Military Logistics: JP2077 Phase 2B.1 - the next step towards the MILIS vision

1 June 2007

By Ian Peek

The replacement of the core transaction system and introduction of the improved interface into the Defence financial management system is being delivered under JP2077 Phase 2B.1.

Phase 2B.1 will go live across Defence in late-2008, and will impact SDSS and finance users, logistic policy and procedure managers, support organisations, and some contracted service providers.

Phase 2B.1 will also improve on the existing SDSS system by providing a range of enhancements including advancements in mobile warehouse technologies, information technology controls and automated stocktaking.

With the Materiel Logistics Financial Framework (MLFF), Phase 2B.1 will also deliver a new and improved interface into Defence's ROMAN financial management system, supporting enhanced financial management and assisting the ADO to meet its governance and compliance requirements.

Benefits will include a new user-friendly web interface, improved data entry controls supporting greater data accuracy and reliability, new and enhanced tools for planning and execution of stocktakes and material maintenance, as well as a new system-wide reporting tool.