Funding Allocation Methodology for War Reserve Secondary Items

Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) is designed to relieve the initial strain on the supply chain by reducing early airlift requirements and by meeting contingency demands. War reserve secondary items (WRSI) make up the sustainment stock portion of APS. This report describes the methodology used to develop resource allocation and forward positioning recommendations for prioritizing item-level spending on WRSI for a northeast Asia scenario.