United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-06-29 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:NSIAD-94-110 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-110 P0b002ee1803832bb f:ns94110 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-110 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-110 NSIAD-94-110 Military inventories Military procurement Electronic equipment Federal supply systems Military cost control Equipment inventories Spare parts Inventory control systems Logistics Non-government enterprises F-14 Aircraft A-6 Aircraft DLA Standard Automated Materiel Management System DLA Paperless Order Placement System San Diego (CA) Chapter Report NSIAD The value of the Defense Department's (DOD) secondary inventories, which include spare parts for weapon systems, electronic, and other hardware, increased by $60 billion between 1980 and 1988. Private sector firms are streamlining their operations by adopting innovative inventory management strategies that cut costs and improve service. In most areas, however, DOD has not streamlined operations and continues to buy and store redundant levels of electronic items, valued at more than $2 billion. The size of DOD's electronic inventory reflects a philosophy of meeting customer needs by having huge stocks on hand. The Defense Logistics Agency's large inventory turns over slowly--about once every four years on average, contains large levels of excess and obsolete items, and costs DOD millions of dollars each year to hold. DOD is trying to improve its logistics system, including using private sector practices--long-term contracting, electronic ordering systems, and direct delivery program--to manage some electronic supplies. Efforts to implement these practices, however, affect only a small portion of electronics supplies. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-110/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-110.htm GAO/NSIAD-94-110 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-110 Chapter Report GAO/NSIAD-94-110; Commercial Practices: DOD Could Reduce Electronics Inventories by Using Private Sector Techniques; Military inventories Military procurement Electronic equipment Federal supply systems Military cost control Equipment inventories Spare parts Inventory control systems Logistics Non-government enterprises F-14 Aircraft A-6 Aircraft DLA Standard Automated Materiel Management System DLA Paperless Order Placement System San Diego (CA)