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For example, the "just-in-time" (JIT) model emphasizes holding less (or no) inventory, whereas in military supply chains, due to the high costs of a stock-out (potentially placing lives in danger), keeping huge inventory is a more acceptable practice. Some examples of these are the ammunition dump and oil depot.
Military logistics is the discipline of planning and carrying out the movement, supply, and maintenance of military forces. In its most comprehensive sense, it is those aspects or military operations that deal with:
Standard Army Maintenance System-Enhanced (SAMS-E) SAMS-E is a United States Army Logistics Information System considered a mission critical system. It supports Combat Services Support (CSS) Table of Organization and Equipment (TO&E) unit-level maintenance elements, Field and Sustainment maintenance shop production activities, and Maintenance managers from the battalion to wholesale levels.
The Palletized Load System (PLS) is a truck-based logistics system that entered service in the United States Army in 1993. It performs long and short distance freight transport, unit resupply, and other missions in the tactical environment to support modernized and highly mobile combat units.
The Combat Estimate, also known as the Seven Questions is a sequence of questions used by military commanders, usually in contact with the enemy, to plan their response, such as a platoon attack. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It provides a means for formulating a plan that meets the exigencies of battle, even in very difficult circumstances.
The origin of ALMC was a 12-week Army Supply Management Course established on 1 July 1954 at Fort Lee, Virginia (now Fort Gregg-Adams). The course was established as a Class II Activity of the Quartermaster General, but with direct control exercised by the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (DCSLOG) at the Department of the Army (DA) level.
Performance-based logistics (PBL), also known as performance-based life-cycle product support, [1] is a defense acquisition strategy for cost-effective weapon system support which has been adopted in particular by the United States Department of Defense.
Pages in category "Military logistics units and formations of the United States Army" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .