Adapting the Logistics Planning and Requirements Simplification System to Meet Air Force Needs

Abstract

This study investigated the computer information needs of Integrated Logistics Support Managers in System Program Offices at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, with the results being used to adapt the Army's expert system, The Logistics Planning and Requirements Simplification System (LOGPARS), for Air Force use. LOGPARS advises the managers on several important logistics tasks, including general strategy formulation, preparation of an Integrated Logistics Support Plan, a Statement of Work, a Contract Data Requirement List, and warranty clauses. The result of this study was the identification of the processes, capabilities, and resources required of the Acquisition Logistics Division (ALD) to successfully change and maintain LOGPARS. The prototype provided the Acquisition Logistics Division with the beginnings of a true knowledge-based system to make logistics planning and requirements determination simpler. Based on the success of the thesis effort, ALD/LSL plans to complete the LOGPARS modification project and make the Air Force version available to all acquisition logistics offices. (SDW)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229620

Entities

People

  • Britton M. Smeal

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Engineers
  • Expert Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Logistics Planning
  • Logistics Support
  • Organizational Structure
  • Prototypes
  • System Software
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Business
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design