Enterprise Business System (EBS)
DLA's Program Executive Office currently employs EBS across much of its supply mission area. DLA introduced its first complete Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution through the Business Systems Modernization (BSM) Program, which was fully operational in 2007. BSM and other complimentary systems now encompass the Enterprise Business System. EBS modernized and refined the Agency's supply chain management capability. EBS uses commercial off-the-shelf products to provide an ERP solution approach to manage its supply chains and facilitate for over 22,000 users operating in 28 countries worldwide.
EBS identifies areas for key process improvement, improves analysis, and offers greater agility in monitoring and tracking operational and fiscal performance. EBS provides Agency leadership the tools with which to respond to new challenges and trends. The overall modernization objectives for EBS include improving customer support and providing better access to DLA's portfolio of business systems and processes.
EBS continues to evolve both technologically and functionally. In 2008, EBS upgraded the SAP R/3 application to SAP ERP 6.0, the SAP Business Warehouse (BW) to version 7.0, and the SAP Enterprise Portal to version 7. Current developmental efforts to extend EBS capabilities include the enabling of modernized processes in areas such as energy and procurement.
EBS is composed of the following projects:
- Energy Convergence (EC): EC will automate work processes using COTS technology for all DESC business areas. It will integrate fuels commodity management with the DLA Business Enterprise Architecture.
- EProcurement: EProcurement will provide integrated procurement functional capabilities to the SAP ERP system, and add DLA organizations not originally intended to be addressed by the BSM program. The result will be an Enterprise-wide contracting system.
- Inventory Management and Stock Positioning (IMSP): The IMSP project extends the EBS process capabilities and system functionality necessary to support DLA's new consumer-level supply, storage, and distribution responsibilities taken on due to BRAC.
- Enterprise Operational Accounting System (EOAS): EOAS is a post-production enhancement to EBS that adds all operational accounting functions, business areas, and DLA organizations not originally intended to be addressed by the BSM Program. The result is a financially compliant Enterprise-wide financial system.
- Real Property: Real Property will provide DLA with an integrated, enterprise tool to facilitate the management of installation assets and services necessary to support our military forces in a cost effective, safe, sustainable, and environmentally sound manner.
- Theater Enterprise-Wide Logistics System (TEWLS): TEWLS development efforts included the assemblage production (kitting) functionality, optimization of the use of DLA and Army cash, reduction of assembly production time and enablement of time-definite delivery of medical assemblies to the warfighter.
ENERGY CONVERGENCE (EC)
The EBS Energy Convergence (EC) Program is implementing a comprehensive, integrated solution for DLA by extending EBS to DLA Energy. With the EBS Energy Convergence (EC) Program, DLA Energy will implement a SAP solution like the other DLA supply chains. The SAP solution will integrate several SAP products, such as SAP Oil & Gas, SAP Public Sector and SAP SRM (EProcurement capabilities). The EBS EC solution will be integrated into EBS to provide end-to-end processing. As an integrated EBS solution, the EBS EC program will adopt the EBS business process and organizational structure.
The EBS EC Program will fulfill the DepSecDef Memorandum to integrate DLA Energy's Commodities with the DLA Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), and fulfill the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA-2010) and OMB mandates for Business Process Reengineering. EBS Energy Convergence will:
- Align DLA Energy with Industry Practices - EC will align the DLA Energy Petroleum supply chain with industry practices to enable best in class operations.
- Integrate the Enterprise - EC will integrate DLA Energy's Commodities with DLA's Enterprise Business System (EBS), and will provide transparency and clarity into business processes to enable integrated business thinking and financial compliance.
- Optimize Business Processes - EC will standardize DLA Energy's business processes and enable process improvements and synchronization across the enterprise.
- Improve Decision Making - EC will provide efficient access to data and analytic capability to improve decision making, performance and service to customers.
Ultimately, EC will integrate DLA Energy's business processes in EBS to foster a stronger enterprise and enable continued commitment to warfighter support, stewardship excellence and workforce development.
For questions related to EC, please feel free to DLAEnergyConvergence@dla.mil.