New software signals changes.The Military Traffic Management Command A major command of the US Army, and the US Transportation Command's component command responsible for designated continental United States land transportation as well as common-user water terminal and traffic management service to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy US forces on a is adopting a new strategy in the way software is used to support its unique business processes. In the past, MTMC MTMC Military Traffic Management Command (US DoD) MTMC Mount Marty College MTMC Micros-to-Mainframes, Inc. (stock symbol) MTMC Middle Tennessee Medical Center (Murfreesboro, TN) had used its own software developers to fit unique automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. solutions to transportation operations. However, their products would not integrate with other Department of Defense and commercial industry partner systems. No longer. Several existing military-unique systems will be replaced with commercial off-the-shelf Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) is a term for software or hardware, generally technology or computer products, that are ready-made and available for sale, lease, or license to the general public. systems in the coming years, said Capt. Pat Elliott, Director of MTMC Automated Transportation Systems. MTMC will not only adopt new commercial software systems, but also the commercial transportation business processes they reflect. "We do not want to be confined to be in childbed. See also: Confine by government-unique policies and processes in implementing efficiencies," said Elliott. "Over the years, MTMC has automated several transportation processes," said Elliott. "Our opportunity now is to align with industry using a commercial software solution that supports standard business practices." Initially, MTMC is focusing on its two principal surface transportation systems--Global Freight Management and the Integrated Booking System. "We are aiming at a single integrated surface transportation system solution," said Elliott, "We seek a system that manages the complete origin-to-destination transportation dimension." The integration review is expected in early 2002. A new commercial system could be in place the following year. In the future, other MTMC systems and business processes may receive a similar review, said Elliott. "The move to seek an integrated commercial system follows an extensive review by the Logistics Management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet Institute," said John Smith, Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Management. "We are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an 80-percent solution to acknowledged standard industry business practices in a software product," said Smith. "Then, we'll tailor our business practices around the commercial software." |
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