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The Army is responsible for inland distribution of bulk POL to all Services. The Army's forecasted requirements for POL have increased significantly. Under Airland Battle and Army 21 concepts, POL requirements will increase further. Eighty to ninety percent of POL units assigned responsibility for POL supply are in the Reserve and/or National Guard structure. Most of these units are undermanned, under trained and have critical shortage in POL vehicles and equipment. This study identified 19 specific problem areas and suggests corrective action to resolve some of the more critical problems. The second half of the report focuses on POL supply in the forward area of the battlefield. It provides a simplified methodology for computing and/or estimating fuel requirements based on the percentage of cross-country versus secondary road travel a tank battalion may experience in a particular operation. Potential areas for future US Army Human Engineering Laboratory effort are also identified.

The objectives of the review and analysis were to determine the minimum number of individual makes and models (M/M) of TMDE that would be required to replace the existing general purpose (GP) TMDE inventory, develop a Time-Phases Plan (TPP) for the TMP, and evaluate the impact of not completing the TMP on schedule. The minimum number of M/M required to replace the U.S. Army GP TMDE inventory is 73. This number may rise slightly if each mainframe and plug-in combination required to satisfy a specific LR is nomenclatured separately. An estimated 2,222 individual M/M of GP TMDE can be replaced by the 73 M/M. Several GP TMDE families and OTS ETE functional descriptions (FDs) that pertain to the required 73 M/M do not have corresponding LRs. These families should be reviewed and LRs prepared, if necessary. The OTS ETE FDs applicable to several of the LRs are out of date and should be reviewed, upgraded, and validated. The Nondevelopmental Item (NDI) acquisition process is applicable to the procurement of OTS ETE. This process was used to develop the TPP. The TPP provides the guidance necessary to implement the TMP and to determine initial resource requirements.

In this appendix the technical characteristics of each LR and its companion OTS ETE specification are displayed by specific parameter. This arrangement facilitates determination of compatibility between the LR and the specification. The data are in OTS ETE specification number sequence. (Author), See also Volume 1, AD-A087 349.

ARINC Research Corporation conducted a review and analysis of various aspects of the TMDE Modernization Program (TMP) to determine the minimum number of separate makes and models that will replace existing general purpose TMDE in the Army. In addition, a Time-Phased Plan (TPP) for the introduction of TMDE acquired as a result of the TMP was developed, and the effects of not delivering modernized TMDE on schedule were identified. (Author), See also Volume 2, AD-A087 350.