The Services Should Improve Their Processes for Determining Requirements for Supplies and Spare Parts
PLRD-82-12
Published: Nov 30, 1981. Publicly Released: Nov 30, 1981.
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GAO evaluated the validity of the services' requirements determination processes to ascertain whether beneficial techniques used by one service could be applied by other services to best use resources.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should issue guidance to the services which specifically states what constitutes the termination of production leadtime. |
The adequacy of agency actions are being covered under a separate congressional request assignment. Therefore, future followup will be done as a result of that assignment.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should issue guidance to the services which specifically states how leadtime requirements for items with a first article testing requirement should be determined. |
The adequacy of agency actions are being covered under a separate congressional request assignment. Therefore, future followup will be done as a result of that assignment.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force to develop demand and leadtime forecasting techniques which identify and exclude atypical demand and leadtime data and recognize item trends. |
The adequacy of agency actions are being covered under a separate congressional request assignment. Therefore, future followup will be done as a result of that assignment.
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force to develop demand and leadtime forecasting techniques which identify and exclude atypical demand and leadtime data and recognize item trends. |
The adequacy of agency actions are being covered under a separate congressional request assignment. Therefore, future followup will be done as a result of that assignment.
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| Department of the Army | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force to develop demand and leadtime forecasting techniques which identify and exclude atypical demand and leadtime data and recognize item trends. |
The adequacy of agency actions are being covered under a separate congressional request assignment. Therefore, future followup will be done as a result of that assignment.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the service Secretaries to emphasize the need for and provide training to personnel responsible for operating and maintaining the requirements system. |
The adequacy of agency actions are being covered under a separate congressional request assignment. Therefore, future followup will be done as a result of that assignment.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the service Secretaries to strengthen the supervision and review process to ensure that the data already in the requirements system and any subsequent adjustments are valid. |
The adequacy of agency actions are being covered under a separate congressional request assignment. Therefore, future followup will be done as a result of that assignment.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the service Secretaries to perform periodic reviews to test the validity of the system data and ensure that the supervision and review processes are strengthened and the responsible personnel obtain a thorough knowledge of the system's operation. |
The adequacy of agency actions are being covered under a separate congressional request assignment. Therefore, future followup will be done as a result of that assignment.
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Electronic data processingDefense procurementInteragency relationsInventory control systemsLogisticsProperty and supply managementSpare partsTestingMilitary forcesProcurement