Quick-Reaction Report on the Army's Adjustment of Wholesale Inventory Levels After Operation Desert Storm

Abstract

As part of the Audit of Requisitions in Support of Operation Desert Storm (Project No. 1LE-5003), we reviewed Army inventory control points (ICPs') adjustments to logistical requirements after hostilities ended. One of the objectives of the overall audit was to evaluate the effect of Operation Desert Shield/Storm (ODS) requisitions on the DOD wholesale supply system's inventory requirements. The Army ICPs initiated large cutbacks in previously approved purchases after ODS. However, our review revealed that additional cutbacks could be made because logistical requirements for stocks were not adequately adjusted to exclude ODS demands and to allow wholesale inventories to deflate to levels appropriate to support peacetime operating forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 23, 1999
Accession Number
ADA378699

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Computations
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Hostility
  • Inventory
  • Inventory Control
  • Investments
  • Load Monitoring
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Procurement

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.