Implementing the National Inventory Management Strategy: A Case Study on DLA's National Inventory Management Strategy (NIMS)

Abstract

Since 1990, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) audits have assessed supply chain management as a high-risk area within the Department of Defense (DoD). In response to these findings, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) developed the National Inventory Management Strategy (NIMS) initiative. This initiative combines the consumable repair inventories of DLA (wholesale level) and each armed service (retail level) into a single national inventory. The United States Navy and DLA established test sites at Naval Air Station Ingleside, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to demonstrate to benefits and measure its performance. The aim of this report is to analyze NIMS preliminary performance metrics in terms of effectiveness and its impact on supply chain management within the Navy an DLA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA460306

Entities

People

  • Francis S. Diaz
  • Leonel O. Brito
  • Nick Cardenas

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Game Theory
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Inventory
  • Logistics
  • Marine Corps
  • National Security
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Supply Depots
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design