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PLRD-81-52 1 (1981-08-10)

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BY THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Report To The Secretary Of Defense


Logistics Managers Need To

Consider Operational Readiness

In Setting Safety Level Stocks


Maintaining a safety level of stock on hand is
a form of insurance against unexpected de-
mands or delays in delivery. However, the
methods used for determining safety levels do
not consider whether the items are essential
to carry out a military mission.

Inventory management activities increase their
effectiveness by ensuring that, within budget-
ary constraints, sufficient safety levels of low-
cost, high-demand items are available to meet
demands. However, these items are not neces-
sarily those needed to maintain a high level of
readiness.

GAO   believes  that operational readiness
should be the prime objective of logistics man-
agers, as well as those responsible for maintain-
ing a ready force, and makes a number of rec-
ommendations aimed at making this objective
the guiding factor in the requirements deter-
mination process.







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    PLRD-81-52
AUGUST 10, 1981


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