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来源类型 | Report |
规范类型 | 报告 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.7249/RR1375 |
来源ID | RR-1375-A |
Army Stock Positioning: How Can Distribution Performance Be Improved? | |
Adam C. Resnick; Jeremy M. Eckhause; James Syme | |
发表日期 | 2017-08-14 |
出版年 | 2017 |
语种 | 英语 |
结论 | Army Materiel Command (AMC) Can Leverage the Three-Hub Network That the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Has Implemented in the Contiguous United States
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摘要 | The position of inventoried stock within the U.S. Army's logistical network is inseparably linked to operational success. The ability of the Army to deliver materiel as needed on a timely basis to support training and maintain readiness can ultimately decide mission outcome. In short, should the Army be able to improve delivery of materiel, it will improve its overall performance. ,This report focuses on how the Army could improve its distribution of heavy secondary items, such as wheel assemblies, that account for a small proportion of the overall number of items the Army must ship to users but comprise a large proportion of the weight it ships. It discusses how the Army could leverage the scheduled-truck network of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) distribution hubs to decrease average customer wait time by two to four days, for this class of items. The Army could also save nearly $1 million monthly in shipping costs, through reduced use of truckload and less-than-truckload shipping. It also discusses how changes in source-preference logic in logistics-management programs could ensure those outside the DLA-hub network receive materiel from the most appropriate source. ,The research concludes that Army Materiel Command has several opportunities to direct where inventory is located, including when items are newly procured, when they come out of maintenance, and when source-preference programing is devised. Altogether, balancing inventory against regional demand would help item managers reduce requisition wait time and save costs. |
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主题 | Military Logistics ; Supply Chain Management ; United States Army |
URL | https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1375.html |
来源智库 | RAND Corporation (United States) |
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资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/523358 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Adam C. Resnick,Jeremy M. Eckhause,James Syme. Army Stock Positioning: How Can Distribution Performance Be Improved?. 2017. |
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