Accession Number:

ADA067146

Title:

Shipboard Allowance Determination,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NAVY FLEET MATERIAL SUPPORT OFFICE MECHANICSBURG PA OPERATIONS ANALYSIS DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Gabriel,R. J.

Report Date:

1979-03-03

Pagination or Media Count:

73.0

Abstract:

This study evaluates a proposal for coding military essentiality and for varying shipboard support by this essentiality. The objective is to determine the feasibility of using historical CASREP Casualty Reporting System data to code item essentiality and to determine the impact of this coding in an essentiality variable support level COSAL Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List model. The impact was measured in terms of range of items stocked, investment, effectiveness, and reductions in CASREP requisitions. The study showed that the approach is technically feasible given the availability of required data. Although slightly decreasing overall support, the approach did increase support for high essentiality items. However, the validity of the assigned essentiality codes could not be ascertained. To do so will require review by qualified Fleet andor technical personnel. Within the current investment levels, the approach did not appreciably reduce CASREP requisitions. Author

Descriptors:

• *MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• *LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
• DATA PROCESSING
• MILITARY REQUIREMENTS
• CODING
• SHIPBOARD
• CLASSIFICATION
• FLEETS(SHIPS)
• INVENTORY CONTROL
• NAVAL EQUIPMENT

Subject Categories:

• Information Science
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE