Defense Inventory: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Management of DOD's Acquisition Lead Times for Spare Parts

Abstract

GAO has identified the Department of Defense's (DOD) management of its inventory as a high-risk area since 1990 due to ineffective and inefficient inventory systems and practices. Management of inventory acquisition lead times is important in maintaining cost-effective inventories, budgeting, and having material available when needed, as lead times are DOD's best estimate of when an item will be received. Under the Comptroller General s authority to conduct evaluations on his own initiative, GAO analyzed the extent to which (1) DOD's estimated lead times varied from actual lead times, and (2) current management actions and initiatives have reduced lead times as compared to past years. To address these objectives, GAO computed the difference between the components actual and estimated lead times, and compared component initiatives to reduce lead times for 1994-2002 to 2002-2005.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA472291

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Inventory
  • Lead Time
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • Spare Parts
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.