Bus 632

Week 1 Assignment 1

Standard Army Management Information Systems (STAMIS)

Kenneth Dunaway

Advanced Logistics BUS632

Dr. Matthew Keogh

July 27, 2015

Standard Army Management Information System (STAMIS)

On August 14, 1775, General George Washington appointed Thomas Mifflin as the first Quartermaster General of the Continental Army. With this appointment, the Army – in its infancy – recognized the need for a supply chain to equip, transport, maintain, and account for its resources. Since then, the Quartermaster Regiment has supplied and supported the Army in every conflict from the First Siege of Ninety Six, SC to Kabul, Afghanistan. Throughout the history of the Army, it has depended on its supply chain management system to resource the operational requirements of the total force.

The Standard Army Management Information System – STAMIS – is the main supply chain management system the Army uses to control its logistical systems. These logistical systems include Standard Army Retail Supply System (SARSS), Standard Army Maintenance System – Enhanced (SAMS-E), and Property Book Unit Supply – Enhanced (PBUSE). Mentzer et al (2001) writes, “The supply chain concept originated in the logistics literature, and logistics has continued to a significant impact on the SCM concept (p. 25).” Each logistical system host its own unique set of applications and materiel management structures that provide a common operating picture of the supply chain management system.

Currently, the Army uses the systems approach to its supply chain management system. Murphy and Wood (2011) write, “From a companywide perspective, the systems approach indicates that a company’s objectives can be realized by recognizing the mutual interdependence of the major functional areas of the firm, such as marketing, production, finance, and logistics (p. 9).” The systems approach implies that all major operational areas are...