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Article: The Air Force commitment to lean initiatives.(Speech)
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- Air Force Speeches
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- May 13, 2008
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Remarks at the Continuous Process Improvement Symposium, Lansdowne, Vs., May 13, 2008
Thank you very much, Beth. [Elizabeth McGrath, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Business Transformation)] You know, part of CPI turns out to be variance analysis, so if you are looking at your watch, one of the things that you try to do is not just beat your schedule, but keep it under control.
It's great to be here this morning. I appreciate the Department of Defense organizing this Continuous Process Improvement Symposium. Dr. Kaplan of Virginia Mason University will follow me. He has been kind enough to come in on the red eye, so if you would, I would ...