10th Annual NAVSUP Academy Focuses on Transformation.More than 60 employees from activities across the Naval Supply Systems Command, <http://www.navsup.navy.mil>, gathered April 26-28 for the 2005 NAVSUP Transformation Academy held at the Naval Support Activity in Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg is the name of some places in the United States of America:
The annual three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. historically affords NAVSUP civilian and military employees an opportunity to learn more about the NAVSUP "combat capability through logistics" mission and how it supports the Navy's global supply chain and the warfighter. Started in 1995 and formerly known as the "NAVSUP Academy," the name was changed this year. "We wanted to preserve the spirit of the Academy and broaden the scope to address our current transformation initiatives," says Capt. Charles Lilli, USN, SC, NAVSUP's chief of staff. Presentations were given by NAVSUP senior military and civilian leaders representing all of the enterprise's commands: Headquarters, the Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers, the Naval Inventory Control Point, the Navy Supply Information Systems Activity, the Navy Exchange Service Command, and the Naval Operational Logistics Support Center. "The Transformation Academy provided a well-organized overall perspective of the NAVSUP enterprise," says participant Troy L. High, security director/chief of police for the Naval Support Activity. At the end of the second day, an information exchange provided a forum for two-way communication Two-way communication is a form of transmission in which both parties involved transmit information. Common forms of two-way communication are:
(application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ), the national security performance system, base realignment and closure Base Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and Congress to close excess military installations and realign , and lean six sigma Lean Six Sigma is a business improvement methodology which combines (as the name implies) tools from both Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Lean manufacturing focuses on speed and traditional Six Sigma focuses on quality. By combining the two, the result is better quality faster. . All members of the NAVSUP Civilian Board of Directors participated in this exchange. "The Transformation Academy was extremely valuable, and the presentations were truly first rate," says Mary K. Graci, an information technology specialist with the Navy Supply Information Systems Activity, who paricipated. "The information exchange helped me to better understand my role in Navy ERP." "The training I received at the Academy was the best government-provided training that I have received in my government career," says participant Pete DiRocco, supply systems analyst with the Naval Inventory Control Point. |
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