BuyIt Software Development Plan: A C-BASS Component

Abstract

A critical factor in the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) strategy to do more with less resources is the automation of a single, ARL wide purchasing process. This report describes the initial plan for developing the BuyIt Prototype, a software prototype for an automated purchasing system that provides an electronic workflow for ARL purchasing processes and interfaces with standard Department of Defense (DoD) systems required by those processes. The BuyIt Prototype is the first component of the Corporate Business Application Software System (C-BASS), a suite of integrated online transaction process software products that will provide Corporate business functions electronically throughout the ARL enterprise. C-BASS is a cornerstone of the new ARL Enterprise Information Technology Architecture developed in 1997 by the Enterprise Systems Division. This report provides a statement of the problem to be solved by the BuyIt Software, the technical and management approaches to be used, and a detailed project schedule.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363051

Entities

People

  • Brian R. Schallhorn
  • Dana L. Ulery
  • Wade S. Jernigan

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Automation
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Operating Systems
  • Procurement
  • Prototypes
  • Software Development
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics