02156oam 2200433 a 450 991069886940332120090512080737.0(CKB)5470000002397170(OCoLC)298209751(EXLCZ)99547000000239717020090113d2009 ua 0engurmn||||a||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDefense logistics[electronic resource] lack of key information may impede DOD's ability to improve supply chain management : report to congressional committees[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,[2009]ii, 46 pages digital, PDF fileTitle from PDF cover screen (viewed on Jan. 13, 2009)."January 2009.""GAO-09-150."Includes bibliographical references.As a result of weaknesses in DOD's management of its supply chain, this area has been on GAO's list of high-risk federal government programs since 1990. DOD released its Logistics Roadmap in July 2008 to guide, measure, and track logistics improvements. DOD has identified two technologies included in this roadmap, item unique identification (IUID) and passive radio frequency identification (RFID), as having promise to address weaknesses in asset visibility. GAO reviewed (1) the extent to which the roadmap serves as a comprehensive, integrated strategy to improve logistics; and (2) the progress DOD has made implementing IUID and passive RFID.Defense logistics Inventory controlAutomationRadio frequency identification systemsBusiness logisticsUnited StatesManagementUnited StatesArmed ForcesSupplies and storesManagementInventory controlAutomation.Radio frequency identification systems.Business logisticsManagement.DIDDIDGPOBOOK9910698869403321Defense logistics3424234UNINA