1. When the First Shot has to Count...
Count on Letterkenny
Defense Acquisition University Lean Aerospace Initiative (LAI) Education Network
COL William A. Guinn
Commander, Letterkenny Army Depot
16 October 2003
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2. Where We Are …
300 miles
65 miles south of Harrisburg, PA International Airport
200 miles
100 miles
Vicinity Chambersburg, PA - 4 miles off I-81
Letterkenny Army Depot, located in south central Pennsylvania, is strategically located within easy access to Pennsylvania Interstate 81 and close proximity to the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
50 Miles south of Harrisburg International Airport
120 miles north of Ft Belvoir, VA
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3. Our Facilities …
Bldg. 370
296K sq. ft.
Bldg. 320
66K sq. ft.
Bldg. 350
318K sq. ft.
19,430 ACRE FACILITY
Letterkenny, the most Advanced Military Missile Maintenance Facility in the Department Of Defense, is DOD’s Tactical Missile Center and Center of Technical Excellence (CTX) for HAWK, PATRIOT, AVENGER, ATACMS, SPARROW and HELLFIRE.
The depot is fully certified in Contractor Certification Program (CP2), which is the Army’s quality certification program. Expanding on ISO 9000, CP2 sets the standards for innovation, quality and performance. These standards, the diverse capabilities, state of the art facilities, combined with a highly skilled workforce enable Letterkenny to provide superior products and services to posts, camps, stations and ultimately to the soldiers, our most valued customer.
17,950 Acres K sq.ft. Industrial Shop Space Test Track
Missile System Test Site Storage/Staging Areas Secured Site
Major Item Overhaul Forward Field Support System Integration
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4. Letterkenny… a Model Depot
Depot Wide Quality Certification
Pursuing Certification for ISO & ISO 14000
Public/Private partnerships
Army Recapitalization
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5. Average Years of Service 22.5
Who We Are …
On Board Strength
LEAD = 1092
Contractors = 117
Average Years of Service 22.5
Average Age 49
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6. Where We Are At … Supporting Logistics Power Projection
AFSC
Korea
Germany
LEAD
AFSC
Ft. Bliss
AMC Field Support Centers (AFSC) provide Capability Forward
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7. What We Do … Customers Aviation & Missile Command
Special Operations Command
PATRIOT RECAP
Hellfire
SECONDARY ITEM REPAIR
Army SF
Navy DEVGRP
GMV RESET
ATACMs
TOW
HAWK
Army Ranger
Navy WARCOM
Soldier Biological & Chemical Command
Avenger
MLRS
Tank-automotive & Armaments Command
BIDS
BIDS M31A1
Containerized Chapel
Force Provider
JPBDS Trailer
MKT
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8. Lean Is … Transforming The Depot
Customer Focused, Eliminating Waste, Adding Value and Giving Back to the Customer
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9. LEAD Lean Methodology Overcome Inertia Plan to Lean in all areas
Direct Command Involvement
Select & Empower Change Agent
Obtain Results-Oriented Lean Consultant
Plan to Lean in all areas
Maintenance, Support and Administrative
Educate Workforce
Core Team w/M&S Training
Workforce Lean 101
Learn By Doing
just do it!!!
Appointed a steering committee to provide guidance and oversight
Provide training at all levels
Initial training provided to the leadership
Additional workshops provided follow-on training to emphasize
results
2-day formal training provided for change agents
Awarded one Command-wide Contract to standardize implementation
AMC-wide
Provided resources to implement
Developed metrics to measure success
Began implementation on selected programs at each of the maintenance
depots, followed-up with implementation AMC-wide to include the
Administrative processes
To provide continued emphasis, I hold a monthly IPR to track progress
Execute for Success
Key Metrics:
Productivity & Safety
Quality
On-time Delivery
Flexible Event Schedules
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10. Lean Progress 69 Lean Events completed.
5 Events In-process, 89 planned thru Aug 04.
Just started ‘walking’.
Union on Board
Cost Savings for FY04 – FY09 Estimated at $25.3 million.
348 employees (32%) have engaged in Lean events.
Approximately 43,149 square foot of interior and 41,963 square foot of exterior space has been identified for new business.
Letterkenny Army Depot Chambersburg, PA 17201
Pay to PATRIOT LTPO
$1,200,000
The sum of one million two hundred thousand dollars
For: LEAN Savings
COL William A. Guinn Commander, Letterkenny Army Depot
Date 1 October 2003
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11. SUPPLY AND TRANSPORTATION
Internal Value …
SUPPLY AND TRANSPORTATION
While Transportation Mission for FY03 increased 63.5% over FY02 with a Jan-Mar 03 surge of 99.5% over Oct-Dec 02 …
… Backlog for Receiving …
Process time reduced thru Lean efforts and new technology.
LEANed
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12. Operation Iraqi Freedom 75,000 sq feet reduced to 48,000 sq feet
Customer Value …
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Original Turn Around Time Reduced from 10 weeks to 3 weeks. Further reduced to 8.8 days during surge. 24 vehicles per week during surge
FLOOR SPACE
75,000 sq feet reduced to 48,000 sq feet
1500 hours under cost
GMVs - Nov 02 to present Special Forces – Rangers – East Coast Seals – West Coast Seals mod kits – Special Forces
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13. Operation Iraqi Freedom GMV Production Video Clip
Lean At Work …
Operation Iraqi Freedom GMV Production Video Clip
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15. Your Soldier Essential Depot
When the First Shot has to Count...
Count on Letterkenny
Questions …
Your Soldier Essential Depot
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