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Accession Number:

AD1155692

Title:

Defense Inventory: Overall Inventory and Requirements Are Increasing, but Some Reductions in Navy Requirements are Possible

Author(s):

• Solis, William M.

Author Organization(s):

• GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

Report Date:

2003-05-08

Abstract:

Changes in the Department of Defense's (DOD) mission can lead to changes in inventory requirements, which, in turn, determine the size of DOD's inventory. Since 1990, GAO has identified DOD's management of inventory as a high-risk area because levels of inventory were too high and management systems and procedures were ineffective. Furthermore, DOD has attributed readiness problems to parts shortages. In this report, GAO (1) provides information on changes in and make up of the department's inventory and (2) analyzes changes in inventory requirements, focusing on the Navy.

Document Type:

Conference:

Journal:

Pages:

46

File Size:

0.39MB

Contracts:

Grants:

Descriptors:

Identifiers:

• Equipment inventories
• inventory growth
• requirements

SubjectCategory:

• Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Military Sciences

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release

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