Air Force Journal of Logistics articles from June 2007

Air Force Journal of Logistics archives from June 2007

ECSS expeditionary combat support system.(special edition)
June 22, 2007... This edition of the Air Force Journal of Logistics is the first of two special editions focusing on the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS). ECSS is, without question, the most significant change in Air Force support and support...

The new vision: expeditionary Logistics for the 21st Century is a comprehensive attempt to change all of our business processes as well as the enabling information technology. It is targeted at the entire Air Force logistics enterprise.(New Global Vision for Transforming Logistics)
June 22, 2007... Over time the Air Force logistics community has performed superbly despite operating in a challenging and rapidly changing environment. To accomplish our missions in the future, we must effectively manage change and adapt to new circumstances...

Concept to reality: ultimately, transformation is about results. Team CSC's focus on outcomes ensures that program activities tie directly to Air Force objectives, the realization of benefits, and achieving the results the Air Force expects.(Computer Sciences Corporation)
June 22, 2007... As a key element of the Air Force Expeditionary Logistics for the 21st Century plan for transformation, the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) has clear mission objectives--improve Air Force logistics support at a lower cost. A...

The road to success.(Charting the Course of ECSS)(Company overview)
June 22, 2007... Introduction In order to meet the logistics challenges of today and tomorrow, the Air Force logistics chain (also called the logistics supply chain, logistics support chain, and at times just the supply chain) must be more efficient and...

ECSS change management.(Controlling Predictable Chaos)(Expeditionary Combat Support System )
June 22, 2007... How would you have done it? That really is the fundamental question that arises after years of high-level meetings, strategic studies, systems engineering analysis, and expenditure of millions of dollars. Unfortunately, the answer one often...

Strategies for success.(Guiding the Way)
June 22, 2007... Introduction The Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) is one of the largest and most comprehensive business transformations ever envisioned. ECSS will enable the end-to-end transformation of Air Force logistics processes and is...

The logistics transformation office.(The Voice of the Customer)
June 22, 2007... Introduction Expeditionary Logistics for the 21st Century (eLog21) is a transformation campaign designed to increase the combat capability of the Air Force through logistics management process improvements. The Logistics Enterprise...

Enterprise architecture.(Processes, Technology, and Resources)
June 22, 2007... Discussion The Air Force logistics enterprise is defined as the collection of processes, technology, and resources that deliver logistics support to the warfighter. This enterprise operates across all products lines, and includes...

Enterprise resource planning.(Integrating Organizational Processes)
June 22, 2007... Introduction Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are information systems that integrate processes in an organization using a common database and shared reporting tools. Simply put, "an ERP system helps the different parts of the...

Logistics supply chains: supply chain management: more than integrated logistics: supply chain management is more than a passing stage in the continuing evolution of management practice. It is a major revolution which is already delivering end-to-end visibility, cost reductions, and new levels of performance metrics in meeting customer requirements.(Special Feature)(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... This edition's featured article was written by Dr Stephen Hays Russell. Over the years, Dr Russell has been a frequent contributor to the Journal. He is an accomplished logistician and is on the faculty of the John B. Goddard School of...

Supply chain management: more than integrated logistics.(Special Feature)(Company overview)
June 22, 2007... Introduction Logistics as a management discipline originated in the military and later branched into the commercial sector as business logistics. Now, the hottest topic in the commercial sector is supply chain management. With the...

Contemporary issues: logistics support: relating readiness to dollars: Air Force managers have the information they need to measure the impact of funding cuts on various commodities (spares, equipment, and consumables) when compared to base-level readiness. What is still needed are tools to trade off one commodity for another or one resource (people, fuel, ammunition, spares, and so forth) for another.(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... Contemporary Issues, in this edition, presents "Logistics Support: Relating Readiness to Dollars." In this article, Dr Douglas J. Blazer and Lieutenant Colonel Jeoffrey D. Sloan discuss relating funding to operational capability. In the...

Logistics support: relating readiness to dollars.
June 22, 2007... The Air Force now has tools that relate dollars to base-level supply performance and can be used to trade off readiness against dollars. These tools are currently being used to optimally determine what to buy, repair, and distribute with...