Inventory Valuation at the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia

Abstract

The Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the lead control point for inventories of subsistence and non-subsistence items. Subsistence items include perishable and semi-perishable food items. Non-subsistence items include clothing and textiles, general and industrial items, and medical supplies. The Supply Center managed more than 1.8 million different subsistence and non-subsistence items at the end of FY 2000. The Supply Center reported non-subsistence inventories of about $1.8 billion and subsistence inventories of about $190 million. Collectively, those inventories represented 21 percent of the $9.4 billion of inventory Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) reported on its FY 2000 Financial Statements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 21, 2001
Accession Number
ADA391648

Entities

People

  • Amy J. Frontz
  • James L. Kornides

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Combat Support Hospitals
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • End Items
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Inventory
  • Inventory Control
  • Logistics
  • Materials
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Sampling
  • Statistical Sampling

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.