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The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) has been given two years to upgrade its logistics systems to improve tracking of supplies by MPs furious over delays providing vital kit to troops in Afghanistan.

A Commons Public Accounts Committee report complains the army is still having to rely on manual systems despite reports urging improvements.

The committee said the MoD has "failed to meet consistently its own supply chain targets" although the time that units are having to wait for demands to be met has been reduced.

The report said inadequate logistics information prevents the department identifying stocks that could be routinely delivered to theater by surface transport, placing more pressure on the air-bridge.

The MPs said the MoD's "key priority" is to improve the visibility of stocks in theater and supplies in transit.

"Although progress has been made in the last few years, the department still has not achieved a total visibility system, for the tracking of assets deployed on operations. Nor does it yet have an integrated inventory management system," they said.

The MPs said the MoD "should, within the next two years, address the deficiencies in its logistics information systems, so that the stock available at any location in theater or elsewhere in the department's inventory, and fully track items as they move through the supply chain."

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