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Air Force Logistics: Base Maintenance Inventories Can Be Reduced

NSIAD-94-8 Published: Dec 15, 1993. Publicly Released: Dec 15, 1993.
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GAO reviewed the Air Force's management of bench stocks at five bases, focusing on whether alternative stockage policies would provide similar support at lower costs and greater asset visibility.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should establish stockage policies to eliminate bench stock authorizations for items that have had no demands in the last year.
Closed – Implemented
By September 30, 1994, DOD will require that the Air Force review its managerial action and approval process for retaining items in bench stocks that have had no demands in the last year.
Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should establish stockage policies to set a unit price ceiling for adding items to bench stocks.
Closed – Implemented
By September 30, 1994, DOD will require that the Air Force establish a price ceiling for adding items to bench stocks without written authorization. DOD stated that the Air Force needs to improve its policies and procedures for justifying high cost bench stocks to support warfighting and readiness goals of tactical units.
Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should establish stockage policies to, where feasible, require the return of existing unused and high-cost bench stock items to base supply.
Closed – Implemented
By September 30, 1994, DOD will require that the Air Force, where feasible, return existing unused and high cost bench stock items to base supply for stockage.
Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should require bases to justify any exceptions to the stockage policies in writing.
Closed – Implemented
By September 30, 1994, DOD will direct the Air Force to require that exceptions to stockage policy be requested in writing.

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Topics

Air Force procurementAircraft maintenanceComparative analysisDefense contingency planningDefense cost controlInventory controlInventory control systemsLogisticsMilitary inventoriesSpare parts