Defense Inventory: Extent of Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Problems Still Unknown
NSIAD-95-85
Published: Apr 21, 1995. Publicly Released: Apr 21, 1995.
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Highlights
GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) Diminishing Manufacturing Source and Material Shortages (DMSMS) program, focusing on DOD: (1) progress toward implementing the program; and (2) efforts to resolve DMSMS situations.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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Department of Defense | Before DOD makes any decisions concerning the future scope of the DMSMS program or the need for additional program funds, the Secretary of Defense should ensure that, at a minimum, DOD has quantitative data on the extent of the DMSMS problem. |
Closed – Not Implemented
DOD and the services have determined that it is not cost-effective to determine what indicators should be used to measure the magnitude of the problem.
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Department of Defense | Before DOD makes any decisions concerning the future scope of the DMSMS program or the need for additional program funds, the Secretary of Defense should ensure that, at a minimum, DOD has information to determine the effectiveness of ongoing and planned actions for minimizing the impact of DMSMS. |
Closed – Not Implemented
DOD instructed the services in February 1996 to collect data and provide it to GIDEP for determining the cost-effectiveness of proposed corrective actions.
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Department of Defense | Before DOD makes any decisions concerning the future scope of the DMSMS program or the need for additional program funds, the Secretary of Defense should ensure that, at a minimum, DOD has supporting analyses for the cost-effectiveness of DMSMS predictive analyses versus other alternatives for dealing with DMSMS problems. |
Closed – Implemented
DOD is tracking the costs of predictive versus reactive approaches for solving DMSMS problems.
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Topics
Cost effectiveness analysisDefense contingency planningDefense procurementDownsizingMilitary electronicsElectronic equipmentInventory control systemsManagement information systemsManufacturing industryMilitary cost controlMilitary inventoriesSpare parts