Transportation of Sustainment Cargo: Is There a Need for a DoD Distribution Automated Information System

Abstract

This is an analysis of the distribution of the sustainment cargo. The paper supports the position that change is needed to consolidate the strategic level transportation Standard Army Management Information Systems and supporting databases in order to have a seamless system between the strategic and operational level. The strategic guidance for logistics information is clear: accurate and timely logistics information is needed to meet the challenge of deployment of tailorable packages and providing support within hours and days of notification. The paper offers two recommendations to solve the problems in transit visibility of cargo. The first recommendation is the development of a DoD distribution STAMIS for the tracking of sustainment. The second recommendation is the outsourcing of the sustainment transportation functions to a premium transportation company such as United Parcel Service, or DHL.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 18, 2000
Accession Number
ADA374899

Entities

People

  • Luis A. Pina

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Control Systems
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Flow Network
  • Force Structure
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Standards
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Software Engineering.