Analysis of in-transit visibility as a method of reducing material lost in shipment

• Main Author: Hughes, Arthur D.
• Other Authors: Brown, David G.
• Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2013
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10945/30913

The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the impact that improved in-transit visibility, obtained through implementation of the Defense Total Asset Visibility {DTAV) plan a11d the Global Transportation Network (GTN), will ha\'e on reducing material lost in shipment. This research utilizes financial data generated aboard Navy ships outfitted with the Shipboard Uniform Automated Data Processing System (SUADPS) to determine the extent of material lost in shipment and to e\•aluate the possible savings that could be derived through improving material visibility at the requisitioncr (user) level. The exisJing methods used to track material arc reviewed, weaknesses and deficiencies arc identified, potential savings are analyzed using linear regression analysis. The Defense Total Asset Visibility Plan (DTAV) and Global Transportation Network (GTN) arc introduced, and available methods of accessing improved intransit visibility data arc discussed. This analysis concludes that improved in-transit visibility can re<luce material lost in shipment through better control of assets in the transportation pipeline and improved receipt processing at receiving activities.