Integrating the Department of Defense supply chain / / Eric Peltz, Marc Robbins ; with Geoffrey McGovern.

The authors provide a framework for an integrated Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain, associated policy recommendations, and a companion framework for management practices that will drive people to take actions aligned with this integrated supply chain approach. Building on the framework and p...

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Superior document:Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-1274-OSD
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-1274-OSD.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 114 pages) :; color illustrations.
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Defining Supply Chain Management and Integration; Achieving Supply Chain Integration; CHAPTER TWO: Case Studies That Illustrate the Need for Supply Chain Integration and Systems Thinking; Theater Inventory Case Study; Supply Chain Silo Case Study; The Need for Systems Thinking; CHAPTER THREE: Policy Review; CHAPTER FOUR: High-Level Policy Recommendations; The Supply Chain Objective; Guiding Principles; A DoD Supply Chain Supply Structure or Framework
  • The End Users of Materiel Retail/Tactical Warehouses/Distribution Centers-The Wholesale Customers; DoD Distribution Network; Distribution Modal Choice for Shipments to OCONUS Customers; Distribution Modal Choice Within CONUS; Transportation Management, Assets, and Facilities; Non-Stocked Items; Purchasing and Supply Organizations; Factories and Maintenance Facilities; The Overall Supply Chain Structure; CHAPTER FIVE: Enabling Mechanisms; Incentives: Metrics and Budgets; Decision Authority and/or Rights; Financial Controls, Methods, and Budgets; Information Sharing; Decision Support Tools
  • Workforce Knowledge Principles for Enabling Mechanisms; CHAPTER SIX: Supplier and Inventory Management Integration; Where Is the Money?; The Drivers of Inventory Costs; DoD Lead Times and Order Quantities; The Impact of Lead-Time Induced Forecast Errors; Reparable Inventory; CHAPTER SEVEN: Scheduled Trucks-Apply a Systems View for Shipment Consolidation; CHAPTER EIGHT: Integrating Supplier and Transportation Management; CHAPTER NINE: Positioning Materiel Based on Total Costs; Stock Transport Orders; Improving STO Business Logic; Stockage Location and Replenishment Source Decisions
  • CHAPTER TEN: Integrating Financial Policy with Network Design and Inventory Planning CHAPTER ELEVEN: Conclusions and Overall Recommendations; APPENDIX: A. Legal and Regulatory Environment for FDT Alternatives; B. Inventory Performance Analysis; References