Accelerated logistics : streamlining the Army's supply chain / Mark Y.D. Wang ; foreword by James A. Champy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Supplies and stores.

United States.

United States. Army--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 48 pages) : color illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For decades, the performance of army logistics fell progressively behind best commercial practices. In fact, these days it acutally takes less time to get a spare part from an army supply depot than from a commercial vendor. This work covers this subject.

Contents:

""The Age of Logistics""; ""Preface""; ""Figures""; ""Summary""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Glossary""; ""The Accomplishment""; ""Institutionalizing the Velocity Management Paradigm""; ""A REVOLUTIONARY SHIFT IN THOUGHT AND ACTION""; ""CATALYZING CHANGE: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE""; ""SUSTAINING CHANGE: VMÃŒs D- M- I METHODOLOGY""; ""Defining the Supply Process""; ""WALKING THE PROCESS""; ""BASELINE ORDER AND SHIP TIMES""; ""Measuring Supply Performance""; ""IMPROVING ARMY METRICS FOR OST""; ""MEASURING SEGMENTS OF THE OST PROCESS""; ""Improving Order and Ship Times""

""IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHEDULED TRUCK DELIVERIES"" ""SUPPLY PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AT FORT BRAGG""; ""EXTENDING THE IMPROVEMENTS NATIONWIDE""; ""EXTENDING THE IMPROVEMENTS WORLDWIDE""; ""Steps for Further Acceleration""; ""IMPROVING WHOLESALE STOCK POSITIONING""; ""IMPROVING AIRLIFT- SEALIFT BALANCE IN SUPPORTING DEPLOYED ARMY CUSTOMERS""; ""EXTENDING VM TO THE NATIONAL GUARD AND U. S. ARMY RESERVES""; ""INTEGRATING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OTHER ARMY LOGISTICS PROCESSES""; ""Bibliography""

Notes:

"MR-1140-A."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48).

ISBN:

0-8330-4357-9

OCLC:

70724538