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Copyright © 1997 AFEB. All rights reserved.
Revised: May 21, 1998.
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This page identifies terms frequently encounterd in CALS endeavors.
ACIP . . BPE . . BPR . . CALS . . CE . . CM . . CSRC EC . . ECRC . . EDI
. . ICW . . IDE . . IETM . . ISG JCALS . . MEARS . . NIIS . . NSIA . . RAMP . . RIG . . SGML
CALS is a Department of Defense (DoD) strategy for achieving
effective creation, exchange, and use of digital data for weapon systems and equipment. It
comprises a core strategy to share integrated digital product data through a set of
standards to achieve efficiencies in business and operational mission areas.
The strategy consists of the following elements: Business process change Use of leading
edge information technology A shared information environment Use of international
standards A structured management approach
CALS has been described as an industry and government strategy intended to enable more
effective generation, exchange, management, and use of digital data supporting the
life-cycle of a product, through the use of international standards, business process
change, and advanced technology applications.
CALS began as primarily a US defense industry and government effort to integrate
systems development, production, and support, but has become recognized as a leading-edge
prototype for a manufacturing community "virtual enterprise" in the 21st
centruy. As such, CALS has been accepted as the focus for enterprise integration in
nations throughout Europe and the Pacific Rim.
Having evolved from logistics automation to the standardization of digital exchange
within an EC environment, CALS focuses on the integration of business
functions with the use of information technology. The Departments of Defense and Commerce,
along with the National Security Industrial Association, the CALS Industry Steering Group, and many major corporations are actively working
to implement EC and CALS.
The CALS strategy is to establish integrated data environments for
the common use of small and medium businesses, large corporations, and government
agencies. With industry and government collaborating through an integrated database, the
process of designing, developing, manufacturing, distributing, and servicing products will
become more efficient and cost-effective. CALS promotes higher quality products, improved
product support, lower costs, and shorter product and process cycle times.
For more information, see CALS Vision OSD CALS Home Page Navy CALS Home Page Air Force CALS Program Office BACK TO INDEX
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Electronic Data Interchange is the direct computer-to-computer communications of
information between organizations in a standard format that permits the receiver to
perform business functions.
The "Glossary of Terms" from The
Note the two differing views of Electronic Commerce
The process of managing transactions within the digital information environment.
EC: Electronic Commerce is transacting business via electronic means. This
includes all forms of electronic media such as FAX, E-mail, and EDI. Electronic Commerce
is NOT restricted to EDI only.
Additional Information on EC/EDI FIPS 161 The Department of Defense Electronic Data
Interchange Standards The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is responsible for maintaining
Department of Defense (DOD) information technology standards and conventions. Within DISA,
the Center for Standards, part of the Joint Interoperability and Engineering Organization,
is the designated configuration manager for DoD Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data
Interchange (EC/EDI) standards. OII -
Electronic Data Interchange Standards This section of theInformation Interchange
report provides information on standards used for electronic data interchange (EDI). It
contains details of: * EDIFACT * Healthcare EDI standards * International Air Transport
Association (IATA) EDI standards * Organisation for Data Exchange Through
Tele-transmission in Europe (ODETTE) EDI standards *edi Reference Model *
Association Européenne des Constructeurs de Matériel Aérospatial (AECMA) SPEC 2000(M) *
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) EDI standards * Trade
Data Interchange (TDI) http://www.echo.lu/impact/oii/edi.html (37k) BACK TO INDEX
SGML (formally ISO 88791) is an international standard for electronic document
exchange and is the basis of the highly popular HyperText Markup Language (HTML).
For additional Information see: http://www.crl.com/~jenglish/html-spec.txt
http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/html/draft-ietf-html-spec-04.txt
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/chejs/html.html
An Introduction to SGML by ben marchal
SGML - MIL-M-28001B Standards
FAQ>/dd>
For a Bibliography
SGML Bibliography
ftp://sgml1.ex.ac.uk/pub/SGML/faq/FAQ.txt
IEEE SPAsystem Guide for SGML
Authoring -- Description
ftp://ds.internic.net/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-html-i18n-00.txt
ftp://ftp.alis.com/pub/ietf/html/draft-ietf-html-i18n-00.txt
HyTime
SGML Web Page
ftp://ftp.ifi.uio.no/pub/SGML/Newswire/
SpinWare resources, non-exhaustive
list
Entering the World-Wide Web: A
Guide to Cyberspace
Entering the World-Wide Web: A
Guide to Cyberspace
ftp://gaia.ucs.orst.edu/pub/doc/wais/annex.txt
Glenn L. Vanderburg
IATH server index
http://perseus.holycross.edu/Perseus_documentation/Drawing/
Online Staff Manual Proposal
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The Electronic Commerce Resource Centers were formerly called the CALS Shared Resource
Centers (CSRCs). There are 11 ECRCs. Each is chartered to help small and medium
enterprises (SME) achieve proficiencey in the use of CALS and Electronic Commerce. Each
has basic capability for all CALS and EC disciplines. In addition, each has areas of
special capabilities and concentration of resources.
- National ECRC Program Office
- Fairfax, VA. Program Manager: Bill
Young. Phone mail
byoung
- Cleveland,OH Program Manager: Kent Kemmerer. Phone mailkent.kemmerer
- Dayton, OH Program Manger: Joe Homan. Phone
mail jhoman
- Johnstown, PA Program Manager: Barry Lehrner. Phone 814-269-xxxx mail lerner
- Scranton, PA Program Manager: Mason Linn. Phone
mail linnml
- Orange, TX Program Manager: Paula
DeWitte. Phone mail
paula.dewitte
- Palestine,TX Program Manager: Mike LaBeau. Phone mail MLaBeau
- San Antonio, TX Program Manger: Butch McGehee.
