DLA forward stocking: an economic analysis

• Published in: Air Force journal of logistics Vol. 31; no. 3; p. 38
• Main Authors: Flory, John A, Blazer, Douglas A, Bowman, Gale
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gunter AFS U.S. Air Force, Logistics Management Agency 22.09.2007; U.S. Air Force Logistics Management Agency
• Subjects: Armed forces; Economic aspects; Equipment and supplies; Evaluation; Futures market; Inventory control; Logistics; Management; Research methodology; United States; United States > US

Flory et al discusses the recently proposed forward stocking by Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), in which items are stored centrally in-theater and then shipped to the Air Force units in the area of responsibility (AOR) bases. A general methodology is presented to model and evaluate the performance o...