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LCD-76-442 1 (1977-04-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaacbh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCMJEN1T RESUME 01137 - [A10519171 Better management of Spare Equipment Vill Improve Maintenance Productivity and Save the Aral Zillions. LCD76-442; B-146896. April 5, 1977. 32 pp. * appendices. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: military Preparedness Plans (800); Facilities and aterial anagement (700). Contact: Logistics and Communicatione, Div. Budget Function: National Defense: Department of Defense - ilitary (except procurement S contracts) (0v1). Organization Concerned: Department of Defense; Department of the Army* Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services; Congress. maintenance float is the term used for operating equipment which is stocked at maintenance facilities for use while Army equipment is being repaired. The Ary's stated maintenance float requirement is about $966 million, about $553 million of which is in operational readiness float. Findings/conclusions: In 1976, the Army was still using maintenaLe float factors developed in 1971 and had no way of knowing its tree requirements. Since 1971, the Army has been unable to obtain the required data to evaluate its maintenance float zequirements. In ad ttion, certain Army activity groups were uncertain about their flca^% responsibilities. A least $62 million in float requirements was used to support noncombat units such as training battalions and military policy. As a result, unnecessary equipment may have been purchased, and equipment which could have been used to fill Army shortages in active cr reserve units was used unnecessarily fcr maintenance float puiposes. If maintenance float support for noncombat units were discontinued, planned procurements could te reduced by about $11.5 million, and about $.2 million in existing assets could be redistributed. Recommenditions: The Army should discontinue the practice of computing maintenance float support for noncombat units except when such support ie determined to be essential to Lhe units# missions. The system for estimating requirements should lie based on planned overhauls in a wartime environmeut, realistac performance standards, and improved maintenance concepts. Provicions should be made to periodically revalidate float requirments and collect the necessary dati to do so. Future procurement dlans should be revised to show &ny changed float requirements. (RRS)

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