Developing a Management Information System for the Chief of Supply.

Abstract

This study examined the information needs of the Chief of Supply in order to facilitate the development of a Management Information System (MIS) designed to meet his decision needs. It focused on the general information items needed to assist in the effective and efficient operation of a supply account. To accomplish this, thirty structured telephone interviews were conducted to collect opinions on a proposed MIS developed by the author. The interview results identified sixty-nine information items which the respondents indicated as valuable. Of these, forty-seven were found to be immediately available in the Standard Base Supply System (SBSS) program as it exists on the Phase IV Sperry 1100 series computer system. With a majority of the information items found to be available within the SBSS program, it was determined feasible to continue the development of this Management Information System. The results of this study led to two recommendations. The first was to immediately implement a Management Information System for the Chief of Supply based on the information contained in this report. Keywords: Decision making; Logistics support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161714

Entities

People

  • James K. Stevens Jr

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Reduction
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Logistics Support
  • Maintenance
  • Management Information Systems
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain Management

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.