U.S. Army Logistics Process Automation Based on SAP NetWeaver Technology
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The Army logistics system is a complex series of processes, organizations, doctrines, procedures, and automated systems. Historically, the system has been separated into two management levels: wholesale, which typically includes Army Materiel Command (AMC), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and the industrial base; and retail, which includes all customer organizations at theater and below. Doctrinally however, the system is segregated into three levels: strategic, operational, and tactical. In recent years, decisions have been made to enable these domains using commercial standard software whenever appropriate. This paper describes and architecural planning approach for desinging a standard software solution that combines the two management levels of Army logistics. [A version of this paper was published in Business Process Automation, A.-W. Scheer, et al. (Editors). Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2004.]