Primary Distribution Site (PDS) Location Analysis
Abstract
This report presents the results of an analysis of alternative configurations for the consolidation of Department of Defense (DoD) supply depots. This consolidation is being undertaken by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) under Defense Management Review Decision (DMRD) 902. The DLA Depot consolidation Office (DLA-OC) has developed a concept for managing the consolidation depots using Primary Distribution Sites (PDSs). Given acceptance of the PDS concept, the purpose of this analysis was to determine how many PDSs there should be, and where they should be located. Two key assumptions were used in the analysis. First, a demand based stockage policy was used, where each site serves all the customers in an assigned area. The second assumption involved the workload at sites not functioning as PDSs, i.e., those sites which would remain as satellite or specialized stockage requirements. It is expected that the conclusions of this study will be reexamined as other ongoing and planned research efforts provide further insight into these and other study assumptions. The results of the analysis indicated that a three PDS configuration consisting of Mechanicsburg/New Cumberland, PA, Memphis, TN and Tracy/Sharpe, CA, provided the lowest cost while not overly exceeding the sites' capacities to process the workload.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA243034
Entities
People
- David Bertrand
Organizations
- Defense Logistics Agency