QUICKTRANS and alternative commercial transportation: a cost comparison

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Authors
Chitwood, Gregory B.
Subjects
QUICKTRANS
LOGAIR
Transportation
Air cargo
Air freight
Contract transportation
DoD transportation system
Domestic military transportation systems
Advisors
Boger, Dan C.
Nevels, Jeffrey M.
Date of Issue
1992-12
Date
December 1992
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to determine if the Navy's QUICKTRANS system could be replaced with a more cost effective combination of commercial air freight and trucking service. QUICKTRANS is used to transport DoD cargo between major continental United States Navy operating sites. The history, components, billing structure and total cost of the QUICKTRANS system are described. Types of materials moved as QUICKTRANS shipments are examined with particular emphasis on dirty freight shipments, those which require special handling. A cost model is developed to estimate the cost of moving cargo currently shipped in QUICKTRANS by readily available alternative commercial transportation assuming four different scenarios for determining which shipments move by premium air transportation. the cost for QUICKTRANS compares favorably with the cost required for alternative commercial transportation as computed by the cost model. Continued QUICKTRANS operation is recommended unless the shipment volume continues to decline in FY 93.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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NPS Report Number
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Format
118 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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