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Show 10 afaflc news 21, 1M7 o o L1UUUI By Ken Perrott AFLC Office of Public Affairs Ohio AFB, (AFLCNS) "We can't stand up and pound our chests yet because we still don't have the full command productivity picture, but we sure feel we have a valid tool to measure that productivity." That's Paul Keller, Air Force Logistics Command's productivity analyst, discussing the matrix used in the command's PACER EXCEL program.The PACER EXCEL program grew out of a presidential order challenging government to raise ' productivity 20 percent by 1992. Mr. Keller said productivity measurement is a controversial topic since the number of purported measurement devices is almost as vast as the number of factors that could go into the definition of productivity. "In some areas, productivity is looked at strictly from an efficiency standpoint from a simple unit cost perspective where output is divided by input to get an efficiency measure. "But, in PACER EXCEL, we're trying to go beWRIGHT-PATTERSO- N - yond that," Mr. Keller explained. "Efficiency, we're saying, has to be coupled with timeliness and quality issues. Simple output without those quality and timeliness checks isn't a very good productivity "We're a military organization, even though we don't have the big flying mission," Mr. Keller declared. "We repair, we buy, we do a lot of varied things for the Air Force operational commands and it gets difficult to measure and show, for instance, that this year is more productive than the last." ... An answer came in the form of a matrix, developed by the Oregon Productivity Center, that could be used by management in tracking key indicators that reflect quality and timeliness, as well as effi. ciency. I According to AFLC's PACER EXCEL program plan, these indicators are weighted according to their potential to affect productivity. The weighted indicator scores are then combined and accumulated into a single index number that measures total AFLC productivity. Among the efficiency indicators measured are output per paid man day and direct labor cost per direct product standard hour. Examples of quality indicators include customer satisfaction measures of defects per 10,000 production hours for aircraft, engines, missiles and other maintenance equipment items. Other indicators are also included to reflect inventory, packing and shipping quality. Timeliness indicators include criteria on production flow days and units produced per unit production requirement. ; "We liked the way the matrix allowed us to mix together the apples and oranges variety of work that's done throughout AFLC and still roll out a single piece of information (the index)," Mr. Keller said. Sub-matric- are used in the different es organiza- tions measuring productivity, An index number is obtained from each of these matrices and eventually an overall index is formulated for an entire air logistics center. These are reported to the command headquarters where an overall AFLC productivity index is reached. The productivity plan states these intermediate indices are also valuable in holding commanders responsible for achieving their portion of the president's goal. It's designed to encourage management by field commanders and discourage micromanage-- . ment at headquarters levels. Mr. Keller adds the matrices are useful because managers have to evaluate what they should be paying attention to.. "Plus," he added, "the program has helped with employee communication since management has had to sit down with employees and discuss the items being rated on the matrices. This improved communication, in itself, has been one of the best sources of enhanced productivity." Elections coming PACER EXCEL WASHINGTON (AFNS) New Jersey voters will elect 80 members of the general assembly and 40 state senators in elections Nov. 3. Military members can request ballots using federal post card applications. Requests must be received by Oct 27. See unit voting officials for more details or contact the Federal Voting Assistance Program office at AUTOVON 225-066- 3. WASHINGTON (AFNS) Pennsylvania will hold elections Nov. 3 for courtjustices and various county and municipal officers. Also, Districts 72 and 181 will elect State House of Representative members. Unit voting officials have more details, or call the Federal Voting Assistance Program at AUTOVON 225-066- 3. flcino TOVON 3. WASHINGTON (AFNS) - nzXcn Nov. 3. City cad county he said. Mr. Keller, of AFLC headquarters' Deputate for Plans and Programs at Wright-Pattersosaid the 2.4 percent is to figure likely change, though, because the first report looked only at the command's maintenance and dis- tribution functions. He said this num- will be recalculated when the program broadens in scope with con- ber tracting and manufacturing and Pentagon Correspondent c3-dz- h Prcrcsj t AUTOVON -- WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Air Under a broad memorandum of Army-Ai- r . Force