Accession Number:
AD0750848
Title:
An Evaluation of the Cost Effectiveness of Transporting Air Eligible Cargo by Air Versus Surface Modes of Transportation
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Corporate Author:
AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1972-09-15
Pagination or Media Count:
104.0
Abstract:
Transportation priority 1 and 2 air eligible cargo is being moved from the AFCL Air Materiel Areas to CONUS on-line LOGAIR stations by surface modes. An arbitrary limit of one LOGAIR flight per station per day imposed a ceiling on the daily capability of the LOGAIR system. The increased pipeline intransit time resulting from use of the surface modes forces a set level of inventory investment. The procurement of additional LOGAIR capability reduces the overall transportation priority 1 and 2 cargo pipeline intransit time and therefore reduces the inventory investment. The thesis proposes a method to offset the increased costs of procuring additional airlift through a reduction in inventory investment.
Descriptors:
Subject Categories:
- Economics and Cost Analysis
- Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies