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Author Fan, Carol E., author.

Title Improving inventory management of organizational and individual equipment at central issue facilities / Carol E. Fan, Elvira N. Loredo.

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 69 pages) : illustrations.
text file PDF
Series RAND Corporation research report series ; RR137
RAND Corporation research report series ; RR137.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 69).
Contents Introduction -- A standard, data-driven approach to help CIF managers make replenishment decisions -- Increasing lateral transfers -- Appendixes -- References.
Summary The Army's Central Issue Facilities (CIFs) do not have a formal mechanism signaling when to review inventory levels and when and whether to requisition items. Logistics leaders need a routinized inventory review process to help improve inventory management practices. The current process is based on managers' experience and expert judgment, which are not always empirically based, and because of local differences, is executed unevenly and typically infrequently. As a result, there is a perception that many CIFs have significantly more clothing and equipment inventory than required to meet soldiers' needs. The report appendices provide an in-depth description of how inventory levels should be set, including which items to order, when to order, and how much to order. They also address the question of how to identify material that is available for lateral transfer.,
Funding The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Army under Contract No. W74V8H-06-C-0001.
Local Note JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
Subject United States. Army -- Equipment and supplies -- Management -- Evaluation.
United States. Army.
Equipment and supplies.
Management.
Evaluation.
United States. Army -- Inventory control.
Inventory control.
Inventory control.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Technical reports.
Technical reports.
Added Author Loredo, Elvira N., author.
Rand Corporation, publisher.
Arroyo Center.
ISBN 9780833082794 (electronic book)
0833082795 (electronic book)