Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS)

Challenge

The Air Force needed a Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) based system to enable the eLog21 future logistics vision.

Solution

DRC is a key member of the Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) Team that is building ECSS. ECSS will leverage an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system as its primary system. The ERP will integrate financials, manufacturing, distribution, and other business functions in a single technology solution. ECSS will enable coordination of the systems and process changes needed to streamline and improve the Air Force logistics supply chain. Specifically, ECSS will replace over 700 legacy Air Force information technology systems with a COTS information technology suite. This suite consists of more than ten integrated modules with software/hardware and embedded/updateable best business practices, as well as capabilities in product support and engineering; supply chain management; expeditionary logistics C2; and maintenance, repair, and overhaul.

Benefits/Achievements

Overall, the benefits of implementing ECSS include:

Improved combat support capability to Joint and Air Force commanders and airmen.
Merging of base level and wholesale logistics systems.
Improved synchronization of operations/logistics planning and execution and command and control.
Near real-time worldwide visibility of assets
Improved availability of mission-critical weapon systems.

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