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Show 14 Hilltop Times QUALITY April 27, 1990 Quality tea ms help contracting; H i rema i n s best in Ai r Force 1 1 r ill h ( -- 1 ' :Hi ""-f PAT will evaluate and prioritize those processes that will save the Air Force the most time or money. Directorate of Contracting and Manufacturing Once evaluated, the process will then be turned over In order to produce a quality product, a manuf ac- - to the PAT responsible for improving it. : To further streamline contracting processes, Col. l KuiCi iiiuoi ucgiii Wibii iuau inaiciiiuo. H. Perez, director of contracting and Charles For the Directorate of Contracting and Manufachas delegated many tasks previousturing, those materials aren't microprocessors or manufacturing, reserved for top management to lower-leve- l ly brake pads, they are contracts. managers. In fact, when it comes to processing contracts, Not only is the directorate interested in processAir Logistics Center is the best in the Air Force. exthey also work to ensure Because of their improvements in contract process- ing contracts quickly, ' on delivered are time. contracts ing, Ogden received the 1989 Air Force Outstand- isting The contract management team assigned to ing Central Contracting Unit award. California contractors recently received Process action teams have been formed to help Southern Force Air the Logistics Command Total Quality streamline the contract process where possible and for the outstanding group or award were responsible for many of the directorate's im- Contracting PAT. provements. ; team reduced delivery delinquency The One PAT suggested 21 changes to the automated rates significantly during fiscal year 1989. Line contract preparation system. The revisions signifi- items more than 90 days delinquent were reduced cantly reduced preparation time of contractual docu- about 85 percent from 1988, with all delinqencies ments. One recommendation reduced rework from down almost 60 percent. 45 percent to 11 percent. The systems and support services division also Another PAT is developing an idea called contrac- received "an award for outstanding division. Their tor certified electronic proposal transmission sys- successes were due to innovative accomplishments tem. Commonly known as CONCEPTS, the plan will by their artificial intelligence team. Among other encourage contractors to submit proposals electron- things, the team has developed a training program ically by floppy disk or by computer modem. called "Buyer's Buddy," designed to assist first-timBecause of this, price analysts will no longer need buyers. to input electronically submitted proposals, saving The directorate's efforts to shorten contract the directorate valuable time and processing time promise to save the Air Force Still another PAT is identifying and measuring re- money. Savings will come from a more efficient use work and waste in all directorate processes. This of resources and a shortened supply line. by Richard Diehl ' ; ' a. , 1?--- Og-de- n " 11-pers- - i . U.S. Air Force Photo e Contracting excellence Rick Diehl, left, quality manager for the Directorate of Contracting and Manufacturing, goes over a contract with Joe Laurella, center, and Maxine Sena, right. We'ne I - CrAA "vj4j"i TWINS wk to Tbe . 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