Air Force Supply: Improvements Needed in Management of Air Mobility Command's Forward Supply System
NSIAD-93-10
Published: Jul 21, 1993. Publicly Released: Jul 21, 1993.
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GAO provided information on how the Air Force can better manage its forward supply support system to reduce inventory requirements.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, to revise the initial provisioning policy to discontinue the use of additive forward supply levels in initial provisioning requirements for Air Mobility Command aircraft. |
DOD plans no action regarding this recommendation. DOD purports that eliminating additive spares for forward supply support would result in significant delay times. Multiple contacts with DOD officials indicate that it is unlikely additional follow-up without developing additional data to challenge this position would not be productive.
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, to eliminate such additive forward supply support spares for C-17 initial provisioning. |
DOD continues to support the use of forward supply support system levels for provisioning the C-17 aircraft. It is unlikely this position would change without GAO initiating a follow-on job to review usage data at forward supply locations to develop a stronger position for challenging DOD's rationale. Nonetheless, GAO continues to believe its original position was sound.
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, to eliminate requirements duplication for replenishment spares either by eliminating the overseas usage reporting or by removing the added requirement for forward supply locations. |
It is unlikely additional followup would result in a change in the DOD position with collecting additional data to further support GAO's position.
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, to limit total worldwide stock levels, within the forward supply support system, to quantities supported by actual demand. |
It is unlikely the DOD position will change.
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, to develop a consistent policy, in conjunction with the Air Mobility Command, regarding for forward supply support management. |
DOD reviewed its forward supply system policy but determined that no further action was warranted.
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