DPAS SCR: 01753



  • SCR Number
    01753
  • Title
    NSN Substitution / DVD Capabilities
  • DPAS Module
    Warehouse
  • Reporting Organization
    USSOCOM
  • State
    New
  • History
    Submitted: 27 January 2022
  • Description
    Description:
    USSOCOM currently uses the DPAS Material Management module (ICP) to process requisitions from authorized customers. It provides the functionality that was initially requested. As more programs are transitioned to DPAS there is a need for additional functionality that is not currently supported. Specifically, 1) There is no capability for the item manager to issue a substitute item for the item ordered. In cases where the customer orders an obsolete or is no longer stocked item, the ICP must cancel the order and have the customer re-order the material against the new/updated NSN. This causes delays in the customer getting the material that they require. 2) There are times when items managed by the Item Manager are provided through Direct Vendor Delivery (DVD). There is a need to enable the Item Manager to select DVD in lieu of having to select a warehouse to fill the order.
     
    Recommended:
    1) Add the capability for the item manager to select a Substitute Item to fill the order. The capability should provide for partial fill with back order / cancellation of the remaining qty notifying the customer via the DLMS 870S of the changes to their order - Stock Nbr and fill qty. 2) Add the capability to provide for DVD as an option to fill an order. The DVD option will provide the customer with the contract nbr/delivery order nbr, qty and estimated ship date via the DLMS 870S transaction set.
     
    Mission Critical:
    Adding these 2 capabilities will provide DPAS MM with capabilities need to successfully process customer requisitions with reduced effort. It eliminates manual effort and reduces work for the Customer and Item Managers by providing functionality that MM does not currently provide.
     
    Benefits:
    The benefit to the ICP changes is greatly improved customer wait times and ability to fill on demand - the ICP can replace items ordered for the authorized replacement item without having to cancel existing orders, then force the tactical units to re-order the material. This change also gives the Item Manager to fill the items they have on hand, and partially cancel the remaining ordered quantity. This helps the PM especially when the PM is either no longer buying the item or needs to filed some quantity immediately until they make another purchase.
     
    Users:
    This impacts all tactical level users within the SOF community that requisition material from the USSOCOM Source of Supply.