Final Report of the Concept Evaluation of the Bowen- McLaughlin-York (BMY) Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV), TRADOC Project Number OCEP020
This study investigates the applicability of Total Quality Management (TQM) to highway operations functions in a truck battalion. Although the Army's senior leadership has embraced the use of TQM, it has been used primarily at the installation...
This study assesses the suitability of just-in-time (JIT) logistics in support of a major theater war. It defines just-in-time logistics and analyzes the reasons the Army adopted just-in-time principles. The study also shows the peacetime...
This monograph examines how the U.S. Army compares to other complex systems in the use of information to solve problems. Like most complex systems, the U.S. Army strives to attain an informational advantage over its opponents. However, according to...
This monograph examines the current state of Coast Guard Professional Military Education (PME) to identify areas for improvement to ensure Coast Guard officers have the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to operate in an increasingly...
The United States Military has utilized the Decide, Detect, Deliver, Assess (D3A) and Joint Targeting processes in Iraq, Afghanistan and other areas over the last ten years. In that period, a common issue with the processes has emerged the ability...
Multinational logistics is proposed as having considerable potential, but this has yet to be substantially realized in any post-Cold War coalition operation. This delta between what is perceived possible and the current level of logistic support to...
This monograph asserts that DoD should establish a Unified Combatant Command (COCOM)-level USLOGCOM. DoD should begin a deliberate 10-20 year process to establish a USLOGCOM. As an intermediate and immediate step, DoD should make the Defense...
The purpose of this monograph is to investigate the relationship and linkages between insurgencies and the illicit narcotics trade in general; to examine the specific root causes and influences on the drug trade and insurgencies in Colombia and...
This thesis examines the timing of U.S. Army active duty officers at the Combined Arms and Services Staff School (CAS3). It reviews the purpose of CAS3 and the current timing of attendance, and compares them with statistical evidence on when...
Training Training or performance improvement? James B. Ellsworth Battle command: replicating the CTC experience. COL Ronald L. Bertha, US Army Training imperatives for reserve forces. BG Ronald S. Mangum, US Army From TFS to KALT:...
This thesis identifies the customer service attitudes between the United States Army Information Systems Selection and Acquisition Agency (USAISSAA) and program managers to better understand how to implement Total Army Quality (TAQ) in this agency....
This study analyzes the factors effecting the organization and employment of the U.S. Army’s Howitzer Improvement Program (HIP). Since the semi-autonomous HIP evolved from the venerable M109 howitzer, the purpose of the study is to surface...
This study uses The Theory Of Constraints (TOC) management methodology and recent military missions to show that RSOI operations are generally the limiting constraint to force deployment operations. This runs counter to the popular belief that...
Establishes the Department of the Army Productivity Improvement Program (DAPP). Implements Department of Defense Directive 5010.31, Productivity Enhancement, Measurement, and Evaluation--Policies and Responsibilities, and Department of Defense...
This regulation prescribes policies, procedures, and management responsibilities for furnishing, operating, maintaining, repairing, and improving representational quarters, that is, housing occupied by general and flag officers, civilians of...
This lesson presents a framework for developing the basic counseling skills which will assist the senior noncommissioned officer to help others to solve practical problems, both on the job and in day-to-day living. By so doing, the senior...
What is the military’s most effective model for restoring essential services during counterinsurgency operations? That question drove this monograph to compare the most popular restoration model, the SWEAT Model, against a new model, the...