An Analysis of Direct Vendor Shipping of Medical Material to Overseas Naval Medical Activities

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to review selected methods for transporting direct vendor medical material to overseas medical activities and to determine if a problem exists with respect to lost, late, or frustrated medical shipments. The shipping of direct vendor medical supplies is a major concern for Navy medical material managers. Problems encountered in the transportation of this material can directly affect the mission of our overseas treatment facilities. This research describes selected methods of transporting direct vendor medical material and evaluate them for accuracy and timeliness. Based on this analysis, there appears to be a problem in the shipping of direct vendor medical supplies to Western Pacific area naval hospitals. Keywords: Medical supplies, Transportation, Shipping, Direct vendor medical material, Navy expediting and consolidation program, Military postal service, Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA222016

Entities

People

  • Gary H. Rakes

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Transportation
  • Business Administration
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Data Analysis
  • Government Procurement
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • National Security
  • Supply Depots
  • Surface Transportation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine