An Analysis of the Navy Conventional Gun Ammunition Inventory Management System

Abstract

Management of the Navy's Conventional Gun Ammunition System involves a logical progression of decisions regarding procurement, distribution, warehousing, maintenance, and consumption or disposal. The logisitical problems associated with this management are complicated by the efact that this ordnance has a limited shelf life and, primarily for physical security reasons, requires detailed end item visibility throughout its life cycle. This thesis reviews the ammunition management organization as it is designed to operate, then examines the actual operation of this system, highlighting problem areas that inhibit efficiency. Finally, improvements are suggested that should result in cost savings to the Navy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159032

Entities

People

  • Harold D. Covert

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Commerce
  • Commodities
  • Contracts
  • End Items
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Munitions
  • Naval Operations
  • Physical Security
  • Procurement
  • Production Engineering
  • Propelling Charges
  • Reliability
  • Resource Management
  • Shelf Life

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics
  • ballistics.