WSTIAC Newsletter. Volume 6, Number 2, Spring 2006

Abstract

The feature article in this issue of the WSTIAC Newsletter is "Lean Six Sigma: Its Application to Industrial, Transactional, and Science and Technology Processes." This article is an introduction to Lean Six Sigma (L6 Sigma) and specifically to the application of L6 Sigma by the U.S. Army Materiel Command. Having been involved in this effort in AMC since General Johnny Wilson first sent us "down range" to find out about Six Sigma in 1998, I believe I am qualified to track the progress (through success and failure) of the L6 Sigma program as it has been applied to a Command decisively engaged in both industrial and transactional processes at a most critical time in our nation's history, specifically the Global War On Terrorism. In this paper, I will attempt first to describe L6 Sigma in its purest form, define and justify the additions to the L6 Sigma program made by AMC, and suggest a mechanism for involving Senior Management in a way that is most productive to advancing gains made through the application of L6 Sigma. This issue also includes summaries of two publications of interest: "Preparing for the Proven Inevitable -- An Urban Operations Training Strategy for America's Joint Force" and "Basic Research in Information Science and Technology for Air Force Needs." In addition, the issue contains descriptions of the following courses: Directed Energy Weapons Course, Instructor -- Dr. Edward Scannell, WSTIAC; Introduction to Sensors and Seekers for Smart Munitions and Weapons Course, Instructor -- Paul Kisatsky, WSTIAC; Weaponeering Course, Instructor -- Professor Morris Driels, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School; and Smart/Precision Weapons Course, Instructors -- Hunter Chockley and Mark Scott, WSTIAC. All courses will be held in Huntsville, Alabama. The newsletter concludes with a Calendar of Events of Upcoming Conferences and Courses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA521901

Entities

People

  • Gary J. Gray
  • Rod Tozzi

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Information Science
  • Military Personnel
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • STEM Education
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy