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1 IV. AD-753 330. AMIS AND MIMS: THE INTERACTION OF' THE. ARMY management Information SYSTEMS. WITH THE CURRENT MAJOR ITEM, manage - ment SYSTEM. Thomas F. Ferrara, et al Research Analysis Corporation Prepared for: Army Materiel Command November 1972. DISTRIBUTED BY: National Technical Information Service U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield Va. 22151. 0. AMIS and MIMS: The Interaction of the Army management Information Systems with the Current Major Item management System by Thomas F. Ferrara ~ij Richard G.

2 Huver ll Paul S. Souder, Jr. R~pr duc,-d I)y () j NATIO14AL Technical Copy oof 250. Information Service . Ree c Anlyi Corporatio -L. The findings in this report ore not to be construed as an official Department of the Army position unless so designated by other authorized documents. LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT CLIENT REPORT RAC-CR-69 Published November 1972. AMIS and MIMS: The Interaction of the Army management Information Systems with the Current Major Item management System by Thomas F. Ferrara Richard G. Huver Paul S. Souder, Jr.

3 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT. Approved for public release; distribution u$limited. Ii-. Research Analysis Corporation RAC). icLeL~an, Virginia 22101 Area C(de 703. 80,3. 690(). UNCLASSIFIED. Security Classification DOCUMENT CONTROL DATA- R&D. (Socutny clostifIcatidn of title. body of .botlct wed indexing an otaion ftu be entered wAun Moo overall report #a clomified). ORIGINATING ACTIVITY (Corporteoeuthod 0. e REPORT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION. Rc-search Analysis Corporation UNCIASSIFIED. McLean, Virginia 22101 2b GROUP. 3 REPORT TITLE.)

4 AMIS and MIMS: The Interaction of the Army management Information Systems with the Current Major Item management System. * DESCRIPTIVE NOTES (T7po IN report ond IncluetD dole*). S AUTHOR(S) (First name, middle sinisal. last nome). Thomas F. Ferrara Richard G. Huver Paul S. Souder, Jr. 6 REPORT DATE 19 TOTAL NO OF PAGES 7b NO OF REapS. Novembe 1 20. Go CONTRACT OR GRANT NO DAHCI9-69-C-0017 S&PORIGINATORS REPORT NUMSER(S)..PROJECT No RAC-CR-69. 9b OTHER RIPOPRT NO(S) (AnyoNI.,nianbe, Shotmaybe ~d d .. ONE. i0 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT.)

5 "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.". II SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 2 SPONSORING MILITARY ACTIVITY. NONE( HQ, Army Materiel Command 13 ASSTRACT. As a task of the Major Item management Study (MIMS), the Research Analysis Corporation has conducted a study to review the Information systems that comprise the Army management Information System (AMIS) Master Plan with regard to their potential interactions with the current major item management process as documented in RAC Client Report, "A Synthesis of the US Army Major Item management System.)

6 ". The study first examines the AMIS systems with regard to their potential interaction with MIMS, and reviews the Logistics management Infonmation System (LWGMIS) as delineated under the Army Logistics System Master Plan (LOGMAP) with regard to including LOGMIS Information systems not covered under AMIS in the analysis. Next, ,,he Information systems that are identified as having a pot. ntial interaction with the MIMS process are described in general terms, and the inm action of these systems with the MIMS process is briefly presented.

7 The fit' .hapter presents the relative importance of the AMIS subsystems to MIMS, and recommends thAt the current documentation of MIMS be utilized as a fundamental guidance document in the development of the Basic Extension of ALPHA (BETA) syb Iem. FORM I7. DD , NNOV 6S147. Security Classification UNCIASSIFIED. Security Classification K W LiNK A LlNS 0 LINK C. ROLE WT ROLE WT ROLE WT. ALPHA. ARNGMIS. AUTOSTRAD. CS3. DLOGS. DSU/GSU. IIOSAP. major item management management Information systems MflS. SAILS. SALS. SAMS. SPEEDEX.

8 UNCLASS'FIED. Slecwrtp FOREWORD. This report documents a study undertaken for the Army Materiel Command in fulfillment of the work statement for RAC study , Part I, Task III. The study's purpose was to review the Information systems that comprise the Army management Information System (AMIS) Master Plan with regard to their potential interactions with the current major item management process as documented in RAC Client Report, "A Synthesis of the Army Major Item management System (MIMS)." The results of this effort will (a) place the proposed AMIS subsystems in perspective with regard to the currenL.

9 MIMS process, and (b) provide a vehicle for datailed examination og the AMIS subsystems with respect to data requirements, data flows and reporting requirements. Lee S. Stoneback Director Logistics Department liii Foreword iii Abstract vii Abbreviations Vil 1. Introduction 1. Background-Objective -Methodology 2. Identification of AMIS Systems Interacting with MIMS 5. General-ANIS Systems--LOGMIS Systems-AMIS Systems Interacting with MIMS. 3. A Description of the AMIS Systems Interacting with KIMS 16. General-ALPHA/BETA-SAILS-SPEEDEX-SAMS-FD MIS -ARNGMIS - AUTOSTRAD-DLOGS-DSU/GSU-CS3.

10 4. Summary 38. Figures 1. Hierarchical Structure of the Major Item Related AMIS 10. Systems 2. LOGMIS Matrix Under LOGMAP 12. 3. Hierarchical Structure of the Major Item Related LOGMIS 13. Systems 4. TAADS/PB/AESRS System 22. 5. SPEEDEX ADPE and the Depot Issue and Shipment Planning 24. Process 6. SAMS Organization/ management -Level Relationship 27. Tables 1. AMIS Systems 6. 2. AMIS Systems Interacting with MIMS 9. 3. Definition of SAILS System Packages 20. 4. Application of SPEEDEX to Depot Functions 23. 5. SAMS Functional Modules 29.