Improving Equipment Readiness in the Marine Corps.

Abstract

Equipment readiness is an essential component in maintaining the Marine Corps as this country's 'Force in Readiness.' This thesis used a survey of the logistic system operators to identify the four major improvement goals of command interest, improved training, better use of personnel and a revised stockage criteria to enhance Fleet Marine Forces equipment readiness. Managerial techniques, such as management by objectives, process analysis and variable stockage criteria, are presented as possible means of attaining the goals identified in the survey. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA050215

Entities

People

  • William Henry Westhoff

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Combat Operations
  • Databases
  • Delphi Method
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design