Productivity Measurement in the Defense Logistics Agency Must Be Supported, Improved, and Used

Tight budgets and high inflation make it essential that Government agencies obtain the greatest output possible from their resources. In order to achieve productivity improvement, agencies need an effective productivity measurement system. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has one of the best-designed measurement systems in the Government. Thus, a study was undertaken concerning the adequacy of efforts by DLA to use productivity and work measurement data in budgeting and staff management.