Early Delivery of Purchased Material: A DoD Problem

Abstract

The issue of early deliveries and their consequences for the Navy concepts which depart rather significantly from customary government thinking, where late delivery is the primary concern. The government normally accepts supplies when they are delivered, even if earlier than fact occur, and if so, whether they are a significant problem for the government. The objective of the research effort, once it was established that early deliveries do in fact occur, was to explore those factors and costs associated with receipt of materials prior to the required delivery date. Emphasis was placed on the factors of holding costs and production lead time as they relate to the costs and consequences of early deliveries. In summary, early deliveries do occur. There are no shelf life problems associated with the early receipt of material. There are opportunity costs incurred in the holding and paying for material delivered early. Keywords: Inventory management; Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177187

Entities

People

  • Gerald A. Burleigh

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • California
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Inventory Control
  • Lead Time
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Materials
  • Operating Systems
  • Operational Readiness
  • Procurement
  • Storage
  • Supply Depots

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design