Improving DLA Supply Chain Agility Lead Times, Order Quantities, and Information Flow
Improving DLA Supply Chain Agility Lead Times, Order Quantities, and Information Flow
- ISBN 13:
9780833088666
- ISBN 10:
0833088661
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 01/30/2015
- Publisher: RAND Corporation
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Summary
The Defense Logistics Agency faces about $1 billion in inventory obsolescence cost each year due primarily to the high dynamism in demand that it faces. This report examines how to mitigate this cost by improving supply chain agility, focusing on reducing lead times, optimizing order quantities, and mitigating the effects of demand shifts through improved customer information flow and utilization.