Information Requirements of Logistics Executives in the Australian Department of Defense
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop a broad preliminary description of an information system for logistics executives in the Australian Department of Defense (DOD) and to establish system development priorities and a work plan. The study had four basic objectives; (1) Develop criteria to be used to select an information requirements determination methodology and select a methodology. (2) Use the methodology to develop a questionnaire. (3) Test and dispatch the questionnaire to logistics executives in the DoD with the aim of identifying their requirements for information. (4) Analyse and interpret results in a form useful for the development of a preliminary system description and work plan and make an assessment, based on the results, of the validity of a centralized approach to systems development. The study found that the most appropriate information requirements determination methodology for the task was the Critical Success Factors (CSF) Methodology developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Dr. John F. Rockart. Analysis of the responses made by DoD logistics executives to a questionnaire based on that methodology revealed that these executives were generally dissatisfied with the information available to them in respect of their CSFs. Keywords: Information systems, Logistics, Logistics information systems, Computers, Theses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA204445
Entities
People
- Warren E. Richter
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology