CEFM Design Documents

The first test of EFM was a six-month deployment test conducted with the Limited Brands and its supply chain partners in Columbus, Ohio – the ‘C’ in CEFM. The deployment test was conducted from May to November 2007, and was the result of extensive research and planning by the USDOT, the deployment team and the evaluation team.

click here to download a copy of the detailed design document for the Columbus Electronic Freight Management (CEFM) Deployment Test.

CEFM Evaluation Documents

An independent evaluation was conducted in conjunction with the CEFM deployment test. The evaluation team sought to evaluate the technical performance of the system as well as to document the quantitative and qualitative benefits for each partner and the supply chain as a whole.

Click here to download the independent evaluation report for the CEFM deployment test.  It describes the test as well as the quantitative and qualitative benefits.

EFM Outreach Documents

EFM is a major USDOT initiative. As such, since design of the CEFM deployment test began, the USDOT has published several outreach documents intended to provide information and awareness about the initiative, the results to date, and the future of the technology.

Click here to download the EFM whitepaper, describing in detail the program, its history and value proposition.

Click here to download a brochure summarizing the business benefits of EFM, published in March 2009.

Click here to download the supporting report on the business benefits of EFM, written by the CEFM evaluation team in March 2009. This document includes summary results of CEFM as well as business benefits from similar industry implementation of electronic freight technologies.

Click here to download the most recent IFTWG presentations on the status of the EFM program.  These presentations include descriptions and results of the CEFM Deployment test, a summary of the evaluation results, and plans related to the Kansas City case study.

EFM Animation

 At the conclusion of the CEFM Deployment Test, a comprehensive animated and narrated briefing was prepared to describe the test as well as the overarching EFM process.

Click here to download a copy of this briefing. Once downloaded, open this briefing in Microsoft PowerPoint's presentation mode. Manually advance the briefing from the first slide and the remainder of the briefing provides an animated and narrated description of the CEFM Deployment Test, how the web services worked in the service-oriented-architecture.

EFM Package Documents

The EFM Package consists of three documents sets, targeted for specific audience, as well as several software component bundles.

The Adopter set is geared for a logistics person charged with evaluating the applicability of EFM to their needs.

The deployment documentation provides specifics as to the infrastructure on which the package is deployed.

Finally, the developer documentation details the software architecture of the EFM package and how one tailors for their specific adoption.

 Adopter Documents

Click here to download the EFM ConOps, which includes example swimlane diagrams and the list of EFM Web Services.

Click here to download the EFM Adoption Questionnaire.

Click here to download the EFM Use Cases.

Developer Documents

click here to download the EFM Platform Architecture.

click here to download the EFM Design Guide for Core Compoments.

click here to download the EFM Domain Model.

click here to download the EFM Database Schema.

click here to download the EFM UBL Profiles and Web Service Descriptions.

Deployment Documents

click here to download the EFM Deployment Guide for a reference

click here to download the Client Deployment Guide for the Status Receipt Message.

EFM Source Code

Click here to download the source code for the EFM Package” and include this link