Abstract

Inventory-control programs are designed to assist management in maintaining the accuracy and compatibility of physical assets and their related custodial records at storage locations and the accountable records at ICPs. This accountability is essential to effective inventory management. Because of the continuous daily flow of equipment and supplies into and out of the DOD supply system through receipt and issue transactions, custodial and accountable records are continuously updated. These adjustments to the records provide numerous opportunities for errors to occur and, therefore, imbalances between actual assets and accountable records.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
AD1173917

Entities

People

  • Frank C. Conahan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Ammunition
  • Business Administration
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Department Of Defense
  • Inventory
  • Inventory Control
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Security
  • Processing Equipment
  • Procurement
  • Small Arms
  • Storage
  • United States
  • Uss Kitty Hawk

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.