Analysis of the Global Transportation Network's Potential for Effecting Strategic Change in Military Logistics.

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to determine if the United States Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Global Transportation Network (GTN) Prototype provides the quality of information and capability for Department of Defense (DoD) managers to effect strategic change in day-to-day logistics that will result in cost savings for the U.S. Military. The concept of 'strategic change' with an information system is defined, and USTRANSCOM's objectives for the GTN and GTN Prototype are thoroughly reviewed. This research utilizes an extensive online examination of the current GTN Prototype to determine the quality of information available and its accessibility to users. This analysis concludes that the GTN Prototype provides the quality of information and capability for DoD managers to effect strategic change in the day-to-day logistics of transporting passengers and cargo moving overseas. However, the GTN Prototype is presently of limited value to users requiring transportation data on passengers and cargo moving within the continental United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA294614

Entities

People

  • James W. Smart

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Transportation
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Deployment
  • Electronic Mail
  • Flow Network
  • Information Systems
  • Local Area Networks
  • Logistics
  • Second World War
  • Supply Depots
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Strategic Command
  • United States Transportation Command

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Software Engineering.