The Feasibility of a Single Discrepancy Reporting System

The Department of Defense acquires, manages, issues, and transports an immense amount of materiel each year. Discrepancy reporting is the process of identifying and resolving problems with that materiel. Currently, discrepancy reports are processed in a predominately manual environment and are imple...

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Main Authors: Egan, Donald F, Featherstone, Harry L, Frome, Richard J, Ott, John J
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AVAILABILITY
COSTS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DISCREPANCY REPORTING
EDI
ENVIRONMENTS
Information Science
MANUAL OPERATION
MATERIEL
PE92198D
PRODUCTION CONTROL
QUALITY
REGULATIONS
SAVINGS
STANDARDIZATION
SUPPLY
TRANSPORTATION
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Summary:The Department of Defense acquires, manages, issues, and transports an immense amount of materiel each year. Discrepancy reporting is the process of identifying and resolving problems with that materiel. Currently, discrepancy reports are processed in a predominately manual environment and are implemented under separate joint regulations. This report evaluates the feasibility of consolidating the discrepancy reporting into a standard set of procedures and integrating the automation of discrepancy reporting. The report makes recommendations on improving discrepancy reporting, whereby DoD can improve materiel availability. product quality, and service to operating units. Further, implementation of the recommendations can result in net direct cost savings of $12.8 million over 8 years.