Economy of Force: Continuous Process Improvement And The Air Service

Abstract

Air Force senior leaders attempted to implement an array of process-improvement models throughout AF existence Management By Objectives, Total Quality Management, Quality Air Force, Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, and Continuous Process Improvement to harmonize efficiency and effectiveness in support of mission accomplishment. Much like a metaphorical dippy bird that overcomes inertia through spirited leadership, it tips, secures a drink, and the vigor that generated initial action wanes; thereafter, the dippy bird regresses toward its initial position. TQM was molded into QAF.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1042087

Entities

People

  • Ryan L Herman

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Assembly Lines
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Literature Surveys
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Schools
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Strategic Security Studies