Logistics Management: Issues for Planning

Abstract

The Logistics management issue area encompasses all of those functions that are required as a result of the Government's ownership or use of property other than real property (land and buildings), ranging from determining and satisfying needs to disposal of material no longer needed. Effective and efficient management of logistics functions is, to a large degree, dependent upon establishing and implementing suitable policies, doing adequate 'front-end' planning for logistics support of major equipment systems, maintaining accurate and useful management information systems, and independently reviewing operations and identifying needed improvements. This Logistics Management plan does not include the general procurement and major acquisition functions such as determination of requirements for new major systems--except logistics support systems--or the acquisition process for new systems, and the contracting process itself. GAO's Mission Analysis and Systems Acquisition Division is responsible for auditing these functions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 08, 1981
Accession Number
ADA103271

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Equipment
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Storage
  • Supply Depots

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.