DSMC (Defense Systems Management College) CALS (Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support) Briefing: Program Manager Course.

Abstract

This material contains vugraphs and suggested narrative for a one hour module on the Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support (CALS) initiative for the Program Management Course (PMC) at the Defense Systems Management College at Ft. Belvoir, VA. It is designed to give an understanding of the nature and scope of the DoD CALS initiative; its application to weapon programs; and the benefits expected from CALS. The outline is what is CALS?; why CALS?; where are we going?; how and when will we get there? major system/ equipment implementation; technical aspects; issues; and summary. Most of the material was derived from the 1988 OSD; CALS Report to the Appropriation Committee for the House of Representatives and drafts of the CALS Program Implementation Guide (HDBK-59). The material in the PMC is also contained in the DSMC CALS briefing for the Management of Acquisition Logistics Course.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA207533

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Commerce
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Data Transmission
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Data
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Procurement
  • Systems Management

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).