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Coupling logistics to operations to meet uncertainty and the threat (CLOUT) : an overview / I.K. Cohen, John B. Abell, Thomas F. Lippiatt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cohen, I. K.
- Series:
- Project Air Force report
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Air Force--Equipment--Maintenance and repair.
- United States.
- United States. Air Force--Inventory control.
- United States. Air Force--Combat sustainability.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 55 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Coupling logistics to operations to meet uncertainty and the threat
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, 1991.
- Summary:
- Uncertainty is of essentially two kinds: statistical uncertainty (variability observed in repeatable phenomena), and state-of-the-world uncertainty (uncertainty about phenomena that are not repeatable, not observed or observable, or both). State-of-the-world uncertainty dominates the wartime scenario and affects peacetime planning as well. This report describes a set of initiatives called CLOUT (coupling logistics to operations to meet uncertainty and the threat) designed to cope with resource shortages caused by poor predictions of demand. The theater-level CLOUT initiatives include (1) lateral repair by bases that have repair capability to support bases that do not; (2) forward stockage for quick response to unsatisfied demands at bases; (3) responsive theater transportation to support lateral resupply, forward stockage, lateral and theater repair, retrograde, and distribution of assets coming into the theater; and (4) improved operating policies and decision rules in prioritizing repair assets and allocating them to bases. The "wholesale" or depot-level CLOUT initiatives include the following: (1) responsive, assured intertheater transportation; (2) enhanced flexibility, responsiveness, and relevance of the depot's repair process; and (3) distribution of serviceable assets that explicitly accounts for mission urgency and the current asset position worldwide.
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