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centers (DSCs), procure and distribute materials
as follows:
Defense Personnel Support Center,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—Controls sub-
sistence, medical supplies, and clothing.
Defense Fuel Supply Center, Washington,
D.C.—Controls bulk petroleum and petroleum-
based chemicals.
Defense Electronics Supply Center,
Dayton, Ohio—Controls electronic and electrical
equipment and repair parts.
Defense Industrial Supply Center,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—Controls industrial-
type items, such as bearings, block and tackle
devices, rigging and slings, and rope cable and
fittings.
Defense Construction Supply Center,
Columbus, Ohio—Controls structural material
and automotive and construction equipment,
components, and repair parts.
Defense General Supply Center, Rich-
mond, Virginia —Controls furniture, food
preparation equipment, recreation and athletic
equipment, packaged petroleum products, office
supplies, and cleaning supplies.
The basic function of each of the defense
supply centers is inventory management. The
major areas of responsibility of the DSCs in
carrying out that function are described below.
Supply Management
The defense supply centers are responsible for
the performance of supply management functions
(depending on the specific assignment), such as
cataloging, standardization, determination of net
requirements, procurement, inspection and
quality control, storage, distribution, redistribu-
tion, disposal,
transportation arrangements,
maintenance and manufacturing guidance, and
mobilization planning.
Replenishment Requirements
It is the responsibility of each military
service to determine the kinds of supplies and
equipment needed and the quantity required per
operating unit. The defense supply centers
compute the replenishment requirements on all
the items under DLA management. These com-
putations take into account the experience of the
center on each item and the program information
furnished by each service.
Ownership and Distribution
The defense supply centers control the
wholesale distribution of stock among the four
military services. Generally, a defense supply
center makes use of local military facilities that
are best suited for the center to meet the re-
quirements of all the military services located in
the area the center serves. These facilities are
operated with administrative support furnished
by the service that owns the facility. When a center
is the principal user of the facility, however, and
has management jurisdiction, the center provides
the administrative support to the other tenants.
The defense supply centers conduct their opera-
tions basically within the United States (excluding
Alaska and Hawaii). The centers arrange,
however, for the shipment of their stock items
from continental stock points to overseas points
as designated by military departments.
All stocks, both operating and reserve, under
the control of a defense supply center, are owned
by the center and are financed by a separate fund,
the Defense Stock Fund. When necessary, stocks
are rotated to maintain their quality through
arrangements agreed upon between the DLA and
the military department concerned. As long as the
stock items remain under direct control and
ownership of a defense supply center, the stock
is considered to be “wholesale” stock. Once the
wholesale stock is distributed, however, the
military service that receives the stock assumes
ownership and the stock becomes “retail” stock.
DLA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
While DLA material is under the inventory
management of the DSCs, the actual storage and
distribution are accomplished by the distribution
depots (DDs) and the specialized support depots
(SSDs).
Distribution Depots
A distribution depot is simply a storage point
for DLA material. Issue of material from these
depots is centrally controlled by the cognizant
DSC and is based on requisitions received and
processed centrally by the DSC. Consequently, a
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