Applicability of Subsistence Prime Vendor to Contingency Rations.

Abstract

The research objective of this thesis is to assess how the Prime Vendor program can provide the military with an exceptional distribution and inventory control method in the event of a contingency. Precisely how wartime resupply will occur is an unresolved issue in current contingency plans. The idea of outsourcing operations (through Prime Vendor) that do not add 'value' to the military enterprise has merit. However, with the introduction of commercial suppliers, the military will still retain control over logistics systems established in hostile conflict zones. Training and logistics interfaces between military personnel and civilian distribution systems will be critical to both the ability to resupply and to forecast demand.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA324463

Entities

People

  • David B. Bailey

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Inventory
  • Inventory Control
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Supply Depots
  • Systems Management
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design