Army Inventory: Opportunities Exist for Additional Reductions to Retail
Level Inventories (Letter Report, 06/06/94, GAO/NSIAD-94-129).

This report evaluated the progress the Army has made toward reducing its
inventory levels of infrequently requested items. The five Army
divisions GAO reviewed reduced their authorized inventory levels by
about $30 million between 1992 and 1993. These same divisions had about
$108 million in inventory that they had received few or no requests for
or that involved items that contributed little toward satisfying their
customers' needs. Army studies have shown similar results for the large
number of inventory items that are infrequently demanded and contribute
little toward improving supply responsiveness. These studies recommended
that infrequently demanded items be removed from the authorized
inventories and that the criteria for determining what items should be
stocked be reevaluated.

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 REPORTNUM:  NSIAD-94-129
     TITLE:  Army Inventory: Opportunities Exist for Additional 
             Reductions to Retail Level Inventories
      DATE:  06/06/94
   SUBJECT:  Military inventories
             Army supplies
             Logistics
             Army procurement
             Inventory control systems
             Internal controls
             Cost effectiveness analysis
             Military cost control
             Property and supply management
             Federal supply systems
IDENTIFIER:  Army Total Inventory Management Program
             
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