Procedures for and Analysis of Lost and Damaged Cargo within the Department of Defense.

Abstract

DOD moves a tremendous amount of cargo each year via commercial carriers--rail, water, truck and air. In the process, a portion of the cargo is lost or damaged. This thesis examines the legal basis for transportation claims, and the DOD system used to report and account for transportation claims. The thesis contains a statistical analysis of the number and dollar value of DOD claims submitted by each service. The analysis consisted of an interservice comparison and a comparison with commercial carriers. The results showed there is a significant difference among the services in how lost and damaged cargo is managed. Additional research is required to fully explain these differences, especially in the area of ocean carrier transportation. Keywords: Transportation discrepancies; Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA188991

Entities

People

  • Joseph T. Lapp

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Transportation
  • Commerce
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Freight Transportation
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Land Transportation
  • Law
  • Public Policy
  • Shipping
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Surface Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Theoretical Analysis.