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B-176139 1 (1972-06-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagjk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: N UNITED STATES GENERAL AC I WASHINGTON, 20 8 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B- 176139 LM096524 Dear Mr. Secretary: We have completed our survey of the worldwide e iti'n i stributior system of the Department of Defense (DOD). found that the system had been responsive to military require- ments and that ammunition had moved with relatively few delays en route. We believe, however, that this responsiveness was achieved at unnecessarily high costs in certain circumstances. Details of our findings and observations on the domestic segment of our study were included in a draft of a proposed report in December 1970. Observations on the overseas phase of our study were furnished to you on February 25, 1972. The close working relationship which our staff enjoyed with DOD on this survey--jointly discussing problem areas as they were identified--resulted in significant improvements in the ammunition distribution system. A brief summary of several such improvements follows. OBTAINING LOWER RATES FROM WESTERN RAILROADS Most ammunition was produced in the Eastern and Central United States at locations from which it was more economical to ship overseas from east coast ports rather than from west coast ports. A principal reason for the east coast being rate favorable was the higher rail rates charged by carriers serving the west coast ports. We found that DOD had not made greater use of east coast potrts nor negotiated lower rates with western rail- rgads, which would have made the overall cost by the west coast more competitive with the cost by the eastern ports. Despite the economic advantages of shipping ammunition from east coast terminals, approximately i'-ha.lf of the ammuni- tion being shipped overseas at the time of our survey in 1968-69 was being moved through west coast ports. We briefed DOD officials on this matter in February 1969 and, in August of that year, they took action to obtain lower, more competitive rates from western railroads. This action resulted in savings of over $16 million in the approximate 10-month period ended June 30, 1970.

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