Equipment Readiness in Iraq

<p>This monograph analyzes the efficiency of the Army's doctrine regarding the management and distribution of repair parts and the impact it had on equipment readiness during Operations Iraq Freedom. The monograph argues that in order for the United States Army to improve equipment readiness there must be doctrinal changes in repair parts operations to improve receipt processing time requisition wait time asset visibility and the referral process. After a through investigation the monograph shows that ineffective repair part operations negatively impacted equipment readiness during both Desert Shield and Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The monograph shows that the longer a repair part stayed at the Supply Support Activity (SSA) without being processed the more likely that the repair part was lost or stolen which meant longer non-mission capable time for equipment. In accordance with a race track data chart from the United States Army's Transportation Command the average requisition wait time for repair parts during Operation Iraqi Freedom were twenty days which exceeds the Department of the Army's average for repair part operations which means the repair parts never reached the intended users again longer non-mission capable time for equipment. Despite an effort to improve asset visibility after Desert Shield and Desert Storm the monograph reveal that asset visibility was lost for a large percentage of repair parts during Operation Iraq Freedom in which became frustrated cargo and never got to the intended users which also negatively impacted equipment readiness during Operation Iraqi Freedom. After investigating the referral process the results reveal that a large percentage of the repair parts required to improve equipment readiness was on-hand in theater; however the parts were often not visible because the referral process was ineffective. This monograph suggests that the United States Army can improve the distribution and management of repair p</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>