Leverage Industry to Enhance DOD Logistics

Abstract

To enhance DOD logistics and improve end-to-end distribution, the Department of Defense should adopt commercial business practices. This strategic research paper (SRP) analyzes several commercial business practices that enhance DOD logistics concepts. Commercial business practices analyzed in this paper include the employment of technology enablers, partnering and collaboration, best practices, prime vendors, supply chain management, future logistics enterprise, end-to-end distribution, and buying services and not products.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA413491

Entities

People

  • Cheryl D. Mann

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Commerce
  • Cost Reductions
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Teamwork
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Business
  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.