Defense inventory : actions needed to improve the Defense Logistics Agency's inventory management : report to the Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Readiness, sponsoring body.

Standardized Title:

Defense inventory (2014 June)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Defense Logistics Agency--Inventory control--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Defense Logistics Agency--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

United States. Defense Logistics Agency.

Logistics--Evaluation.

Logistics.

Inventory control--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 81 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Actions needed to improve the Defense Logistics Agency's inventory management

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2014.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

DLA manages about one-fifth of DOD's $95 billion in secondary item inventory, such as spare parts to keep military equipment ready and operating. GAO has identified DOD supply-chain management as a high-risk area due in part to ineffective and inefficient inventory-management practices and weaknesses in forecasting the demand for spare parts. These factors have contributed to the creation of on-order and on-hand excess inventory. GAO was asked to review DLA's inventory-management practices. GAO reviewed, among other things, the extent to which DLA has (1) developed and met goals to reduce on-hand inventory and on-order excess inventory while reducing backorders, and any challenges faced in doing so, and (2) implemented initiatives using a comprehensive management approach to improve inventory management. GAO analyzed inventory data from 2009 through 2013, evaluated DLA's inventory processes, and interviewed DLA and DOD officials.

Contents:

Background

DLA has reduced its on-hand inventory and met reduction goals, but disposed of items that may have to be bought again and lacks oversight of its on-order excess inventory

DLA is implementing efforts to improve inventory management but can strengthen collaborative forecasting

Conclusions.

Notes:

"June 2014."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed June 24, 2014).

"GAO-14-495."

OCLC:

881682093