CHAPTER 17 AMMUNITION ADMINISTRATION ASHORE AND AFLOAT Ammunition is vital to naval operations. Because of its high cost and logistical characteristics, the status of ammunition is carefully and continuously studied at the  highest  echelons  of  the  defense  establishment. Ammunition    is    a    high-priority    consideration    by operational and logistics commanders. It is essential for logistics planning that current and accurate information concerning Navy ammunition stock status be available at  the  appropriate  time.  This  information  must  be available to commanders of naval forces when planning their training and operational expenditures. For these reasons,  accurate  and  prompt  reporting  of  individual ammunition  transactions  directly  affects  the  Navy's ability to sustain a high degree of readiness. RETAIL ORDNANCE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LEARNING  OBJECTIVE:  State  capabilities of the Retail Ordnance Logistics Management System (ROLMS) The Retail Ordnance Logistics Management System (ROLMS) is an integrated system of applications software designed to manage non-nuclear expendable ordnance. It provides for the automation of the   receipt,   issue,   inventory   record   keeping,   and reporting  of  ammunition  assets  and  movements  with the ultimate objective being the enhancement of Fleet readiness   and   stock   point   ordnance   management. ROLMS   replaced   four   legacy   systems,   Ordnance Management  System  (OMS),  Fleet  Optical  Scanning Ammunition Marking System (FOSAMS), the Standardized   Conventional   Ammunition   Automated Inventory   Record   (SCAAIR)   and   the   Ammunition Logistics System (AMMOLOGS). ROLMS was designed to operate as either a stand alone  system  residing  on  a  personal  computer  or  in  a client/server network environment. ROLMS Capabilities ROLMS  supports  all  ship  and  shore  activity  asset management   and   reporting   requirements.   ROLMS automates   many   ammunition   logistics   management and reporting functions performed by the stock points and end users, specifically: a. Inventory – to the specific grid location b. Requisitioning c. Issue/Receipt Reporting d. Expenditure Reporting e. Asset Maintenance f. NAR processing g. Transaction    reporting    (either    Ammunition Transaction  Reporting  (ATR)  or  Transaction Item Reporting (TIR)) h. Space Management – including Net Explosive Weight (NEW) Management for Explosive Arc and Compatibility Management i. Load Plan management j. Excess/Disposal Processing k. DD 1348-1’s and shipping labels l. Bar Code processing ROLMS System Interfaces ROLMS  interfaces  with  various  systems  to  ex- change data and information. Specifically: a. CAIMS for Navy and Marine aviation ordnance inventory data. b. MAARS-II for Marine Corps ground ordnance inventory data. c. ADIMS  for  ordnance  held  for  disposal  and demilitarization. d. Total   Ammunition   Movement   Management System  (TAMMS)  for  internal  activity  trans- portation. e. Defense Transportation Tracking System (DTTS)  for  ordnance  transportation  satellite tracking. 17-1