Reducing the Cost of Army Clothing and Textile Distribution

Abstract

Defense Management Review Decision 903 directed changes in clothing and textiles (C and T) policies that would provide significant savings throughout DoD. This report identifies savings that can be achieved through reduced costs from improvements in the Army's clothing and textiles distribution process. Increased efficiencies in five key areas were identified for savings: management and control, inventory reduction, permanent issue of selected items of organizational clothing and equipment, retail distribution, and those resulting from improvements at the DoD level. Without changes in these key areas effective administration of the Army's current C and T system in view of reduced budgets is doubtful. By implementing the recommendations of this report the Army can maintain or enhance soldier support while reducing costs by $206 million over a five-year period. Clothing and textiles, Organizational clothing and equipment, C and T, OCIE, CIF, MCSS

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA268717

Entities

People

  • George B. Dibble
  • Herman C. Kammer Jr
  • Joseph M. Zurlo
  • Scott M. Johnson

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Clothing
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Databases
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Information Science
  • Inventory
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management

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