Department of Defense Materiel Distribution System Study,
Abstract
Transportation costs are one of the major factors in the review and analysis of the Defense Materiel Distribution System now under consideration by the DOD Materiel Distribution System (DODMDS) Study Group of the Joint Logistics Commanders. The purpose of this Report is to provide a forecast of the magnitude of the rate increases that can be anticipated to the year 1982 for the rail, truck, and air transportation modes. These figures will be used as inputs to the computer models being developed to analyze the depot and transportation costs under the present distribution system, under an improved system, and under a system reflecting future technological change. The forecast is based primarily upon the historical cost data, by mode, for each of the principal cost elements -- labor, fuel, materials and supplies, depreciation and taxes. These data were projected and modified to reflect future economic and management trends, national policies affecting transportation (including environmental and energy), governmental transportation policies, and technological developments. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 26, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA035640
Entities
People
- Joel C. Wolff
- Philip C. Alling
- Richard W. Lapointe
- Ronald S. Potter