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Show Page 14 HILL TOP TIMES June 4, 1982 Seinras (suraeiigioirii! By Joyce Hicken Item Management Division At every Air Logistics Center within Air Force Logistics Command, a major segment of the work force is involved in item management. At Hill AFB, the Item Management Division in the Directorate of Materiel Management has 12 military and 661 civilian personnel assigned. Their job titles are such things as inventory jr""! jy " "' I WET 5 1'1" " This system ,m " it In m tires and to designed system which further compounds problems of logistical support. Over $2 billion inventory itself Item management is a world in itself and has many types of jobs and skills to carry out its mission. The Ogden ALC Item Management Division provides world-wid- e logistics all for landing gears, wheels, support brakes, homogeneous commodate packing in mobile shelters for deployment in a tactical environment. The division must provide the full array of system management support for the system, in addition to its normal item management responsibility. The U.S. Marines and Army are also involved in major segments of the V equipment specialists and production management specialists. world a tactical intelligence satisfy requirements. It is designed to ac- management specialists, logistics management specialists, engineers, A is grouping of equipment photographic Sl Another function of the division is its daily task of supplying operational units with thousands of items. Over a $2 billion inventory and annual financial resources of $600 million are required to support mission requirements which include supporting 227 Air Force bases throughout the world, 65 foreign countries, all major Air Commands, all other military services and federal agencies such as the Federal Aviation Agency and the National Aerospace I;'; reconnaissance equipment for three prime air craft and supports four prime missile systems. Leadership of the division is the responsibility of two men, both professionals in their respective fields, Col. Barent C. Dutcher and John R. Kenney. They are assisted by Linda R. Slee, division secretary and Branch Chiefs Clinton S. Campbell, Stock Fund Branch; Lloyd D. Fisher, Investment and Replacement Branch; Tom Starkey, Logistics Management Sheldon M. Eppich, Branch; Engineering and Reliability Branch; Clifford L. Carlson, Materiel Support Branch and Ted Helsten, Production Management Branch. Under this high caliber of leadership, the division has become known throughout the command for applying new techniques and refining old ones in an effort to solve the myriad of problems confronting the logistics arena. New innovations practiced and increased lead time and cost on the other. In an effort to combat these and other logistics problems, two new innovations are being pursued by the Item , i I i Am, , lir , MSaumtm Association. - -- Management Division here. They are called Predictive Analysis and Support. The Predictive Analysis Program was instituted to avoid shortfalls caused by unexpected high condemnation rates, plus long procurement lead times. The program uses predictive engineering to identify items which have a predictable Post-Producti- on be invaluable as weapon systems reach the point where they are no longer in production. The versatility of Item Management Division personnel will again be tested when the Tactical Information Processing and Interpretation System is started. People are best product But the end product of the division that makes all functions work is the people. People who are willing not only to do their job, but who are willing to go the extra mile to complete a project or solve a problem. use of failure rate. The expected rate is identified and maintained on file in the D041 system, which allows for improving fill rates and landing gear support. The Managers at all ALCs are currently faced with a decreasing industrial base and outdated technology on one hand S!k,M,tr This activity alone includes receipt of (U.S. Air Force Photo) 2,500 new requisitions, 2,100 assets Linda Slee, Col. Barent C. Dutcher and John Kenney discuss one of many from off base activities and processing each day. pieces of correspondence received in the Item Management Division each day. 70 purchase requests . Post Production Support envisioned as a new Program management phase of the logistics spectrum. The program allows the Air Force and industry to work as a team in is forecasting logistics programs and providing solutions throughout the life of a weapon system. It should prove to anyone is interested in being briefed further on the different world of item management, call Ext. 75381. If Get outS Enjoy! in the sun. Cycle When you're it's easy to get financially fit, away for awhile. But when your money situation gets out of shape, what do you do? You could start shaping up your savings through the Payroll Savings Plan. You could start working out now. Work out whatever you wish with U.S. Savings (U.S. Air Force Photo) Valerie vWSV "vfy Kelley, Gary Dye and Larry Woodland review new recon- management responsibilities and "g l |