Army Inventory: Growth in Inventories that Exceed Requirements.

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Abstract:

For the 5-year period ending September 30, 1988, the Armys wholesale level inventory increased from 6.1 billion to 12 billion. The former Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, House Committee on Armed Services, asked GAO to determine how much of this inventory growth could be attributed to the Armys buying and maintaining more inventory than it needed to meet its military requirements. The former Chairman also asked GAO to determine what had caused the growth and what actions needed to be taken to curb it without impairing military capability. Inflation, price increases, and the major modernization efforts undertaken by the Army all contributed to the inventory growth. It was not possible to quantify the extent of inventory growth. It was not possible to quantify the extent of inventory growth attributable to each of the various factors. One fact was clear, however the percentage of inventory that was not needed to meet approved requirements grew faster than overall inventories

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
Supplementary Note:
Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives.
Pagination:
0042

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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):
GAO/NSIAD-90-68
Monitor Series:
GAO
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4.2.2_Inventory Management; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_4.2.5_Operate the Joint Supply Enterprise; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance
Communities of Interest:
Ground and Sea Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*CONGRESS, *LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, *ARMY PROCUREMENT, *INVENTORY ANALYSIS, MILITARY REQUIREMENTS, INVENTORY CONTROL, STOCKPILES, REPORTS, ACQUISITION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Information Science, Government and Political Science, Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Report Date:
1990 Mar 01