RICARDO DEFENSE INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: Today, it is not possible for a Commander to make critical decisions based on the logistic

Description

Today, it is not possible for a Commander to make critical decisions based on the logistics status of all ships, aircraft, and their supporting equipment without accessing many different computers and applications. Rigid logistic systems dictate work flow to accommodate technology, rather than technology supporting a creative work force. Disjoint applications leave the material developer out of sync with the adaptive needs of the warfighter in combating an intelligent, evolving enemy. The need exists for an integrated, intelligent, customizable, and scalable logistics environment to address these problems. As new technologies emerge to enable the creation of an Automated Logistics Environment (ALE), a framework is required to integrate the system elements. The ALE will enable an agile logistics work force to collaborate with the aid of"smart"systems. Sense & Respond Logistics, Focused Logistics, Automated Maintenance Environments (AME) and common data environments rely upon an integrated"information-cloud"environment to break down barriers in workflow, information availability, decision assistance, and user access. The creation of this enterprise environment requires the integration of existing systems with advanced technologies. The Navy has a significant investment in applications and technologies that were not originally designed to collaborate within this new environment. The framework will include an orchestration capability that is a set of software services that enable any system to participate in the Navy"s ALE.