Army inventory policy, the need for strategic change
Subtitle: an examination of Readiness Based Sparing for retail repair parts supply support
By: Robert D. Brem
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) 
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 85
Description: Army Vision 2010 and Focused Logistics has recognized the need for a Revolution in Military Logistics to      support the Revolution in Military Affairs in the information age. As well, readiness needs are increasingly      having to be balanced with fiscal realities. Readiness Based Sparing inventory models can give commanders      the tools necessary to make these critical resource allocation decisions. We explore the potential value of      implementing a Readiness Based Sparing policy for Army retail level repair parts inventory management We      answer questions of effectiveness, implementation and potential barriers to implementation. In doing so, we      offer a description and analysis of current policy, its effects and consequences. We present an introduction      to Readiness Based Sparing methods, their evolution in military applications, successful implementations and      lessons learned.
Notes: "December 1997."

Thesis advisor(s): Kevin R. Gue, Mike Boudreau.

Thesis (M.S. in Management) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-82)

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.

Also available online.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.

US Army (USA) author.

dk/dk cc:9116 04/29/98.