Air Force Journal of Logistics articles from March 2008

Air Force Journal of Logistics archives from March 2008

Contigency contracting: analyzing support to Air Force missions in Iraqi freedom.
March 22, 2008... Dr Michael Hammer, a recognized leader in the field of process reengineering, notes four principles of measurement: measure what matters, rather than what is convenient or traditional; measure what matters most, rather than everything; measure...

Aligning maintenance metrics: improving C-5 TNMCM.(Report)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Metrics are often used as roadmaps to help us know where we have been. where we are going, and how or if we are going to get there. (1) Metrics should generally be used to gauge organizational...

Knowledge, technology, innovation! Our continuing commitment: generating tranformation solutions today; focusing the logistics enterprise of the future.(ALFMA 2007)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You won't find lots of fancy words in the pages that follow. As you'll soon notice, this review gets right to the point. That's part of our commitment to you--the most demanding customers in the world need to know...

Who are we? Your logistics studies and analysis connection.(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since its inception, the Air Force Logistics Management Agency has grown to be recognized for its excellence--excellence in providing answers to the toughest logistics problems. And that's our focus today--tackling...

The results: generating transformation solutions today; focusing the logistics enterprise of the future.(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)
March 22, 2008... There are many ways to measure mission success. One of them is the count--how much did we do, how much got done, what did we complete? A second way to measure success is meeting our customers' needs. That means three things: first,...

Same game, bigger field.(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)
March 22, 2008... AFLMA's Transformation As a major user of the Air Force's materiel and personnel resources, the logistics community bears a large part of the responsibility for finding better and less costly ways of doing business.... an urgent need...

Here, there, and more: supporting transformation, analysis, and deployments.(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)
March 22, 2008... So how did AFLMA maintain, and in fact increase, its level of performance while deploying half the staff? It turns out the staff at AFLMA practice what they preach. Part of what AFLMA brings to the fight is the ability to understand and, more...

Partnerships: the right team.(AFLMA 2007)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)
March 22, 2008... Partnering, partnerships, strategic partnerships--those are some interesting words. You've probably heard them bantered about frequently during the last few years. Likewise, you've probably seen a variety of briefs, books, pamphlets, or...

Answers: what you need, when you need it.
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We use a broad range of functional, analytical, and scientific expertise to produce innovative problem solutions and design new or improved concepts, methods, systems, or policies that improve peacetime readiness and...

Active projects.(Project Focus: Active Study and Analysis Efforts)
March 22, 2008... LR200725700--Consulting Readiness-Based Leveling (RBL) Version Testing and Validation 1. Review and update RBL code twice a year. 2. Ensure that the RBL code changes meet the intended changes to RBL functionality and are correctly...

Transforming logistics.(Featured Division)(Logistics Innovation Studies Division)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Someone you change way you look at things, the things you look at will change. This is an apt depiction of the Logistics Innovation Studies (LGL) Division in 2007. Historically, LGL focused on retail supply chain...

Logistics innovation studies.(Transforming Logistic)
March 22, 2008... This change in perspective is evidenced by both a shift in research focus and the division's support of key eLog21 initiatives. One eLog21 effort in particular, Logistics Enterprise Architecture (LogEA), has become a primary focus of the LGL...

Intransit management: it's time has come: if you've ever wondered why the system is doing dumb things such as trying to ship an asset from your base that you need, then you'll agree the time has come for the Air Force to do a better job in managing its intransit assets.
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The need for improving the management of the requisition and intransit (both retrograde from a base to the depot, and the depot shipping to the base) processes is becoming more important as the Air Force implements...

Modifying the supply chain.(Repair Network Transformation)
March 22, 2008... Repair Network Transformation will allow the Air Force to reduce base level maintenance manpower while still providing high quality repair of Air Force equipment and spares. To ensure the Air Force supply system computes accurate buy and repair...

C-5 TNMCM study II: realistic metrics to drive operational decisions: in order to blueprint an exportable methodology, the study team developed and utilized the Hierarchical Holographic Model and a ranking and filtering process. This overall process is suitable for complex problem modeling and is exportable to other weapon systems.
March 22, 2008... Introduction Aircraft maintenance has been and continues to be a challenging, complex task involving a delicate balance of resources to include personnel, equipment, and facilities. Adding to this challenge is the fact that the balancing...

Logistics Officer Association.(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In November 2007, the AFLMA participated in the Logistics Officer Association's 25th Anniversary Conference. The purpose of the Association, comprised of more than 3,500 military officers and civilians in logistics...

ECSS blueprinting: blueprinting is the first phase of the ECSS implementation plan. It consists of critically looking at Air Force logistics processes as they currently are, mapping them, and improving them to take advantage of business best practices. It also considers the software capabilities and how we want it configured to best support the newly mapped processes.(2007 the Year in Retrospect)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency's )
March 22, 2008... If you had an opportunity to hang out around the Air Force Logistics Management Agency (AFLMA) over the past year, you would have heard a lot of discussion about architecture and blueprinting; no need to worry. The AFLMA isn't expanding into...

Contingency contracting: the joint environment: the JCC Handbook initiative benefits not only the Air Force, but ultimately the entire DoD by synchronizing and accelerating contingency contracting transformation efforts of all four Services. This initiative eliminated redundancy and standardized core contingency contracting training for all of DoD.
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Captain Dennis Clements, AFLMA Introduction Since the invasion of Iraq and the ongoing Global War on Terror, contingency contracting operations have taken whole new perspective. Air Force contingency...

