2013-05-28T11:23:54Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/p/peltz_eric.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/06/05/Forbes.html 2008-06-05T20:58:00Z 2008-06-05T20:58:00Z

The 1991 Gulf War represented the pinnacle of the U.S. industrial approach to warfare: overwhelming mass. Subsequently, the U.S. military began the shift to a new support paradigm, adapting the lean, best practices of contemporary business, write Eric Peltz and Rick Eden.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1271.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than choose between distribution-based and supply-based logistics system designs, the Army, in conjunction with its joint supply-chain partners, should seek optimal, balanced systems that it can adapt quickly to changing conditions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1272.html 2007-12-19T10:44:00Z 2007-12-19T10:44:00Z

This article explains how the Army has been able to achieve historically high levels of performance in its tactical inventories of repair parts by applying a series of RAND-developed process and algorithm improvements.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19991201.html 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines options the Air Force might consider for F-15 avionics maintenance to work toward achieving EAF goals.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9629.html 2011-11-29T11:59:00Z 2011-11-29T11:59:00Z

Examines whether there is a less costly medical distribution structure for U.S. Central Command that would maintain or improve performance.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9616.html 2011-11-29T11:00:00Z 2011-11-29T11:00:00Z

Discusses how to design a distribution network that takes advantage of the respective strengths of different modes of transportation to meet combatant command needs while minimizing total supply chain costs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR286.html 2005-10-24T13:29:00Z 2005-10-24T13:29:00Z

Examines the relationship between equipment age and spare part costs for M1 Abrams tanks.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT223.html 2004-12-21T12:12:00Z 2004-12-21T12:12:00Z

Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee on March 24, 2004.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB425.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines the Army's strategies for transforming its combat service support (CSS) activities in support of its goal of attaining power projection capability.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB515.html 2007-06-05T08:40:00Z 2007-06-05T08:40:00Z

Analyzes the five different distribution channels used to sustain U.S. military forces overseas. Discusses which transportation modes should be chosen and where materiel should be stocked to provide effective support as efficiently as possible.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB524.html 2008-06-15T00:35:00Z 2008-06-15T00:35:00Z

Discusses how to design a distribution network that takes advantage of the respective strengths of different modes of transportation to meet combatant command needs while minimizing total supply chain costs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB643.html 2012-07-09T09:00:00Z 2012-07-09T09:00:00Z

Effective ''cradle-to-grave'' management of weapon and materiel systems requires ongoing assessment of life cycle sustainment data -- information about the operation, support, and disposal of Army equipment -- available in Standard Army Management Information Systems.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1577.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Assesses how the Army should define equipment sustainment requirements, what methods and tools equipment developers might need to use these requirements effectively, and their merit as key performance parameters.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1108.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Velocity management has brought a new way of doing business to U.S. Army logistics, with a renewed focus on the Army customer and a powerful approach for process improvement that cuts across three critical performance dimensions: time, ...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1056.html 1999-01-01T12:01:00Z 1999-01-01T12:01:00Z

The report argues that the new Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF) concept requires a complete reexamination of the combat support system, especially the planning framework for combat support.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1657.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

How should the Army transform to meet the new strategic challenges?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1789.html 2004-01-01T12:05:17Z 2004-01-01T12:05:17Z

Assesses the relationship between tank age and the mission-critical failure rate for the Army's M1 Abrams tank.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1481.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Equipment Downtime Analyzer provides an integrated set of metrics that tie equipment sustainment and reliability to equipment readiness.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1179.html 2000-01-01T12:01:00Z 2000-01-01T12:01:00Z

The Air Force has begun to reorganize into an Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF). This report summarizes RAND work to date on designing and evaluating the future agile combat system and mobility system needed to meet EAF operational objectives.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1174.html 2000-01-01T12:01:00Z 2000-01-01T12:01:00Z

Assesses how well alternative logistics processes and organizational designs for meeting F-15 avionics maintenance demands across the spectrum of EAF operations support this concept.