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 1996-07-12 monographic deposited born digital 36 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-156 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-156 P0b002ee180384e48 f:ns96156 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-156 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-156 NSIAD-96-156 Logistics Inventory control systems Aircraft components Military cost control Spare parts Naval aircraft Federal property management Military inventories Airline industry Equipment repairs Letter Report NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Navy's aircraft logistics system, focusing on the Navy's efforts to improve and reduce the cost of the system.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the best practices identified in the airline industry could improve the responsiveness of the Navy's logistics system and save millions of dollars; (2) the Navy's logistics system is complex and often does not respond quickly to customer needs; (3) the factors contributing to this situation include the lack of spare parts, slow distribution, and inefficient repair practices; (4) some customers wait as long as 4 months for available parts; (5) the Navy is centralizing its supply management and repair activities, outsourcing certain management functions, and analyzing the effectiveness of its repair pipeline; (6) the best practices employed by the private sector show promise for the Navy because these firms hold minimum levels of inventory, have readily accessible spare parts, and quick repair times; (7) it takes an average of 11 days to repair a broken part in the private sector, as opposed to 37 days in the Navy's repair process; (8) this is a result of repairing items immediately after they break, using local distribution centers and integrated supplier programs, and third-party logistic providers; and (9) many of the airline industry's best practices are compatible with the Navy's logistics system. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-156/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-156.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-156/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-156.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-156 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-156 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-156; Inventory Management: Adopting Best Practices Could Enhance Navy Efforts to Achieve Efficiencies and Savings; Logistics Inventory control systems Aircraft components Military cost control Spare parts Naval aircraft Federal property management Military inventories Airline industry Equipment repairs