Impact of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) on the Marine Corps' Supply Process

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to determine the impacts of utilizing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in order to implement intransit visibility (ITV) into the Marine Corps Supply Process. I interviewed experts and users of the LTMITV/W2W at the Supply Management Unit (SMU), 1st Combat Logistics Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group on the operational implementation of the system as well as benefits and opportunities for improvement. With the information I recovered and data I collected, I was able to create a small simulation of the supply process. I used the simulation to create various scenarios that have been encountered in the past including possible negative impacts of the lack of ITV at certain portions of the supply process. I made recommendations on how to improve the current supply process as well as recommendations for future research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA456943

Entities

People

  • Melissa D. Chestnut

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Application Software
  • California
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Iraqi-War
  • Logistics
  • Mesh Networks
  • Probability Distributions
  • Radio Frequency
  • Simulations
  • Supply Chain
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.