A Feasibility Analysis on the Air Force Employment of Escape Supply Chain Management Program
Abstract
The United States Air Force (USAF) has committed to modernizing the supply chain management enterprise with an initiative to use Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software. The COTS program purchased will directly interface with multiple platforms and allow item managers and depot managers the flexibility to plan and manage their assigned weapon systems. Currently, the demand forecasts are performed by the legacy D200A system. This program operates the whole supply chain for all weapon system parts required for sustainment activities. The replacement for D200A has been named the Enterprise Supply Chain Analysis, Planning, and Execution or ESCAPE program. The focus of this research is to compare data processing and demand planning from D200A to ESCAPE. The target audience for the study is the USAF supply planners, who will transition the supply chain enterprise from D200A to the ESCAPE program. The software the USAF selected, ESCAPE, has tremendous capabilities and potential to transform supply chain management and streamline the way forward for aircraft sustainment operations. However, the limitations currently impacting the ESCAPE program are all self-imposed by the USAF. The limitations focus on data, the frequency of data feeds, and the overall integration of the system. The initial phase of ESCAPE looks to be a new face for the supply chain with the same capabilities currently in place with the Requirements Management System (RMS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 05, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1106251
Entities
People
- Lee R. Russell
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology