Ammunition and Explosives Tracking

Enterprise

Army

New

Submitted: 20 November 2019

Description

1. DPAS does not have a Net Explosive Weight (NEW) field for Ammunition and Explosives (A&E) material.
2. DPAS does not have a Hazard Classification (HC) or Storage Compatibility Group (SCG) field for A&E material.
3. Original Document Number is not a selectable category for creating reports.
4. The Dept. of Defense Identification Code (DODIC) is not a selectable category for creating reports.
5. Condition Code (CC) is not a selectable category for creating reports.
6. DPAS does not have an A&E specific monthly inventory sheet.
7. DPAS does not allow for decimals in the quantity field.
8. Item Description gets cut off when pulling reports.

Recommended

• Add the item NEW and HC/SCG to the Stock Number entry page.
• Allow for a total NEW within reports function (Quantity x NEW).
• Users should also have the ability to total the NEW for a specific storage location.
• Make all of these fields accessible categories for creating reports.
• Create a A&E specific monthly inventory sheet, with necessary information (Document Number, DODIC, NSN, Lot Number, Serial Number, Nomenclature, Condition Code, Quantity on Hand).
• Add three required signature blocks to inventory sheet (Inventory Officer, Magazine Manager, and Supervisor).
• Allow for decimal numbers to be entered into the quantity field.

Mission Critical
All A&E assets are required by DoD to be managed by NEW, HC/SCG.  Currently this is being done manually, which creates room for error.  The current inventories and reports within DPAS are geared towards assets other than A&E.  Quantities listed in DPAS often do not accurately reflect the actual quantity on hand.  A&E items require decimal numbers, to reflect true quantities.

Benefits
The benefits of implementing these solutions include all of the above, reduces time/cost and improve accuracy accountability by not having to keep a separate set of records due to quantity inaccuracies, NEW, hazard classification, and storage compatibility monitoring.  Also improves A&E safety and security by having a real-time view of storage location holdings.

Users
These issue affect all organizations/users managing A&E assets.