Commercium Interruptus: Supply Chain Responses to Disaster

Abstract

The industrial base that the Department of Defense (DoD) depends on for weapon systems and other materials has participated in the transition to supply chain management along with the rest of industry. The pressures that led industry to just in time delivery systems, total quality manufacturing and lean manufacturing coupled with the improvements in information management eventually resulted in the processes of supply chain management. With regard to supplies, once a company knew where their, inbound materials were because of the linkages of computer systems, had a guaranteed date of delivery from an information-enabled distribution system, and had the assurance of a consistent level of quality from their supplier, there was no longer any need to maintain large stocks of inventory. This created enormous savings for companies because they kept much less inventory on hand.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA422076

Entities

People

  • Rosalind Thomas

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disasters
  • Emergencies
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Inventory
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Manufacturing
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Terrorists
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Industrial Economics