Army Logistics

Authorized Levels of Repair Parts at the Divisions Are Overstated Gao ID: NSIAD-91-58 November 20, 1990

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's actions to improve the efficiency of its logistics system, focusing on the Direct Support Standard Supply System (DS-4).

GAO found that: (1) DS-4 was incorrectly calculating authorized stock levels for forward support units, which resulted in the authorized levels being overstated by 10 days, representing a cost of as much as $110 million; (2) the Army did not correct this programming error because it expected to replace DS-4; and (3) upon reconsideration, the Army decided to reprogram DS-4 to correct the error.



The Justia Government Accountability Office site republishes public reports retrieved from the U.S. GAO These reports should not be considered official, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Justia.