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

Abstract

This material contains vugraphs and suggested narrative for a two hour module on the Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support (CALS) initiative for the Management of Acquisition Logistics Course (MALC) at the Defense Systems Management College at Ft. Belvoir. 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 (MIL-HDBK-59). The material in the MALC contains the material in the DSMC CALS Briefing, Program Managers Course plus additional material on benefits and MIL-HDBK-59. Keywords: Logistic support analysis record. (sdw)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA207534

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Processing
  • Data Transmission
  • Defense Systems
  • Digital Data
  • Information Processing
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Software Engineering