Development of the Structure for an Improved Logistics Resource Data Base for the FYDP.

摘要

Department of Defense (DoD) management has recognized the need to improve the programming, planning, and budgeting of logistics resources. The report presents a structure for a Logistics Resource Annex (LRA) to the Five Year Defense Program (FYDP), defines a set of logistics information elements, and discusses a variety of data sources for both historical and program information. The basic objectives of the study were to design a practical LRA based on existing data systems so that logistics resources can be identified by function to weapon system or force unit support, and so that logistics resources can be aggregated by function across weapon systems. The present FYDP structure is inadequate for displaying base level logistics resources. It gives a distorted view of weapon system program cost. The suggested LRA structure offers a significant improvement, although falling somewhat short of identifying all logistics resources to weapon systems. In addition, the structure allows both logistics resources and outputs to be identified by functional decision packages such as supply, maintenance, or transportation. Sources of historical or program data inputs are identified for each information element included in the LRA and the information elements are reconciled to other DoD/USAF information systems such as the Operating and Support Cost Estimating Reference (OSCER) system, the Force and Final Program (F and FP) of the Air Force, the Central Manpower Data Bank, and the DoD Functional Codes.