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Comparison And Contrast Simplicy And Economy

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Essay Question #1
Compare and Contrast Simplicy and Economy then propose a recommendation that would incorporate both principles during deployment.
SIMPLICITY:The clarity of the tasks, and the standards that regulate all processes, as well as the command and control relationships clearly facilitate people to do the job and avoid complexity. Therefore simplicity tries to minimize the complexity of logistics and sustainment and allows more diligent logistical processes and procedures to nimbly plan, prepare, asses and execute logistics, avoiding any kind of confusion. Simplicity promotes efficiency and effectiveness throughout the conducting planning, preparing, executing and assessing logistics operations, and allows more efficient and effective …show more content…

In strategic planning USTRANSCOM provides the movilization, and sustaiment needed to acomplish the mission, it is also responsible for integrating and synchronizing strategic and theater deployment execution and distribution operations within each CCDR's area of responsibility. USTRANSCOM ensures that the deployment and redeployment needs are met through the use of both military and commercial transportation.
From my point the ASCC (Army Service Component Command) is in direct support to a CCDR, it is The Army is the main vehicle for Army support to joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational forces. The Theater Army Headquarters executes roles that include reception, staging, onward movement, and integration; logistics operations; security coordination and combat support. AMC (Air Mobility Command) is the USAF component command of the USTRANSCOM and serves as air mobility component. AMC aircraft provide the capability to deploy Army forces anywhere in the world and help sustain them in a conflict. It performs functions necessary to support the strategic flow of deploying forces equipment and supplies needed for the CCDR to accomplish the …show more content…

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