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Management tool: AFSO21 Continuous Process Improvement.(Air Force Smart Operations in action)

Air Force Journal of Logistics

| June 22, 2008 | Henderson, Dan | 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

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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 by major command-, base-, or wing-level AFSO21 offices. There are over 3,500 users in the system, with nearly 1,300 having permissions to enter new or edit existing projects in the system.

Introduction

As the Air Force started the enterprise rollout of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO21), a requirement existed for a secure, Web-based, searchable and collaborative information technology tool ...

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