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Article: 437TH APS GETS 'LEAN' WITH AIR FORCE SMART OPERATIONS 21
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 18, 2009
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CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C., Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following press release:
An Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century rapid improvement event took place at the 437th Aerial Port Squadron here Sept. 8 through 11.
The main objectives of the 437th APS rapid improvement event included improving cargo flow inside the aerial port and surge operations for humanitarian support after a hurricane.
AFSO 21 uses the top elements of civilian-efficiency programs like Lean and Sigma Six to develop an Air Force-unique process-improvement program. The Air Force has run the program with the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., since June 2006.
"The nature of process ...