Freight Cost Comparison between QUICKTRANS and the Guaranteed Traffic Program

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Abstract:

In March 1992, the Defense Logistics Agency DLA was directed by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Production and Logistics to assume management of all defense depots. In May 1992, representatives from DLA, Naval Supply Systems Command, and the Naval Material Management Transportation Office NAVMTO met in Norfolk, VA to discuss the most cost effective means of moving cargo from the depots to customers. One of the principal issues became the cost effectiveness of the Guaranteed Traffic Program GT. QUICKTRANS was begun by the Navy in the 1950s as a means of reliably moving high priority cargo to customers. GT was developed by DLA in the early 1980s to take advantage of the deregulation of the trucking industry and the agencys leverage as a volume shipper. The purpose of this study was to determine which system, QT or GT, provides the least overall transportation cost to the Department of Defense.

Author(s):
Kleinhenz, Mark
Author Organization(s):
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ALEXANDRIA VA OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OFFICE
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA265052
Pagination:
0026

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
DLA-93-P20342
Monitor Series:
DLA
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_3.1.1_Maneuver to Engage; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_6.1_Information Transport
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, COSTS, SUPPLY DEPOTS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Field(s)/Group(s):
Military Forces and Organizations, Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Keyword(s):
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY, QT(QUICKTRANS), GT(GUARANTEED TRAFFIC PROGRAM)
Report Date:
1992 Jan 01