PBUSE PLUS


CECOM Web-based logistics server solution creates property book system efficiency


by Mrs. Lonna K. Freeland, Mr. Paul D. Bedard and Mr. John E. Laudan T


his past summer, the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command


(CECOM) ware Engineering Center at


Fort Lee, VA, (SEC-Lee) unveiled an enterprise architecture upgrade for the Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE) system. At its heart is the Oracle SPARC SuperCluster platform, which provides increased performance, scal- ability and flexibility, while enhancing system security.


Introduced in 2001, PBUSE is the Army’s first Web-based enterprise system of record for property accountability. It supports a community of users—com- manders, property book accountability officers, unit supply managers and logis- tics staff officers—with immediate access to the PBUSE shared database and pro- cesses anywhere, whether in Afghanistan, at Fort Hood, TX, or in the Pentagon, and on any platform over a secure com- munications channel.


SEC-Lee replaced all the existing, anti- quated


hardware 68 with the upgrade, making CECOM the first Soft- agency in


DOD to capitalize on this optimized plat- form. When PBUSE experienced severe server problems in accommodating an increasing mission workload, Ricky Dan- iels, director, SEC-Lee Tactical Logistics Directorate (TLD), made the decision to acquire the SuperCluster to completely replace the PBUSE server architecture. Te SuperCluster represents a major improvement in server performance that not only sustains


current and future


PBUSE operations, but also provides ample capacity and capability to sup- port


the broader range of TLD’s initiatives.


Speed and efficiency of the system are vital to Soldiers in the field. Given the Army’s future operating environment, in which


reliable information must


be shared in real time across multiple systems to enable


informed decision-


making, the Army must look for supply chain efficiencies, such as PBUSE, to enhance the execution of global distri- bution responsibilities.


SEC-Lee


A CRITICAL LINK PBUSE has 13 system interface partners, including the Logistics Support Agency (LOGSA), the Army’s logistics data warehouse. LOGSA and PBUSE inter- face 24/7 to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of their respective databases.


Another key interface is the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS). PBUSE has been identified as an Army program system of record by the assis- tant secretary of the Army for financial management and comptroller for finan- cial auditability of military equipment and general equipment. PBUSE provides information for the GFEBS financial accountability


record to ensure syn-


chronization with the PBUSE property accountability record. Implementation of the PBUSE SuperCluster architecture has enhanced interoperability with its interface partners.


PBUSE is a deployable, tactical logistics system that is a critical link to deliver- ing the equipment Soldiers need on the ground, which is essential to mission


Army AL&T Magazine


January–March 2014


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