Paying Commercial Express Shipments at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service-Indianapolis Center.

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Abstract:

The Air Force and the small parcel industry recently developed improvements in processing small parcel express shipments. The Air Force wants to use electronic data interchange EDI and centralize the payment function for the transportation bills of these shipments. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service Indianapolis Center DFAS-IN tasked LMI to identify issues that need to be resolved and to develop an operating concept for paying those bills. We evaluated three DFAS-IN systems that could accommodate express commercial bill of lading CBL payments. We recommend DFAS-IN use the Corps of Engineers Financial Management System CEFMS. It will soon have EDI and electronic funds transfer capabilities. Most importantly, CEFMS requires only one modification. In addition, a DoD EDI implementation convention must be developed to process express CBL payments. We recommend using the American National Standards Institute Accredited Standards Committee X12 858 shipment information transaction set.

Author(s):
Bridges, W. M.
Author Organization(s):
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INST MCLEAN VA
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Pagination:
0016

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
LMI-DF601R9
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DASW01-95-C-0019
Monitor Series:
DFAS-IN
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_8.2_Shape
Communities of Interest:
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Descriptor(s):
*MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, *LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, *SHIPPING, LOGISTICS SUPPORT, MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL, ACCOUNTING, DATA MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, COST EFFECTIVENESS, LOGISTICS PLANNING, AIR FORCE PLANNING, ELECTRONIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Administration and Management, Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Keyword(s):
EDI(ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE), PE92198D
Report Date:
1997 Jan 01
Creation Date:
1997 Jun 11