More than 20 years of capturing logistics: the Journal is considered the premier Air Force logistics research publication, both within and outside the Air Force.(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Air Force Journal of Logistics is tile professional logistics publication of the Air Force. We provide an open forum for presenting research, innovative thinking, and ideas and issues of concern to the Air Force...

Analysis connection.
March 22, 2008... Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. That is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked. for no spell to cast on nature. --Jacob Bronowski, "The Creative Mind," Science and Human Values, 1956 ...

Business operations.
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was another great year for the business operations division. For starters, our ongoing effort to outsource information technology support finally paid off. After months of maintaining our computer and network...

The Wargaming mission.(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction When I was asked to write an article about what the division accomplished last year the first task was to identify someone who was here. Just as with other Air Force units who are wrestling with the...

Articles published.(AFLMA Facts at a Glance: Quick summary of AFLMA activities and results)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)
March 22, 2008... Beau Nunnally and Benjamin Thoele, "Logistics Analysis," Air Force Journal of Logistics, Vol XXX, No 4 and Vol XXXI, No 1. C. A. Boone, CW Craighead, and JB Hanna, "'Critical Challenges of Inventory Management in Service Parts Supply: A...

Edited research or peer-reviewed works.(AFLMA Facts at a Glance: Quick summary of AFLMA activities and results)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... AEF Fuels Management Pocket Guide, James C. Rainey and Cindy Young, eds, Montgomery, Alabama: Air Force Logistics Management Agency, January 06. AFLMA Year in Review 2007, James C. Rainey and Cindy Young, eds, Montgomery, Alabama: Air...

2007/2008 completed projects (1).(AFLMA Results: Improvement, Consulting, and Wargames)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... 60 Total Projects * 17 Improvement Studies * 40 Consulting Studies * 3 Wargames Studies Commander (CC) * 1 Improvement Study Logistics Innovation Studies * 1 Consulting Study Maintenance Branch * 3 Improvement...

Command relationships.(AFLMA Facts at a Glance)
March 22, 2008... The Air Force Logistics Management Agency is a field operating activity reporting to the Director of Resource Integration, Headquarters, United States Air Force.

Manpower and personnel.(AFLMA Facts at a Glance)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... Manpower for the Agency continued to decline this year as additional Air Staff-mandated cuts became effective. Five authorizations were lost in 2007 (20 percent reduction). A total of 12 authorizations will be lost between 2006 and 2009. These...

2007 completed efforts.(AFLMA Pulishing: Books, Monographs, Reference, and Magazine)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... Books and Monographs AEF Fuels Management Pocket Guide Contingency Contracting: A Joint Handbook, Reference Cumulative Index: Air Force Journal of Logistics, Seventh Edition In formation for Contributors: Air Force Journal...

Conferences and major meetings attended.(AFLMA Facts at a Glance)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... General * Logistics Officer Association Convention * Develop and Sustain Warfighting Systems Supply Chain Operations Design Team Subprocess Governance Meeting * Logistics Board of Advisors Conference * Global Logistics Support...

2007 organizational structure.(AFLMA Facts at a Glance)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... Organizationally, the Agency has two product divisions (Logistics Innovation Studies and Logistics Wargames), two support divisions (Logistics Analysis, and Business Operations), and the Office of the Air Force Journal of Logistics (Figure 1)....

2007 Conferences and Meetings Hosted.(AFLMA Facts at a Glance)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... * Program reviews * Training sessions * Numerous senior logistics leader visits * Defense Acquisition University discussions * Global Logistics Support Center discussions * Expeditionary Logistics for the 21st Century...

Building 205 history.(AFLMA News Notes: Current information about the agency, its people, and its mission)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)
March 22, 2008... What would be known as Building 205 was originally built as Kilby Prison Hospital for tubercular prisoners in the late 1930s, although it was never used as such. The cost to construct the facility was $158,688.32. [ILLUSTRATION...

Good Sam-helping others.(AFLMA News Notes: Current information about the agency, its people, and its mission)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency and Good Samaritan Ministries of Montgomery)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... For more than 16 years, AFLMA has assisted the Good Samaritan Ministries of Montgomery with distributing Thanksgiving food boxes. This last year, volunteers helped assemble and pass out more than 440 boxes of food to families ranging in size...

[Heart] of Alabama.(AFLMA Support: Combined Federal Campaign)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... The 2007 Heart of Alabama Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) proved to be a banner campaign--third highest ever contributions. AFLMA continued its tradition of strong support and generosity. It surpassed the assigned unit goal with a total of $10K...

Meals on the wheels.(AFLMA News Notes: Current information about the agency, its people, and its mission)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... The Montgomery Area Council on Aging is a nonprofit organization that works through the Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) to provide warm meals to elderly and home-bound people in need. However, MOWAA thrives only through its...

2007 annual awards.(AFLMA Focus 2007: A Closer Look at Agency Awards and Achievements)(Air Force Logistics Management Agency)
March 22, 2008... The AFLMA annual awards recognize outstanding job performance, community involvement, and civic service. The criteria for selection are demanding, and the evaluation process rigorous. The AFLMA norm is excellence, and to be selected signifies...