Defense logistics : observations on Army's implementation of the Logistics Modernization Program / [William M. Solis, Asif A. Khan, Nabajyoti Barkakati].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Solis, William M.

Contributor:

Khan, Asif

Barkakati, Nabajyoti, 1956-

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army Materiel Command.

United States.

United States--Armed Forces--Supplies and stores--Management.

Armed Forces--Supplies and stores--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (33 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Observations on Army's implementation of the Logistics Modernization Program

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

Summary:

In February 1998, the Army Materiel Command began the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) to replace its existing material management systems -- the Commodity Command Standard System and the Standard Depot System. These systems have been in operation for more than 30 years. LMP is intended to transform logistics operations in six core processes: order fulfillment, demand and supply planning, procurement, asset management, material management, and financial management. When fully implemented, LMP is expected to manage goods and services valued at about $40 billion, including 6 million Army inventory items. GAO has previously reported on problems the Army has encountered in its efforts to implement LMP. The specific problems related to data conversion errors that resulted in LMP containing inaccurate unit prices or units of issue for certain materials, billing and collection errors whereby some customers were not billed for costs that should have been included in their bills and other customers were overbilled, requirements management and testing process did not comply with best practices, and a lack of an independent verification and validation process. Our objectives were as follows: 1. Determine the extent to which the Army's report addressed the nine specific areas identified in the House committee report. 2. Ascertain the specific actions the Army has taken, has under way, or has planned to address GAO's prior recommendations pertaining to the Army's implementation of LMP. 3. Evaluate the management processes and controls that the Army established to assess the feasibility of future LMP deployments. The Army has begun to implement virtually all of GAO's prior recommendations related to LMP to address issues related to data conversion, billing and collection, requirements management and testing, and independent verification and validation. The effective implementation of these recommendations should help the Army to reduce its risk to acceptable levels.

Notes:

Chiefly slides.

Title from p.1 screen (GAO, viewed July 10, 2009).

"July 8, 2009."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-09-852R."

OCLC:

424028291