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Managing Materials for a Twenty-First Century Military.

Managing Materials for a Twenty-First Century Military. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (205 pages)

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Overview: Observations, Conclusions, and Recommendations -- 2 Historical Context -- 3 Raw Materials and Minerals Supply -- 4 Changing Defense Planning and Defense Materials Needs -- 5 Managing Today's Materials Supply Chains -- 6 Current Operational Practices of the National Defense Stockpile -- Appendixes -- A: Stockpile History -- B: U.S. Defense Strategy -- C: Defining Twenty-first Century Defense Materials Needs -- D: Rare Earth Elements -- E: Other U.S. Stockpiles -- F: Case Study: Beryllium -- G: Committee Membership -- H: Acronyms.

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United States.--Army--Supplies and stores.
Strategic materials--Military aspects.
Strategic materials--Government policy--United States--Evaluation.
Strategic materials--United States--Management.
Raw materials--United States--Management.


Electronic books.

UC263 .N355 2008

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