PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-717

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 717

AUGUST 2012
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-717 - Page 30 of 33
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± As±the±Army±prepares±to±migrate±from±PBUSE±to±GCSS-Army,±cleaning±up±unit-level±and±
component±catalogs±is±an±action±every±supply±sergeant±should±tackle±in±advance.±±
± Right±now±most±of±you±can±locally±create±items±in±unit-level±catalogs.±But±once±GCSS-
Army±goes±live,±that±ability±will±go±away.
± The±only±records±accepted±into±GCSS-Army±must±have±valid±line±item±numbers±(LINs)±and±
national±stock±numbers±(NSNs)±that±are±found±in±SLAMIS±or±FED±LOG.
± So± take± the± time± now± to± print± out,± check± and± validate± all± your± unit’s± LINs/NSNs,±
nonstandard±LINs±(NSLINs)±and±management±control±numbers±(MCNs).
A
n updated version of the Operations
Logistics (OPLOG) Planner is available on
AKO.
The Combined Arms Support Command
(CASCOM) created the OPLOG Planner to
help units estimate how many supplies they
need to perform a mission. Estimates are
based on G-4 approved planning factors and
rates.
The OPLOG Planner is simple to use.
The program asks the user questions and,
depending on the answers given, produces the
estimates needed to help meet mission goals.
OPLOG Planner Version 8.0, 2012 edition,
offers:
•±
supply±class±consumption±estimates±for±
Classes±I,±II,±III±(B),±III±(P),±IV,±V,±VI,±VII,±VIII,±IX,±
mail,±water±and±ice±
•±
modeling±data
•±
ability±to±customize±reports
•±
annual±updates
This latest version also includes
Quick Operations, which lets you
import existing OPLOG Planner
Fles. You can delete unused units
or organizations from the forces
list and add other sister services.
Manual rates are also updated and
the planner has a redesigned “build
custom units from equipment list”
function. To download the planner
and user guide, visit:
suite/fles/3566671
±or more information or help with
the OPLOG Planner, contact John
Reith at DSN 687-0363, (804) 734-
0363, or email:
john.e.reith.civ@mail.mil
or Jennifer Van Drew at DSN 687-
0253, (804) 734-0253, or email:
jenniFer.g.vandrew.civ@mail.mil
Supply±Management…
PBUSE
Catalogs
Need
Early
Bird
Fix
hi! I’m a
robin. I’m
an
early
bird. I’ve
found
six worms
already
this
morning!
and I’m a
swallow…
a
migratory
bird.
but your migration--
from pbuse to gcss-
army--would be daunting
even to
me!
read on…
anyway, you
folks need
to follow
my example
and get
ahead
of pbuse
migration
stuff!
± When±you±scrub±your±unit’s±catalogs,±closely±eyeball±any±‘X’±records±(locally±created).±
Any±items±that±are±not±in±SLAMIS±or±FED±LOG±will±be±dropped±during±conversion±to±GCSS-
Army.±
± The±time±to±start±working±on±this±issue±is±now.±This±is±a±case±where±a±little±PM±on±the±
books±now±can±prevent±a±lot±of±headaches±later.
Supply±sergeants±should±
verify±all±unit±LINs/NSNs±are±
valid±in±FED±LOG±or±SLAMIS±
before±migration±to±GCSS-A
OPLOG Planner Makes
Planning Support a Snap!
Logistics
Management…
The commander
wants to know
how much fuel
and ammo we
might use in the
next operation!
No problem. When
I was in training,
we used OPLOG
Planner to do
things like that.
I got our system
administrator to
install it on my
computer here.
C’mon, it’s
easy.
Let me
show you how
it works…
Voila!
Here are
your
answers,
sergeant!
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