Logistics Managers Need to Consider Operational Readiness in Setting Safety Level Stocks

Abstract

Maintaining a safety level of stock on hand is a form of insurance against unexpected demands or delays in delivery. However, the methods used for determining safety levels do not consider whether the items are essential to carry out a military mission. Inventory management activities increase their effectiveness by ensuring that, within budgetary constraints, sufficient safety levels of low-cost, high-demand items are available to meet demands. However, these items are not necessarily those needed to maintain a high level of readiness. GAO believes that operational readiness should be the prime objective of logistics managers, as well as those responsible for maintaining a ready force, and makes a number of recommendations aimed at making this objective the guiding factor in the requirements determination process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 10, 1981
Accession Number
ADA103154

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programming
  • Department Of Defense
  • End Items
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Logistics Support
  • Operational Readiness
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design