Defense Inventory: Spare and Repair Parts Inventory Costs Can Be Reduced
NSIAD-97-47
Published: Jan 17, 1997. Publicly Released: Jan 17, 1997.
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Highlights
GAO reviewed how the military services can reduce their spare and repair parts storage and holding costs by consolidating or disposing of inventory that is not needed to meet current operating and war reserve requirements or is requested infrequently.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the service secretaries to begin to consolidate the warehousing of identical items that are not needed or infrequently issued at fewer storage locations. This can be accomplished over time by filling item requests by depleting the stock at a particular location or locations, disposing of unneeded items, and not restocking the items at those locations. |
Closed – Implemented
The military services consolidated items to reduce warehousing requirements and make it possible to reduce excess capacity.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the service secretaries to, after consolidating the warehousing of items not needed or infrequently requested, determine whether all storage facilities are needed. If facilities are no longer needed, the Secretary should take actions to close them. |
Closed – Implemented
After consolidating items, the Department of Defense identified excess warehouse space and initiated action to reduce it.
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Topics
Air Force suppliesArmy suppliesInventory control systemsLogisticsMilitary cost controlMilitary downsizingMilitary inventoriesProperty disposalSpare partsSurplus federal property