To meet this need, a new SAP® industry solution called SAP Defense Forces and Public Security gives military leaders the ability to plan and to build up operating forces prepared for action. This enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution is capable of handling complex organizational structures as well as personnel, materiel, and financial resources. The solution is flexible enough to support extensive changes, and it provides a role-based user interface and a system architecture designed specifically for military purposes. All relevant processes are integrated with administration, logistics, and controlling. And not only armed forces can benefit. Most of the functions delivered by SAP Defense Forces and Public Security can also prove valuable to any organization that has public safety and security as its objective – police organizations and fire departments, for instance.