Defining Self-Sufficiency in the United States Marine Corps

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to define self-sufficiency as it relates to the Marine Corps, identify the primary elements of self-sufficiency, and describe the interrelationships among these elements. Upon reviewing the applicable literature, we found three primary elements of self-sufficiency: environment, time, and supply chain. After analyzing these elements and their interrelationships, we present a framework of self-sufficiency that Marine Corps units can apply to internally increase their self-sufficiency, and that others can use to conduct further in-depth research on how to increase or optimize Marine Corps units' self-sufficiency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 18, 2013
Accession Number
ADA591738

Entities

People

  • Corey J. Meche
  • David A. Fowler
  • Joshua A. Brindel

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Environment
  • Health Services
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Operations
  • Military Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.