Alternative Concepts for Managing the Distribution of Resupply Cargo

Abstract

The existing Department of Defense (DoD) system for distributing resupply (non-unit-related) cargo is not well integrated. The system as a whole lacks mechanisms to ensure that it will respond well to the demand variations characteristic of wartime. This Note offers several alternatives for improving the management of resupply operations in DoD's future distribution system, along with a framework for evaluating them. To aid in formulating our alternatives, we have classified the decisions we believe necessary for an effective resupply system into six tasks falling into two broad categories, which we discuss below. Together, these are the tasks supply managers need to accomplish to control the flows of cargo and vehicles in a way that takes full advantage of the available physical resources: stocks, storage and transportation facilities, and vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA253262

Entities

People

  • D. R. Worley
  • Gordon B. Crawford
  • Stephen J. Carroll

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Information Systems
  • Inventory Control
  • Logistics
  • Management Engineering
  • Military Operations
  • Surface Transportation
  • Transportation
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design