Analysis of Frustrated Vendor Hazardous Material Shipments Within the Defense Airlift System : Biblioscholar : 9781286862216 : 1286862213 : 01 Oct 2012 : Since military units do not want to deploy with excess materiel or maintain large stockpiles of supplies, the services are looking to improve the purchasing and delivery processes of vendor items to overseas personnel. Unfortunately, due to miscommunica-tion and overlooked transportation requirements some shipments are becoming frustrated and are delayed in reaching their purchaser or intended overseas customer when they enter the defense transportation system. The Under Secretary Of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics has highlighted the problem of Government Purchase Card (GPC) purchases becoming frustrated upon entering the DoD organic distribution system and has addressed the documentation and modal packaging requirements of hazardous material. This research quantifies the extent that hazardous vendor cargo is becom