understanding the two services in to agreed cooperate areas of mutual vArtnrratoN afnq Ho Nov. 3. C netr&tica end Trcte3 tilzts csa ba dens u a fcdrrcl pert czxd applicelien, leeet Z0 days befera : IrerLed f election.ttCcatect unit vctirj more for crccll inferrnstien cC:Ii!j t! 5 rderal Votin3 Assistance Pro-rroffice at AUTOVON L 3 Command's response to an early 1986 presidential order. m year to keep pace. ' Productivity is tracked in AFLC with an "objectives matrix" m at, t.hf Oned i III in May 1984, Productivity Center. j The matrices developed for use in AFLC simultaneously weigh management indicators measuring efficiency, quality and timeliness. The result is Texas RANDOLPH AFB, Air Force has loosened its (AFMPC) policy regarding submission of airman performance reports and officer effectiveness reports on people close to leaving active duty. If the report closes out within one year of the effective retirement date . k a single, composite index representing T materiel management functions in the first quarter of fiscal 1988. AFLC's productivity reports are forwarded to Air Force and the Department of Defense Productivity Program Office. The report results will eventually become part of an overall government productivity assessment. Mr. Keller said 1985 was established as the baseline year for tracking productivity. Given a goal of a 20 percent increase over a seven-yea- r m. . at Fort Dix About 7,000 security police will attend the training at Fort Dix each year, nearly double the 3,800 students trained annually by the Air Force. y In addition to the ground defense cburse for enlisted people, noncommissioned officer and officer courses also will be taught. agreed upon was that the Army would teach basic ground combat skills to both services. Army, instructors will teach the 23-da- security police ground combat skills. The training will include land navigation, weapons employment, communications, and squad and individual cadre of Air Force tactics. An e Security police currently receive ground defense training from Air Force instructors at the' Army's training ground, Camp Bullis, Texas. on-sit- instructors will teach the Air Force specific parts of the curriculum. Policy loosened on submission devel- - nf v Droimn's 'vwvr TTniversit-.. relative productivity. Plans and Programs directorates at the air logistics centers and the Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFS, , Ohio, are responsible for completing the matrices at the center level and providing quarterly and yearly reports to AFLC headquarters. , According to Mr. Keller, PACER EXCEL is designed to hold commanders accountable for achieving nroductivitv cearns. It encourages o unit the to way they improve managers use resources in accomplishing the AFLC mission while discouraging ' ' over the shoulder ' ' micromanage-men- t by headquarters' staffs at command, Air Force and DOD levels. interest such as training and combat operations. One of the 31 joint initia-tive- s Force security police will begin training with the Army at Fort Dix, N.J., Oct. 1, in the basic combat skills needed to defend an air base. J signed : PACER EXCEL: Air Force, Army police to train Vtr-ii- a tl trill ba clettsd. Ccztcct urit vctir cfadeb for mere infer zntira c? csll th3 Fcierd Vctiaj Aeiiitrzeo reflects the first time we've tried to measure productivity as a command, By MSgt. Dwight Trimmer voters will elsct 100 house d:!;jrt3 members tad 40 etete s period, he noted AFLC will need an average increase of three percent a AFB, N Air Force LogisOhio (AFLCNS) tics Command's first commandwide productivity report under the PACER EXCEL program has been completed and program officials are hailing it as a milestone. PACER EXCEL is the command's response to an early 1986 presidential order directing a 20 percent boost in government productivity by 1992. Paul Keller, PACER EXCEL program manager, said the report showed that AFLC's productivity enhancement efforts are working, with the command recording a 2.4 percent increase from fiscal years 1985 to 1986.. And, the report is a milestone since it n, WASINGTON (AFNS) Maine will vote on certain constitutional amendments, bond issues and several other initiatives Nov. 3. Registration and requests for absentee ballots can be done using a federal post card application. Contact unit voting officials for more information or the Federal Voting Assistance Program office at AU225-066- WRIGHT-PATTERSO- gets wild reviews commandwide off for officers and enlisted people, or separation date for enlisted only, preparing it is now optional In the past, the option time frame was 120 days for all officers, senior master sergeants and below and 180 days for chief master sergeants. The some report change affects reports that closed out July 27 and after. The policy change was implemented after approval of a model installation program proposal. More details about the policy are available at the Hill AFB Customer Service Unit, Ext. 71845. |