A Systems Analysis of Army Field Bread and Bakery Requirements

Abstract

The systems analysis addresses alternatives to satisfy the Army's field bread product requirement, including fresh bread from mobile bakeries and host nation support, shelf-stable end products (canned bread, crackers, British- type biscuits), and shelf-stable mixes (cornbread, biscuit mix, sweet/quick breads). Each alternative was evaluated relative to a variety of criteria, including peace and wartime cost impacts, logistical impacts, field bakery requirements, and consumer acceptance. Originator-supplied keywords include: Food Service, Field Feeding, Field Equipment, Consumer Acceptance, Bread, Bread Substitutes, Peacetime, Combat, Mobile Bakeries, Field Bakeries, Wartime, and Cost Effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA152084

Entities

People

  • Barbara Edelman
  • Harry J. Kirejczyk
  • Robert V. Decareau
  • William Chevalier

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Acceptance Tests
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Environment
  • Flow Network
  • Force Structure
  • Fungi
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Shelf Life
  • Southwest Asia
  • Standards
  • Systems Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • West Germany

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design