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The basics: Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century.(Air Force Smart Operations in action)(Report)

Air Force Journal of Logistics

| June 22, 2008 | Antoline, Anthony F.; Green, Steven | COPYRIGHT 2008 U.S. Air Force, Logistics Management Agency. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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 processes contributed to wide spread inefficiency throughout all areas of the Air Force, ranging from administration to production processes. It includes the commercial practices of four proven process improvement methodologies, all of which share the traits of continuous process improvement (CPI). These methodologies are Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, and Business Process Reengineering. Key principles contained in these methodologies ...

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