Date of Award

9-1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

First Advisor

Brent D. Herold, Captain, USAF

Abstract

This study investigated the applicability of adopting a single supply stock funding procedure for depot-level reparables within the Department of the Army. A subjective comparison was made of a major proposal for depot-level reparable stock funding developed under contract by the Logistics Management Institute, in association with the Strategic Logistics Agency, and a modified version of that proposal later submitted by the Strategic Logistics Agency. Each proposal was appraised for its affect on adaptability to a single supply system, centralization of management functions, interoperability with other services, and speed of implementation. Field test results and early studies in stock funding were used in the analysis. Using a numerical decision-making process, whereby a point-value was assigned for the given evaluation criteria, the investigation revealed that of the two proposals the Logistics Management Proposal best suited current Army needs. The study further revealed that a centralized management policy under a vertical supply system for stock funding of depot-level reparables would seem more effective and appropriate than a decentralized, horizontal supply system.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GLM-LSM-91S-60

DTIC Accession Number

ADA246791

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted.

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Systems and Logistics of the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science

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