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. GAO was asked to review DLA's inventory-management practices. GAO reviewed, among other things, the extent to which DLA has (1) developed and met goals to reduce on-hand inventory and on-order excess inventory while reducing backorders, and any challenges faced in doing so, and (2) implemented initiatives using a comprehensive management approach to improve inventory management. GAO analyzed inventory data from2009 through 2013, evaluated DLA's inventory processes, and interviewed DLA and DOD officials

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1183121

Entities

People

  • Zina Merritt

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

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.