September 2004
Dear Reader,
Our purpose in publishing the Handbook for Army Logistics Automation is to provide all echelons
of the Army with a desk reference, educational text, and baseline document on the Army’s current and
future logistics automation initiatives and information management systems.
New to this edition, you will find detailed and updated information on the Single Army Logistics
Enterprise (SALE), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, and Army Knowledge Management
(AKM). The SALE and AKM are two sophisticated and relevant technological enablers that provide the
Army decision dominance and an architectural baseline supporting global supply chain management.
We want to thank the many Army elements that continue to support this publication and the
countless readers who have expressed their deep appreciation and gratitude for the Handbook. Our special
thanks go to the Project Manager, Logistics Information Systems, for his continued support of this effort
and in particular the Army Staff, its forward operating agencies (FOAs), and the major commands
(MACOMs) without whose assistance this project would not have been so successful
The Army is succeeding in “connecting the logistician.” A vital link to this critical focus area is
logistics automation and transformation. We are making significant strides in these areas so I encourage
you to read this outstanding Handbook and familiarize yourself with these systems. We hope you find this
Handbook a useful resource tool and solicit your comments and recommendations for future
improvements.
C.V. CHRISTIANSON
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
Deputy Chief of Staff, G4
