Analysis of Variable Quarterly Forecast

摘要

The Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) is the only Center that uses a Variable Quarterly Forecasted (VQF) Support by Supply Management Category Codes (SMCC) methodology as a tool to manage their resources. DISC experiences lower supply availability than the other DLA Supply Centers (DSCs). This analysis was initiated to determine what impact use of the VQF methodology has had on costs and performance at DISC. Based upon a comparative assessment between the SAMMS requirements determination process and the VQF methodology, the VQF requires lower investment costs to achieve the same overall system performance as SAMMS. Lower supply performance at DISC is not attributable to their use of VQF. Due to the DISC is not attributable to their use of VQF. Due to the DISC impact on overall DLA performance, increasing performance at DISC would improve the overall performance of DLA. Consideration should be given to reassessing and evaluating other areas of operation at DISC. (kr)