Defense inventory : Army needs to evaluate impact of recent actions to improve demand forecasts for spare parts : report to congressional requesters.

Since 1990, GAO has designated the Department of Defense's (DOD) inventory management as a high-risk area. It is critical that the military services effectively and efficiently manage DOD's secondary inventory to ensure that the warfighter is supplied with the right items at the right time...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Subjects:	United States. > Army > Management. United States. > Army > Supplies and stores. United States. > Department of Defense > Inventory control.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS112093

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Summary:	Since 1990, GAO has designated the Department of Defense's (DOD) inventory management as a high-risk area. It is critical that the military services effectively and efficiently manage DOD's secondary inventory to ensure that the warfighter is supplied with the right items at the right time and to maintain good stewardship over the billions of dollars invested in their inventory. GAO reviewed the Army's management of secondary inventory and determined (1) the extent to which on-hand and on-order secondary inventory reflected the amount needed to support current requirements and (2) causes for the Army having secondary inventory that exceeded current requirements or, conversely, for having inventory deficits. To address these objectives, GAO analyzed Army data on secondary inventory (spare parts such as aircraft and tank engines) from fiscal years 2004 through 2007. GAO recommends that the Army strengthen inventory management by incorporating cost efficiency metrics and goals, evaluating and improving demand forecasting procedures, monitoring the effectiveness of providing operational information to item managers, and enhancing oversight of inventory management through the Army's chief management officer.
Item Description:	Title from PDF cover screen (viewed on Jan. 13, 2009). "January 2009." "GAO-09-199." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	ii, 36 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. Address as of 1/13/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09199.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.