Telecommunications Volume Estimates for the Defense Transportation EDI Program
Telecommunications Volume Estimates for the Defense Transportation EDI Program

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Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

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This report contains detailed estimates of the volumes of EDI traffic that will be generated by the 15 EDI projects identified in the Defense Transportation EDI Implementation Plan developed by the United States Transportation Command. Those estimates are needed to identify an EDI telecommunications network capable of supporting Defense transportation's EDI program. This report shows the EDI operating concept and estimated telecommunications volumes for each project. The 15 EDI projects are estimated to involve over 220 million transactions totaling 149 gigabytes of characters transmitted annually. Three of the fifteen projects-Movement Requests, Shipment Status, and Cartier Payment-account for more than 75 percent of all transactions and 68 percent of all characters.

Electronic Data Interchange in Defense Transportation
Electronic Data Interchange in Defense Transportation

Author: Thomas W. Heard

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Published: 1987

Total Pages: 185

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In a previous study for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, we found that the private sector was beginning to make extensive use of techniques for the electronic exchange of transportation information. We also concluded that those techniques - Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - could be applied in Defense Transportation and proposed that DoD undertake a demonstration test to establish the feasibility of electronically exchanging Government Bill of Lading and freight invoice information between its transportation activities and private motor carriers. This report presents the results of that test. Test results show that the DoD can substantially reduce its transportation paperwork by using EDI techniques to pass transportation information. The benefits from doing to include reduced clerical effort, greater accuracy, and more timely information. For the DoD to obtain those benefits, some organizations will find it necessary to realign organizational and functional responsibilities and to change business methods and operating procedures. To ensure that the DoD embarks on an effective and productive EDI program, we recommend that the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Production and Logistics) prepare a long-range plan for implementing EDI, upgrade DoD's largest freight payment center to operate in an electronic environment, and prescribe use of the EDI standard developed by the transportation industry. (rh).

The Implementation of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) with Defense Transportation Operations
The Implementation of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) with Defense Transportation Operations

Author: John G. Meier

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Published: 1994

Total Pages: 0

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Organizations have traditionally relied on paper to conduct business transactions. Although proven to be an effective and convenient medium for this purpose, paper may no longer be the most efficient. Advances in computers, communication, and electronic technology have provided alternatives to this traditional way of conducting business transactions. One such concept is Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), which allows information to be processed faster, more accurately, and at a lower cost than similar manual, paper-based, processing systems. This thesis examines the application of EDI to Defense transportation operations and includes a discussion of data format standards, hardware, software, and communications requirements. The Defense transportation EDI operating concepts involve the linking of carriers, MTMC, defense shipping activities, and DoD finance centers, which allows the electronic exchange of business data such as Government bills of lading, freight rate tenders, and carrier payment information. EDI involves more than simply automating existing business documents and processes; when properly implemented, EDI is a catalyst for streamlining inefficient, redundant, and outdated business practices.

Defense Transportation
Defense Transportation

Author: United States Government Accountability Office

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-09-18

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781976370403

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The Department of Defense (DOD) has been working to improve its personal property program since the mid-1990s to fix long-standing problems, such as excessive loss or damage to servicemembers' property and poor quality of service from moving companies. DOD plans to replace its current program with Families First, a program that promises to offer servicemembers an improved claims process and quality of service. GAO was mandated to (1) assess the steps DOD has taken to achieve the goals and benefits of the Families First program; (2) evaluate the growth in costs of the program, including the costs for a new information management system, since GAO's last assessment in 2003; and (3) assess the extent to which DOD faces management challenges-such as staffing-in implementing Families First. To address these objectives, GAO analyzed DOD's program, funding and staffing data, and interviewed personal property officials and stakeholders.

The Implementation of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) with Defense Transportation Operations
The Implementation of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) with Defense Transportation Operations

Author: John G. Meier

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Published: 1994

Total Pages: 147

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Organizations have traditionally relied on paper to conduct business transactions. Although proven to be an effective and convenient medium for this purpose, paper may no longer be the most efficient. Advances in computers, communication, and electronic technology have provided alternatives to this traditional way of conducting business transactions. One such concept is Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), which allows information to be processed faster, more accurately, and at a lower cost than similar manual, paper-based, processing systems. This thesis examines the application of EDI to Defense transportation operations and includes a discussion of data format standards, hardware, software, and communications requirements. The Defense transportation EDI operating concepts involve the linking of carriers, MTMC, defense shipping activities, and DoD finance centers, which allows the electronic exchange of business data such as Government bills of lading, freight rate tenders, and carrier payment information. EDI involves more than simply automating existing business documents and processes; when properly implemented, EDI is a catalyst for streamlining inefficient, redundant, and outdated business practices.

Implementing Electronic Data Interchange to Provide In-Transit Visibility
Implementing Electronic Data Interchange to Provide In-Transit Visibility

Author: Mark S. Danigole

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Published: 2000-06-01

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 9781423587170

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Computers, information systems, and communications systems are being used in the transportation industry to replace cumbersome, paper-based communications processes. In every US contingency, the lack of visibility over troop movements and cargo shipments has limited the military's ability to effectively conduct operational plans. Current Department of Defense (DoD) initiatives provide some level of in-transit visibility (ITV), but are we using effective tools to gain ITV of all DoD assets within the Defense Transportation System (DTS)? The purpose of this study is to address the ITV issues and concerns that exist with gaining visibility of commercially transported DoD personnel and equipment. This study highlights the operating procedures and systems used by the DoD to electronically interface with commercial information systems to provide complete ITV. This analysis concludes that the Defense Transportation Electronic Data Interchange (DTEDI) Program Implementation Plan provides an avenue for commercial shipment data collection and establishes a means by which this information is made available to Global Transportation Network (GTN) users. However, data errors and technology changeover, exacerbated by uncertain Congressional funding levels, provide barriers to DTEDI program efforts.