From the 1983 annual historical review -- Preface: This Fiscal Year 1983 (FY83) annual historical review covers the last nine months of the US Army Armament Materiel Readiness Command (ARRCOM) and the first three months of the US Army Armament, Munitions, and Chemical Command (AMCCOM). The AMCCOM resulted in the merger of the ARRCOM and the US Army Armament Research and Development Command (ARRADCOM) -- From Chapter I (page 1): The history of AMCCOM and its predecessor organizations revolves around two basic questions -- can the materiel procurement mission best be met with a centralized or decentralized administrative structure , and should the management of the readiness mission be separate or combined with the management of the research and development mission? Over the years each of these management approaches has been used. AMCCOM is the most recent answer to these questions.

Annual History Collection US Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command - AMCCOM US Army Armament Materiel Readiness Command - ARRCOM US Army Armament Research and Development Command - ARRADCOM

Mission and Command Highlights -- Weapon Systems Management Directorate -- Deputy for Procurement and Production -- Procurement and Production Policy and Plans Office -- Procurement Directorate -- Production Directorate -- Industrial Readiness Directorate -- Plant Operations Directorate -- Deputy for Logistics Readiness -- Transportation and Traffic Management Directorate -- International Logistics Directorate -- Defense Ammunition Supply Directorate -- Materiel Management Directorate -- Maintenance Directorate -- Product Assurance Directorate -- Engineering Support Directorate -- Deputy for Resources and Management -- Office of the Comptroller -- Commercial Activities Review Office -- Planning and Evaluation Office -- Systems and Operations Analysis Directorate -- Personnel and Force Development Directorate -- Installation and Services Directorate -- Management Information Systems Directorate -- Joint Activities Office -- Special Staff Offices and Assistants -- Glossary -- Appendix A (Annual Historical Review of the US Army Munitions Production Base Modernization Agency, FY 1983).