Inventory Management: Adopting Best Practices Could Enhance Navy Efforts to Achieve Efficiencies and Savings.

Abstract

This report is the ninth in a series of reports comparing the Department of Defense's (DoD) logistics practices with those of the private sector. As you requested, we are continuously examining DoD's inventory management practices to identify areas where costs can be reduced and problems can be avoided by adopting leading commercial practices. While DoD has implemented some innovative practices, many opportunities exist for improving the logistics system. This report focuses on the Navy's logistics system for aircraft parts. The objectives of this review were to (1) examine the current performance of the Navy's logistics system, (2) review the Navy's efforts to improve its logistics system and reduce costs, and (3) examine leading best practices used by the airline industry to identify potential opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Navy's logistics operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 12, 1996
Accession Number
ADA314096

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Inventory
  • Inventory Control
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Naval Aviation
  • Navy Aircraft
  • Repair Shops
  • United States

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis