Air Force Journal of Logistics articles from June 2008

Air Force Journal of Logistics archives from June 2008

The way ahead: senior leaders across the Air Force have repeatedly stated that they cannot emphasize enough how important it will be to make AFSO thinking an integral part of every airman's daily routine.(Air Force Smart Operations in focus)
June 22, 2008... On behalf of Secretary of the Air Force, Michael B. Donley, welcome to this special Air Force Smart Operations (AFSO) edition of the Air Force Journal of Logistics. We hope you will take the time to review some--if not all--of the articles...

Facts and glossary: AFSO21 signifies a shift in Air Force thinking. It is centered on processes (groups of tasks) rather than tasks alone, which allows the Air Force to gain insights into the value, or lack of value, in each task performed. It is built on successful principles from the corporate world, and has already yielded results in the Air Force.(Air Force Smart Operations essentials)(Report)
June 22, 2008... The Editors, Air Force Journal of Logistics Introduction Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO21) encapsulates the Air Force intent to develop and institutionalize a comprehensive, Service-wide, strategic-level,...

Featured efforts and studies: while the vast majority of good ideas come from the front line, Airmen at all levels have a role to play. Mid-level officers and noncommissioned officers have the experience and operational responsibility to identify opportunity areas and guide Smart Operations work.(Air Force Smart Operations in action)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... The Editors, Air Force Journal of Logistics Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO21) builds on initial successes and work to broaden process improvement efforts in Air Force operational, maintenance, logistics, and support...

Here to stay! Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century.(Air Force Smart Operations in action)
June 22, 2008... While the specific nature of the challenges we will face remains uncertain and dynamic, one of the inherent strengths of Air Force Smart Operations (AFSO) is its flexibility to effectively address any unique set of circumstances. In this...

The basics: Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century.(Air Force Smart Operations in action)(Report)
June 22, 2008... Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO21) was introduced as an initiative, in part, as a response to the Air Force's need to modernize and recapitalize our aging aircraft and equipment fleet. Antiquated and stove-piped...

Management tool: AFSO21 Continuous Process Improvement.(Air Force Smart Operations in action)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Continuous Process Improvement-Management Tool system is a common access card-only enabled Web-based system, utilizing the Air Force Portal for its security boundary. Currently access to the system is granted...

AFSO 21 problem solving: the process and related tools.(Air Force Smart Operations in action)
June 22, 2008... We have learned and grown in our continuous improvement understanding as we have implemented Air Force Smart Operations over the past few years. Early efforts were largely oriented around conducting rapid improvement events (RIEs), which are...

Successes and challenges: T56 engine line--Little Rock AFB.(Air Force Smart Operations in action)(Report)
June 22, 2008... In 2006 the Engine Regional Repair Center (ERRC) set out to deliver T56 engines faster, with more precision, and using fewer resources by applying the key principles of Lean manufacturing as a part of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st...

Reconceptualizing maintenance practices: AFSO21 and the 6th Maintenance Group.(Air Force Smart Operations in action)(Report)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The group remains focused on AFSO21 for several reasons. First, it is a way for Airmen at all levels to rethink and engage the dayto-day waste inherent in all our processes and make continuous improvements. It is...

Using AFSO21: the problem is big, time is short, and visibility is enormous.(Air Force Smart Operations in action)(Report)
June 22, 2008... The foundation of the Comprehensive Assessment of Nuclear Sustainment (CANS) analysis was the aggressive use of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO21) tools to attack root causes. Though the effort was time constrained and...

WR-ALC and AFSO21: award-winning continuous process improvement.(Air Force Smart Operations in action)
June 22, 2008... In addition to having an official Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO21) advisor, the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center also utilizes an AFSO21 Panel and Transformation Management Board. The AFSO21 Panel allows change...

Logistics aircraft maintenance: establishing C-5 TNMCM standards.(Special Feature)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... It is impossible to discuss the total not mission capable maintenance rates and standards without including discussions of the mission capable and the total not mission capable supply rates and standards. These three rates are dependent upon...

Establishing C-5 TNMCM standards.(Special Feature)(Report)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction This article details the process for calculating and establishing Air Force aircraft total not mission capable maintenance (TNMCM) standards. It is impossible to discuss the TNMCM rates and...

Contemporary issues: earned value management: uses and misuses: the earned value concept was developed to correct serious distortions in assessing a project's cost performance generated by comparing actual costs with a time-phased budget.
June 22, 2008... This edition's Contemporary Logistics feature was written by Dr Stephen Hays Russell. Over the years, Dr Russell has been a frequent contributor to the Journal. He is an accomplished logistician and is on the faculty of the John B. Goddard...

Earned value management uses and misuses.(Report)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Originally developed as a financial management tool, earned value management (EVM) has become a project management tool for cost, schedule, and scope management. However, this broader approach to EVM generates...

User perceptions of intransit visibility architecture utility.(INSIDE LOGISTICS: EXPLORING THE HEART OF LOGISTICS)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Background During the buildup of Operation Desert Shield, the Saudi Arabian ports of Ad Dammam and Al Jubayl were congested with tens of thousands of military and commercially leased containers. (1) The...

BRAC change management at DLA: a collaborative effort with the services.(Candid Voices)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislation included three supply and storage decisions. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) was designated as the Department of Defense (DoD) business manager for these...

Retrograde Transit Normalization Study (RETRNS)--a preliminary investigation into variance in retrograde processing.(Candid Voices)(Report)
June 22, 2008... Introduction The speed with which carcass-constrained retrograde assets flow through the retrograde cycle (from base supply to the depot) matters. It matters because the Air Force's procurement and planning processes use the depot repair...

Historical perspective.(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters before the shooting begins. --Field Marshal Erwin Rommel No matter their nationality or specific service, military logisticians throughout history have understood the absolute...

Concentration and logistics.(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... To win in battle we must concentrate combat power in time and space. Strategy and tactics are concerned with the questions of what time and what place; these are the ends, not the means. The means of victory is concentration and that process...

Logistics and warfare.
June 22, 2008... General Mathew B. Ridgway, of World War II fame, once observed, "What throws you in combat is rarely the fact that your tactical scheme was wrong... but that you failed to think through the hard cold facts of logistics." Logistics is the key...

The themes of US military logistics.
June 22, 2008... From a historical perspective, ten major themes stand out in modern US military logistics. * The tendency to neglect logistics in peacetime and expand hastily to respond to military situations or conflict. * The increasing importance...