Joining the Department of Defense Enterprise Resource Planning Team: The Air Force's Role in the Enterprise

Abstract

Over time, the Air Force (AF) built customized legacy logistics data and information systems, which have evolved into an inflexible network of obsolete systems that are costly to maintain and upgrade, and struggle to share data in a timely and coherent manner. The Department of Defense (DoD), to include the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the US AF, the US Army, and the US Navy, have all recognized the need to modernize and integrate their legacy systems to improve warfighter support. The DLA, the US Army, and the US Navy all see Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology as a commercial best practice, and consequently as the best way to replace their legacy systems. They are all in the process of implementing ERP pilot tests. The AF has adopted a watch and learn' position on ERP, while continuing to upgrade its legacy systems piecemeal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 2003
Accession Number
ADA413382

Entities

People

  • Coreen R. Mueller

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Application Software
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).