2012-05-24T14:57:55Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/supply-chain-management.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1137.html Mar 21, 2012 Mar 21, 2012

Congestion within the U.S. freight system has increased dramatically in the past few decades, costing travelers, consumers, and businesses billions of dollars each year. A federal policy is offered to address the challenges faced by the U.S. freight network in an environment dominated by declining revenues and public resistance to increasing taxes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR904.html Feb 29, 2012 Feb 29, 2012

In 2002, the Air Force initiated a program called Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), which seeks to manage relationships with suppliers to reduce the total cost of logistics operations and improve their performance. This report reviews the literature on best practices in SRM, assesses how the Air Force has implemented SRM, and recommends actions, based on lessons from the private sector, that the Air Force could take to improve its SRM program.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9624.html Dec 15, 2011 Dec 15, 2011

Describes the methodology used to develop resource allocation and forward positioning recommendations for the sustainment stock portion of Army pre-positioned stocks, given a specific scenario and budget.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB632.html Dec 7, 2011 Dec 7, 2011

The Army desires a distribution system for home station units that provides timely and low-cost delivery of needed supplies. A critical part of this system is the scheduled truck service provided by the Strategic Distribution Platforms. Although this system is relatively strong, researchers explored ways to improve it by adding new units and posts to the truck network and taking other steps to reduce "leakage" from the truck network.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9629.html Nov 29, 2011 Nov 29, 2011

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 Nov 29, 2011 Nov 29, 2011

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/monographs/MG929.html Mar 8, 2010 Mar 8, 2010

<p>This study examined whether there is a less costly medical distribution structure for U.S. Central Command that would maintain or improve performance. The assessment considered five options, evaluating each one's likely performance and cost implications as well as any effects on activities not related to distribution. Three of the options were found to preserve or improve performance while maintaining or lowering costs.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG902.html Jan 14, 2010 Jan 14, 2010

<p>The ability to rapidly deploy forces into austere locations is essential to the global power projection concept of operation. Materiel used by such expeditionary forces often does not deploy with the unit but is instead sourced from a global network of prepositioning storage locations. Alternative approaches to storing combat support materiel might provide better support to deploying forces in an expeditionary environment.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG883.html Jun 8, 2009 Jun 8, 2009

<p>The long-term efficiency and effectiveness of the U.S. freight transportation system is threatened by bottlenecks, inefficient use of some parts of the infrastructure components, vulnerability to disruptions, and crucial environmental and energy concerns.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB524.html Jun 14, 2008 Jun 14, 2008

For shipping supplies to sustain troops overseas, airlift or sealift can be used with differential speed and cost. This documented briefing lays out a construct for designing a distribution network that takes advantage of the two transportation modes' respective strengths to meet combatant command needs while minimizing total supply chain costs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG584.html Jan 13, 2008 Jan 13, 2008

<p>One tool the Air Force is using to improve its logistical support to the warfighter is purchasing and supply-chain management (PSCM). Is PSCM doing what it was intended to do? If so, how well? Are other factors influencing its intended outcomes? The authors have developed an econometric model that helps examine all these things. While data availability and quality can be a challenge, the model may also be useful in other contexts.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG572.html Sep 20, 2007 Sep 20, 2007

<p>Purchased goods and services are a large and increasingly important proportion of enterprise budgets. The authors review literature describing how private enterprises have addressed this issue. While noting that no one process is likely to fit all circumstances, they offer a set of steps synthesized from the literature for analyzing an enterprise&rsquo;s total spending on commodities and developing purchasing strategies for specific commodities.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/05/09/index1.html May 9, 2007 May 9, 2007

May 9, 2007 news release: RAND Supply Chain Policy Center to Research Critical Issues in Freight Transportation.

http://www.rand.org/ise/centers/scpc.html May 8, 2007 May 8, 2007

The RAND Supply Chain Policy Center conducts research that helps the public and private sectors address critical issues in freight transportation to the U.S., North American, and international economies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG473.html Dec 12, 2006 Dec 12, 2006

<p>The U.S. Air Force plans to improve procurement through the implementation of additional purchasing and supply chain management practices. This monograph begins with background information organized around the process for conducting market research and proceeds through the how-to steps for conducting this research. The authors highlight lessons learned from both a literature review and from interviews with personnel at leading commercial enterprises.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG424.html Dec 6, 2006 Dec 6, 2006

<p>The authors describe spend analyses they conducted in 2002 for the first phase of a purchasing and supply management demonstration at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center for of F100 jet engine spares and repair services and jet engine bearings. The authors detail required data and processes for a spend analysis and discuss the implications of their findings for F100 purchasing and supply-chain management for future spend analyses.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/08/29/UPI_2.html Aug 29, 2005 Aug 29, 2005

Published commentary by RAND staff:Securing U.S. Supply Chain appearing in United Press International.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG274.html May 20, 2005 May 20, 2005

<p>For the past several years, the U.S. Air Force has been using data from the Individual Contracting Action Report form, also known as the DD350, to analyze its goods and services expenditures. For this study, the authors collected data from Air Force contracting officers on a sample of fiscal year 2002 (FY02) DD350 records to assess the adequacy and accuracy of DD350 data for conducting expenditure analyses. The authors then extrapolated their findings from the sample to reflect all Air Force FY02 DD350 contract actions.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG205.html Mar 1, 2005 Mar 1, 2005

<p>An integrative approach to improving the responsiveness, reliability, and efficiency of the Army&rsquo;s inventory-management and component-repair processes. Three key issues are identified: (1) impact of uncertainty and variability in customer demands on long-term planning; (2) need for near-term replanning for execution; and (3) inability of repair responsiveness to meet changing requirements. Alternatives for improving both planning and repair activities are presented, and it is suggested that a pilot effort be undertaken to develop and test alternative approaches.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG344.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>This monograph describes how Army forces were sustained during Operation Iraqi Freedom, examines how well this support performed, and discusses the effects on operations with an emphasis on the period from the start of ground combat to the fall of Baghdad. The findings have implications for the design of the logistics system, logistics process improvement efforts, future force design and warfighting concepts, and the acquisition of end items such as vehicles as well as logistics enablers such as those that provide logistics situational awareness.</p>