Quantifying and Trading Off the Benefits of Reducing Order and Shipping Times.

Abstract

This report documents the findings of an analysis of the savings from reducing order and shipping time (OST) within DoD and also an analysis of how those savings could be traded off against the costs to implement OST reduction initiatives. The savings analysis determined what DoD retail inventory levels would be affected by a reduction in OST, then how much an OST reduction would reduce those levels, and finally how much savings would be generated by a reduction in retail levels. Working with the costs from distribution-oriented initiatives developed by the DLA Operations Research Office, the tradeoff analysis generated a method for determining when routine requisitions for replenishing retail stock should be expedited.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331854

Entities

People

  • Benedict Roberts
  • Dennis L. Zimmerman
  • Dorothy M. Clark
  • Ray P. Linville
  • William Mcgrath

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Control Systems
  • Health Services
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Hospitals
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Repair Shops
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.