Logistics Advancement Through Open Architecture Application - Flipbook - Page 11
For the strategy to be successful there
needs to be direction through a chain
of authority and a set of relationships
that exists to ensure that architecture
management across the enterprise
is enabled. This includes technical
support to capability assessments and
decision making at the top, which in turn
generates sets of requirements through
the organization to ensure that ultimately,
requirements are placed on the platform
programs which ensure the programs
deliver systems that more effectively
contribute to the over-arching mission
capability.
Understanding how OA is relevant to
the logistics chain, and can be applied
across all logistics disciplines, is critical to
mobilizing an ef昀椀cient support enterprise
to equip our war昀椀ghters with the best
possible technology.
End User/War昀椀ghter Input
Requirements Of昀椀cer Input
Budget Input
Enterprise Architecture Framework Process
Program Input
Common/Standard Product Descriptions
Common/Standard Product Data Model Packages
Common/Standard Product Speci昀椀cations
(FACE/OMS/HOST/SOSA/WOSA/other...)
Figure 7: Flow Chart of Requirements speci昀椀cation for Mission-based OA products
It is our position that OA expertise should be involved in the whole logistics chain, from operational assessment and wargaming exercises,
acquisition and development, and the design of last mile delivery systems. Experts who understand the operational environment and
who also have expertise in advanced systems engineering, can help shape the acquisition strategy and technical requirements at a high
level in the enterprise. The resulting 昀氀eet of systems will be more robust, more collaborative, and ultimately more effective thus reducing
operation risk to the War昀椀ghter and maximizing the chance of mission success!
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