Having spare parts available when needed to perform maintenance is critical to the Department of Defense's accomplishment of its missions. Shortages of spare parts are a key indicator of whether the billions of dollars annually spent on these parts are being used in an effective, efficient, and economical manner. In recent years the Navy has testified and reported to the Congress that its aviation systems have significant readiness and supply problems. Since 1990 we have designated the Department of Defense's management of its inventory, including spare parts, as high risk because its inventory management systems and procedures were ineffective. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 requires us to evaluate various aspects of the military services' logistics support capability, including the provision of spare parts. Also, the Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, and the Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations, requested that we review issues related to the quality and availability of spare parts for aircraft, ships, vehicles, and weapon systems. In response to these requests, we reviewed known aviation spare parts shortages within the services. For this report, we focused on the Navy and our objectives were to determine the (1) impact of shortages of spare parts for two selected aircraft and (2) reasons for the shortages. Additionally, we identified the overall initiatives that the Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency have in place or planned to address overall spare part shortage issues. We will be discussing in separate reports our reviews on the availability of spare parts in the Army and the Air Force, the quality of Navy spare parts, funding for spare parts, and Army war reserve requirements for spare parts.
Navy Inventory. Parts Shortages Are Impacting Operations and Maintenance Effectiveness
2001
44 pages
Report
No indication
English
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