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Equipment sustainment data in standard Army management information systems : needs, gaps, and opportunities / Lisa Pelled Colabella [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Colabella, Lisa.
- Series:
- Documented briefing (Rand Corporation)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Logistics.
- United States. Army--Inventory control.
- United States.
- United States. Army--Combat sustainability.
- United States. Army--Data processing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 98 pages) : illustrations (some color), digital, PDF file
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2012.
- Summary:
- The Army has been making policy, organizational, and information system changes to support Total Life Cycle Systems Management, the 'cradle to-grave' management of weapon and materiel systems. Recent reports, however, have described cases of critical life cycle management decisions and supporting analyses being hindered by problems with life cycle sustainment (LCS) data, i.e., information about the operations, support, and/or disposal of Army equipment. This document describes a RAND Arroyo Center study conducted to provide the Army with a comprehensive assessment of LCS data currently available in Standard Army Management Information Systems (STAMIS). Findings suggest that a range of data access, quality, and breadth issues need to be addressed to ensure that rigorous analyses can be conducted in support of critical LCM decisions. Recommendations include a combination of potential Army policy revisions, information system design changes, and steps to improve execution of sustainment data policies.
- Contents:
- Summary
- Data needs for life cycle management decisions
- Assessment of life cycle sustainment data
- Impact of data limitations
- Factors contributing to data issues
- Potential impact of STAMIS changes in progress
- Recommendations
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary, list of symbols, etc.
- Background and research approach
- Findings
- Appendices
- A. Reports of LCS data problems hindering LCM decisions
- B. Interview questions
- Standard sources of Army LCS data
- Bases of H-M-L ratings of data elements
- Bibliography
- Tables
- Interviewee statements: decisions requiring LCS data
- Interviewee statements: effects of LCS data gaps
- Interviewee statements: reasons for LCS data problems
- Interviewee statements: experiences with LMP.
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