Supply Downsizing

The 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review (QSR) initiatives imposed eliminating an additional 53,000 civilian and 35,000 military positions in the military services by FY 2003. As a result of the QDR, AMC is eliminating approximately 900 supply slots, a significant percentage of their current authorization. AMC leadership and staff is in the midst of adjusting supply personnel and processes to accommodate these significant reductions. Some probable approaches are to competitive source and/or privatize many of the current supply functions. AETC has successfully adopted outsourcing for many of their bases. They have also privatized many of the supply functions. Though not an exact fit, AMC can benefit by analyzing AETCs established working outsourced supply system and privatization effort to determine how it can be best adapted to meet AMC. This paper will examine AETC's outsourcing and privatization effort already in place and recommend how it can be utilized/modified to meet AMC requirements.