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Army Depots: Planned Distribution Centers Are Not Adequately Justified

NSIAD-86-84 Published: Jun 06, 1986. Publicly Released: Jun 06, 1986.
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GAO reviewed the Army's Area Oriented Depot (AOD) modernization program which will provide three new, mechanized distribution centers to respond to projected peacetime work load increases and to replace old facilities.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that auditable AOD peacetime work load projections are developed using statistically valid forecasting principles.
Closed – Not Implemented
The Department of Defense (DOD) did not concur with this recommendation. The centers at Sharpe Army Depot and New Cumberland Army Depot are under construction and fully funded. Congress directed the Army to explore third-party funding for the center at Red River Army Depot.
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the information necessary to identify the amount of excess capacity or capability needed to support emergencies and mobilization is developed.
Closed – Not Implemented
DOD did not concur with this recommendation. The centers at Sharpe Army Depot and New Cumberland Army Depot are under construction and fully funded. Congress directed the Army to explore third-party funding for the center at Red River Army Depot.
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that options for improving the efficiency and capability of existing facilities to satisfy any projected work load increases are examined and the cost effectiveness of those options is compared with the current estimated cost of constructing new distribution centers.
Closed – Not Implemented
DOD did not concur with this recommendation. The centers at Sharpe Army Depot and New Cumberland Army Depot are under construction and fully funded. Congress directed the Army to explore third-party funding for the center at Red River Army Depot.
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that AOD current operations and work load distribution imbalances are analyzed to identify potential economies and efficiencies to be gained by further consolidation or realignment of the AOD system.
Closed – Not Implemented
DOD did not concur with this recommendation. The centers at Sharpe Army Depot and New Cumberland Army Depot are under construction and fully funded. Congress directed the Army to explore third-party funding for the center at Red River Army Depot.

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Army facilitiesArmy suppliesMaterials handlingMilitary cost controlProgram managementProjectionsMilitary forcesMobilizationConstructionMilitary materiel