TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hix,William M.
AU  - Pint,Ellen M.
AU  - Bondanella,J.
AU  - Held,Bruce J.
AU  - Hynes,Michael
AU  - Johnson,David E.
AU  - Pregler,Art
AU  - Stollenwerk,Mike
AU  - Sollinger,Jerry M.
ED  - Rand eBooks.
TI  - Rethinking governance of the Army's arsenals and ammunition plants
SN  - 0833033220
AV  - UF543.A3 R48 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - United States
KW  - Army
KW  - Management
KW  - Ordnance facilities
KW  - Arsenals
KW  - Corporations, Government
KW  - Privatization
KW  - Weapons industry
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - "Arroyo Center."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-317); Introduction -- Building the Nation's Foundry: The Evolution of the Army Ordnance Industrial Base -- Problems and Issues -- A Strategic Vision and Options for Achieving It -- The Privatization Option -- Federal Government Corporation Option -- Summary Comparison of Options -- A Recommended Strategy -- Appendix A: Depot Duplication -- Appendix B: Replenishment -- Appendix C: Model of GOCO Competition With Uncertainty -- Appendix D: Budget Impacts and Descriptions of Facilities -- Appendix E: Valuation of Parcels; Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format
N2  - With a large industrial base consisting in part of fourteen ammunition plants, some of which are mothballed, and two arsenals that manufacture ordnance items such as gun tubes, the Army has more capacity than it needs or anticipates it will need.  This report assesses options for managing this industrial ordnance base.  It identifies a range of problems, including the absence of a strategic vision, lack of investment capital, declining workload and high costs, and a requirement for expertise that falls outside the Army's primary areas of competence.  The study proposes a strategic vision and explores four options for managing the arsenals and ammunition plants--privatization, creation of a federal government corporation, consolidation, and recapitalization on multifunction posts--drawing on economic theory, business literature, and U.S. law.  It weighs the options from different perspectives, including feasibility, economic viability, and risk posed to national interests.  The study recommends that the Army privatize ten of the eleven ammunition plants now owned by the government but operated by contractors, retaining one along with the ones owned and operated by the government as a hedge against the risk of losing the capacity of the privatized plants.  It also recommends that the Army create a federal government corporation to run the two arsenals
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