The Effect of an Agile Infrastructure on the Department of Defense in the Twenty-first Century

Abstract

By reducing the logistics footprint through the creation of an agile infrastructure, one of the six tenets of focused logistics, DOD anticipates having surplus funds that can be reprogrammed into other areas. This study investigates the potential effects an agile infrastructure will have on the Department of Defense's ability to perform its logistics mission in support of its fighting forces. It focusses on: (1) commercial business practices, (2) outsourcing and privatization, (3) maintenance operations, and (4) right sized inventories. Due to the criticality of the cost savings to the success of Joint Vision 2010 the potential for saving money is emphasized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 05, 1998
Accession Number
ADA350149

Entities

People

  • Timothy J. Vohar

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Commerce
  • Cost Reductions
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineers
  • Government Employees
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Economics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.