Comparing military and commercial logistics operations and organizational structures

¶ … Logistic

Supply chain management and logistics

Project Management Plan

the topic is a comparative study of logistic operation in the Military Vs commercial organization

Company Name

Project Purpose/Justification

Business Need/Case

Business Objectives

Requirements

Constraints

Summary Budget

Project Approval Requirements

Project Manager

Many experts believe that there is not much of a parallel when it comes to the logistic operations in the Military and commercial organization. This proposal will show rather or not U.S. military logistics have no parallel in the commercial world -- from its scope and size to the lethal position of the term "mission-critical" throughout the course of wars. In this world, the soldier is the client waiting for products like bullets, food, water, medication and fuel for tanks and other war vehicles.

The purpose of the proposal is to gain a better understanding of the comparisons and differences among the two, with an end-state of affecting whether or not Military logistics measures or inline, superior or inferior to our equals in the commercial world.

Project Purpose/Justification

The corporate world supposedly holds a major advantage as compared to the military: It involves in its main activity on a day-to-day basis and can continuously assess, on the source of real-world knowledge, whether a given organizational structure, strategy, or technique is helpful.

Business Need/Case

The marketplace influences businesses to seek continuous improvements in their approaches; even a huge company, for instance General Motors or IBM, can be positively criticized in the marketplace by a much smaller participant if the larger business becomes satisfied. Nevertheless, innovations that are prosperous in one organization cannot merely be applied to other commercial organizations, let alone to military ones.

Business Objectives

The business goals for this project are in direct support of our corporate strategic plan to improve Technological advances in the areas of telecommunications and data processing by comparing the military operation with the commercial world.

The ultimate goal is to create an organization that can adapt more quickly and flexibly to new information

In general, it may well be that, to show that the military forces have always been viewed as the ideal strictly categorized organizations.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Obviously, military organizations are different from commercial ones. Maybe less clearly, the variation among military units and operations is such that the same organizational structure will not be appropriate for every situation. This study will show that the business world has a rich literature on organizational change, in addition to wide-ranging corporate experience with reorganization and acceptance of information technology. With due deference to the difference among military and commercial organizations, this paper will attempt to compare and show ideas on how to structure military establishments to take advantage of new information technology

Preliminary Scope Statement

The Military and commercial project will consist of the design, testing and delivery of comparing and contrasting the issues of organizational structure are also prominent in the business world, which has also been shaken in current years by a "rebellion"

in the way in which large businesses lead their activities. All workers, hardware and software resources will be consummated by the project team. Altogether project work will be independent of commonplace and continuing operations and all obligatory testing will be done in the IT workroom. Project backing will be accomplished by the project manager up to and as well as the assigned quantities in this text. Any extra funding requires endorsement from the project guarantor. This project will close when PHASE 1 has been verified and positioned and employees are applying the Information technology among the Military and commercial as their main source of information and communication.

Risks

The following risks for the Employee Intranet project have been recognized. The project manager will regulate and employment the essential risk mitigation/escaping strategies as suitable to diminish the probability of these dangers:

Potential disruption to operations throughout deployment such as project priority and crisis/emergency circumstances.

Lack of worker interest/trust regarding the use of the Military and commercial

Misuse of employee Military and commercial

Security breaches around account login and status

Turnover and obtainability of key staff members to offer continuing support for the project

Project Deliverables

The next deliverables must be met upon the effective completion of Military and commercial project. Any changes to these deliverables will need to be approved by the project promoter and project manager.

Completely organized intranet solution (accomplishment of STAGE 1 of the invention)

Policy/training guidebook for usage of the Military and commercial comparison

Technical documentation involving Military and commercial (feature list/specifications) of STAGE 1

Recommendation and requirements list for future expansion of Military and commercial Login ID's must occur for every lively employee

Summary Milestone Schedule

The project Summary Milestone Schedule is accessible underneath. As conditions are more clearly well-defined this schedule may be changed. Any changes will be conversed through project status conferences by the project manager. As the project develops, augmentation to content and features will be essential. If this increase does not fit with the STAGE 1 Military and commercial project scope and timelines, they will be incorporated into a STAGE 2 Military and commercial project charter.

Summary Milestone Schedule -- List key project milestones relative to project start.

Summary Milestone Schedule -- List key project milestones relative to project start.

Project Milestone

Target Date (2/26/2016)

1. Project Opening date

01/01/2016

1. Comprehensive Solution Project

01/21/2016

1. Obtain Hardware and Software

01/26/2016

1. Complete Answer Model with Innovative Hardware/Software

03/01/2016

1. Finis up Solution Simulation and Testing

04/01/2016

1. Organize Solution

05/01/2016

1. Project Completion

05/15/2016

Summary Budget

Summary Budget -- List component project costs

Project Component

Component Cost

1. Staffs Resources

$200,00

Computers

$33,000

1. Software and Accrediting

$65,000

1. IT Lab Formulation

$20,000

1. Emergency reserve

$4,000

1. Administration Replacement

$5,000

Total

$289,000

Project Approval Requirements

Success for the Military and commercial project will be accomplished when a completely tested contrast and comparison solution, and all technical documentation, is fully deployed during the course of the Company X inside the time and price restraints specified in this charter. Moreover, this measure of achievement must consist of a recommendation list for future considerations as we completely expect the need of this solution to progress in order to inspire workers to converse with one another. Attainment will be figured out by the Project Sponsor, Jane Doe, who will likewise approve completion of the Military and commercial project.

Project Manager

Jane Doe is named Project Manager for the period of the Military and commercial project. Jane's duty is to manage all project tasks, timelines and interaction concerning the Military and commercial project. The project team, containing of IT experts, the Official Marketing Manager and a representative from Human Resources, will be medium provision. Jane Doe will organize all resource supplies through the IT Department Head and the Administrator of Communications and Development in Military and commercial organizations.