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3. The Defense Logistics Environment
Pages 7-10

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... For use by national inventory managers for keeping track of designated type inventories at specified organizational levels. The document should also specify the authority of the inventory managers to consider excess assets in buy and redistribution decisions.
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... o The degree of customer access to asset and technical data held by the National Inventory Manager and central repositories. This would optimize decision making and improve readiness and efficiency.
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... We believe that there are significant benefits associated with integrating logistics operations and coordinating the overall management of logistics and supporting information systems throughout the DOD. Modern ADP and telecommunications afford an excellent opportunity to move toward greater levels of integration when considering both technical feasibility and cost.
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Key Terms

  • inventory managers
  • administration offices
  • policy guidance
  • excess inventories
  • contractor capability

  • dod organization
  • national inventory
  • data elements
  • revised credit
  • significant benefits

  • declared excess
  • inventories held
  • procurement history
  • specified organizational
  • replacing obsolete

  • additional policy
  • designated type
  • insufficient motivation
  • data held
  • telecommunications capability

  • marine corps
  • administration structure
  • cost data
  • overall management
  • benefits associated

  • excess assets
  • architectural structure
  • aggregate profile
  • organizational levels
  • joint chiefs


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