Phone mail Butch
- Oakland, CA Program Manager: Michael Shaw. Phone mail shaw
- Atlanta, GA Program Manager: Robert Fulton. Phone
mail fulton
- Bremerton, WA Program Manager: Ed Wilson. Phone mailwilson
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MEARS was designed to eliminate the massive duplication of paper inherent in the
current DOD ECP review process.
JCALS was originally ACALS or Army CALS when CALS was Computer-aided Acquisition and
Logistic Support. JCALS is a part of the Department of Defense's CALS strategy. This
program provides an Information Management System (IMS) to support uniform logistic and
acquisition engineering, management, materiel management, and other life-cycle functional
processes. The JCALS program provides for an infrastructure which supports a common and
integrated structure for organizing data about weapon systems during their entire
life-cycles. The system provides applications and services to implement joint functional
processes. JCALS strategy is to enable more effective generation, exchange, management,
and use of digital data supporting defense systems thereby migrating from manual,
paper-intensive defense system operations to integrated, highly automated acquisition and
support processes.
PM JCALS is a joint Service office tasked with creating a digital environment
which actively supports the implementation of the acquisition and logistics requirements
of the Services and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) through a system architecture which
allows the sharing of logistic technical information among various users within the DOD
community. These users are typically the joint Services and some Government agencies, and
the commercial enterprises which support them. The office is located at Fort Monmouth, New
Jersey and reports to the Program Executive Office Standard Army Management Information
Systems.
JCALS AXIOM:
BUY DATA ONCE, USE IT MANY TIMES Main objectives of Joint CALS
JCALS is a joint service information technology program to improve the processes to
acquire, develop and maintain U.S. Military systems. JCALS integrates computer hardware
and software, creating a shared data environment in which authorized users can access
information regardless of format, location or time of day. This "just-intime"
information is powered by an infrastructure which creates dramatic improvements and
significantly reduces costs. The specifics about JCALS you want to remember are:
- A system architecture which allows the sharing of logistic technical information among
various users.
- A common and integrated structure for organizing data about a weapon system during its
entire life-cycle.
- Interfaces among Government agencies and concerned industries.
- The implementation of DOD-wide standards for logistics technical information.
- Provisions of uniform integrated logistics support (ILS) and reliability, availability
and maintainability (RAM) tools for weapon system developers.
- A flexible architecture that can grow in size, scope and functionality adapting to the
needs of acquisition and logistics support of weapon systems into the next century.
NSIA: National Security Industrial Association This organization
with members in Defense Industry and the US Government DoD has its headquarters at:
- 1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300
- Washington, DC 20036
- Phone: FAX:
- This organization has divisions focusing on various aspects of defense systems. The
organization sponsors several major conferences and shows, often in conjunction with other
professional organizations, and has users groups. One activity of special interst is the CALS
Industry Steering Group (ISG).
This group of the NSIA has an organization that includes a "Policy Board" and
several Divisions. The Policy Board comprises :
- CHAIRMAN
- VICECHAIRMAN & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- GROUP EXECUTIVE
- VICECHAIR-INTERNATIONAL
- DEPUTY VICECHAIR-INTERNATIONAL
- and
- Representatives of each of the Divisions.
- The Divsions are:
- BUSINESS
- EDUCATION & COMMUNICATIONS
- INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & PROCESS INTEGRATION
- STANDARDS
- REGIONAL INTEREST GROUP
- INDUSTRY
- GOVERNMENT
- ASSOCIATION/FOCUS GROUPS
- INTERNATIONAL LIAISON
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There are several Regional Interest Groups organized throughout the US, each with a
purpose somewhat like the AFEB. The NSIA Regional Interest Group Division of the ISG has
the mission to offer help and coordination and to serve as a communication channel
facilitator for the RIGs.
The CHAIRMAN of the ISG RIG Division is Gary Conkol
CAMP/NIST GLMTC
2415 Woodland Avenue
Cleveland, OH
TEL: FAX: & 3205 e-mail
gary.conkol
The VICE CHAIRMAN of the RIG Division is Jim Snyder
Martin Marietta Energy Systems
Bldg 9111, MS 8201
P.O. Box 2009
Oak Rdige, TN
TEL: FAX: e-mail
snyderjr
BPR is one term used to describe how organizations achieve radical improvements over a
short period using process-focused methods. Other names include business re-design,
process re-design, and business re-engineering. BPR challenges the status quo to achieve
new ways of doing business that create long-term competitive advantage.
Closely associated with BPR and sometimes used synonmously is BPE,
Business Process Engineering. Strictly speaking, the distinction is a matter of degree,
with BPE including incremental changes and BPR usually being reserved for the more radical
changes. BPE often include BPR as a special case. BACK
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Rapid Acquisition of Manufactured Parts is a project managed by South Carolina Research
Authority (SCRA) under the auspices of NAVSUP to
produce mechanical and electrical parts using an agile manufacturing suite and
state-of-the-art engineering and reverse-engineering processes.
RAMP Homepage
The Army CALS Implementation Plan , Dated September 1995, promulgates the Military
Services tasks identified in the DoD CALS Master Plan and addresses the implementation of
CALS within the United States Army. The plan descrives the Army's CALS strategy, goals,
objectives, and teh Army's management structure that will be used to implement CALS in
support of the Army;s Enterprise Strategy to "Digitize the battlefield" under
the concept of FORCE XXI.
A major objective of the plan is to provide Program, Project, adn Product Managers
(PMs) and their matrix support managers with policy and procedures that will enable them
to improve the acquisition and life cycle support of their weapon and C4I systems.
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