Enhancing Joint Capabilities in Theater Ammunition Management

Abstract

At least partially because logistics has traditionally been considered a service function, the logistic staffs assigned to unified theater commands are typically small, with little data handling, processing, or display capabilities. The first phase of our research surveyed the needs and opportunities for improving the command and control of joint logistic assets in wartime and identified four broad roles for the CINC's logistic staff: Monitoring current and evolving theater logistic capabilities; Coordinating logistic support with current and planned operations; Advising the unified commander about the supportability of proposed operations and courses of action; Acting as agent/advocate to nontheater logistics organizations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241268

Entities

People

  • Gerald Sumner
  • James P. Stucker
  • John F. Schank
  • Michael G. Mattock

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Attrition
  • Command And Control
  • Computers
  • Deployment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Planning
  • Personal Computers
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control