USAF Kluges Efficiency Practices: The Air Force merged pieces of several civilian efficiency programs to develop its own, called “Smart Operations 21.” Officials say the program is based on both Lean and Six Sigma business process improvement tools, which were designed in the private sector to increase value for customers, save time and money, and reduce waste. Maj. Gen. Kevin Sullivan, commander of Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah, says the ALCs have used this process for years, now it has a name.
The Air Force has dispatched an element of its Natural Disaster Recovery Team to Guam in the wake of Super Typhoon Mawar, which has caused widespread damage on the island and at Andersen Air Force Base. The team will assess the damage and put together a recovery cost estimate for…