Analysis of Cost-Cutting Transportation Initiatives Identified during the Defense Management Review Process

Abstract

Faced with the likely prospect of steadily declining defense budgets, President Bush initiated the Defense Management Review (DMR). In response to this review, Department of Defense (DoD) agencies identified $30 billion in cost savings initiatives. This thesis provides the reader with a comprehensive analysis of the transportation-related initiatives addressed by specific Defense Management Review Decisions (DMRD) as well as those that indirectly emanated from the general DMR process. Also included is an introduction to the complicated issue of transportation funding, which covers both the Defense Business Operations Fund (DBOF) and unit costing. Finally, the author discusses the current funding shortfall that the Air Mobility Command (AMC) is experiencing as a result of the reduction in military transportation budgets. The author concludes with a summary of the issues, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA260617

Entities

People

  • Thomas F. Wiechelt

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Budgets
  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Commerce
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Economic Analysis
  • Freight Transportation
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Budgets
  • Money
  • Supply Depots
  • Transportation
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies