Issues in Materiel Distribution: A Background Note

Abstract

This Note develops the approach for a study that would fulfill future requirements for a military supply distribution system. It is based on interviews with 45 senior Department of Defense (DoD) officials who were asked their opinions about the military distribution system. The interviews point to three primary conclusions: the DoD does not have a well-integrated distribution system, managers operating in today's materiel distribution system are often preoccupied with peacetime demands and are largely satisfied with their ability to meet those demands, and the confederation of DoD materiel distribution systems might not perform effectively under wartime demands. (JG)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA219974

Entities

People

  • David Kassing
  • I. K. Cohen
  • James Chiesa
  • John Bondanella

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Strategic Security Studies