USAG Ansbach Case Study

The Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS) is the Human Resource (HR) system that comprises each active duty Air Force, Guard and Reserve member’s personnel record as well as retirees. MilPDS is an Air Force wide military system constituting one of the world's largest Oracle HR implementations, comprising over 100 military subsystems. MilPDS is used to process pay transactions, track accountability and strength data, update promotions, assignments, reenlistments and extensions (Gildea, 2013). This paper will cover the characteristics of the users of MilPDS, features and usage of MilPDS, and the impact MilPDS has on Air Force personnel.

The level of automation varies significantly among the NDAS departments and offices. In addition, NDAS is in the process of downsizing to achieve a more cost-effective computer support system.

1. After careful consideration, your request for an operational deletion pertaining to SSG Kilchenstein is disapproved.

The goals of this organization are to be more effective with this implementation of new system. The main goal of them was to integrate the job requirements in to one program by eliminating the existing program. Initially they have said that there will be a new program coming in to the picture in a short while. Then we was given a date of installation then realized that the day of installation would be the change of the organization. On that day every one was asked to sign off and the program was upgraded by IT team. The ETA for this upgrade was given as 10 hours but in few locations it took weeks to complete the installation. This affected all the employees in the organization, every one has a load of work to complete after this installation and also there was no one who knows how to use it, they had training sessions and it had a huge work on the employees by learning the work and on top of it doing the overload work at a time. The main challenge over here was that the training did not went well as there were many questions unanswered. For this solution

You have been hired by a medium size (approximately 200 employees) widget manufacturing company to do a complete evaluation of their computer needs and make recommendations to them about an information system to support their business. Currently several of their support departments are using manual processes and they wish to automate their accounting and human resources business processes. They also want to harness the power of the Internet in their business.

The Air Force implemented a new program called Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO21). “AFSO21 principle and tools enable Airmen to change the day-to-day-operating style to integrate continuous improvement into the full spectrum of Air Force operations” (AFSO21 Fact Sheet, n.d.). By creating AFSO21, the Air Force has forged an environment of professionals that are constantly looking to make our operations more efficient.

IT Automation – Responsible for the population and maintenance of the Workforce Information Database; development, provision, and maintenance

Not only is there internet, many companies also have intranet, which are a private information network within the company. The mix of telecommunicating and intranet increase communication and information knowledge between members of an organization to also increase productivity. Automation is the automatically controlled operation of a process, system, or equipment by mechanical or electronic devices. The two major reasons for automation is speed and better service. In some capital equipment items, Canada takes six to twelve months to make, where Japan takes six to twelve weeks. (Schwind, 2010, p. 10) This is a major challenge that Canada must face. The service factor is continuous. A machine is programed to do the same exact operation over and over to ensure quality and effectiveness, where as a human might make an error on one or more areas of the operation. Another challenge with technology and automation is cost. Machines are expensive and not all companies can afford the high-tech equipment, and therefore must rely on manual labour.

A crucial information was obtained when surveying the field workers on the usability, processing cost, and support towards a technology solution. Although the answers were not entirely positive, they are realistic and crucial components of the legacy system transformation . Moreover, this vital information will serve as the based for the new system success path.

With the proclaimed defeat of ISIS, current ties with Russia, and the seemingly inevitable defeat of rebel forces against the Assad Regime, the Iranian government has the opportunity to spread influence within the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR), specifically within Syria. Iran’s persistent influence across Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon via proxy forces has multiple diplomatic, economic, military, and ______ implications. These relationships and

Automation Consulting Services (ASC) has experienced rapid and tremendous growth, resulting in several issues and problems within the company. Founders are worried the company is out of control due to the increasing business practice conflict, inconsistency in entrepreneur spirit and increase in office expenses. Thus they are considering documenting a long-term company strategy, monitoring office costs and centralizing the control in order to address these problems.

The architecture illustrates, through scenarios, what procedures, policies, and practices are currently in use during general operations, and the gaps that manifest, to be addressed. The goal of this analytical tool as it matures with component input, is to facilitate efficient mission and capability analysis, improve interoperability, and technological integration. It will also provide operational and technical context to establish standards for information/data exchanges, and detail the interaction of systems and processes.

The Computer Hardware consists of dozens or more computers linked together by data communications hardware (Kroenke 11). Software roles would consist of hundreds of different programs that coordinate communications among the computers, along with other programs that help to streamline the process of picking, packing, and shipping products from the warehouse (Kroenke11). The system may store Data relating to customers’ orders, customers profiles from previous orders, product information along with inventory, among other facts relating to the shipping process. Hundreds of different Procedures are followed by customers, warehouse employees along with the shipping companies (Kroenke 11).The roles played by People include not only the users of the systems, but also those who operate and service the computers, also those who maintain the data along with those who support the networks of computers (Kroenke 11).

Gulfstream can gain even higher performance from the three groups that are widely spread among various departments. By intelligently analyzing the load balance of support requests and matching to the KSAs of the individual team members, response times can be met for high priority situations. As knowledge capture gains traction, knowledge retention can be keyed for immediate retrieval. The spillover effect will become noticeable, diffusing the knowledge to other teams, departments, and facilities. This will generate higher productivity on both the engineering production side and in the technical support groups. As Ba and Nault showed, the social benefit of increased innovation becomes a positive externality, justifying further interventions (2016). The difficulty that faces Gulfstream is how to provide better support with fewer personnel for more users. Fortunately, the IT landscape provides many analytic solutions that match known solutions to issues being worked by less skilled

DEWAR Chemical Company is a new startup company with 100 employees. Twenty of those employees will be assigned to the information technology (IT) department. The CIO, which is also included in the twenty employees assigned to the IT department, has been tasked by the CEO to implement a secure information technology environment to include the creation of a network infrastructure, disaster recovery, enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, track regulatory information in reference to the products sold, storing and backing up the data, and have the ability to accept credit card payments. In this IT system, the company will be enable to take of broadband internet access an increasing efficient option involves remote access support, while solving IT issues over the phone and provide remote support of enrolled for the service. Furthermore, they will have technical support to troubleshoot IT related issues such as install/re-install software, configure and install hardware and networking equipment and set-up new PC's (IT Support Services, 2012).