Is There a Future for the Arsenal System? A Discussion of a Methodology for Determining the Viability and Efficiency of the Arsenal System

Abstract

The Army has operated an Arsenal System since shortly after this nation was founded. That system has proved invaluable in meeting the manufacturing needs of the military for over two centuries. In the future, will the arsenal system provide the same value? What methods can be used to make the arsenals efficient if they are determined to be of continuing value to the military? This Paper will discuss the possible value of the arsenal system to the military in the 21st Century and provide some considerations and methods for analyzing the system as it currently exists to determine process changes which will provide significant efficiency enhancements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 2000
Accession Number
ADA376739

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People

  • Joseph W. Albright

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Ammunition
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Governments
  • Howitzers
  • Industrial Plants
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Equipment
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Production Engineering
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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