Effectively Sustaining Forces Overseas While Minimizing Supply Chain Costs

Targeted Theater Inventory

Eric Peltz, Kenneth Girardini, Marc Robbins, Patricia Boren

ResearchPublished Jun 15, 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. In doing so, it provides recommendations for when and how the two modes should be employed in conjunction with their integration with inventory management and positioning and operational planning.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
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  • Year: 2008
  • Pages: 74
  • Document Number: DB-524-A/DLA

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Peltz, Eric, Kenneth Girardini, Marc Robbins, and Patricia Boren, Effectively Sustaining Forces Overseas While Minimizing Supply Chain Costs: Targeted Theater Inventory. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2008. https://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB524.html.
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