Army Materiel Command wins Shingo Prizes for Operational Excellence.

Six Army Materiel Command (AMC) programs were recognized with the 2008 Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence Public Sector Prize. The premier manufacturing award highlights the value of using Lean and world-class manufacturing practices to achieve operational excellence.

The Red River Army Depot heavy expanded-mobility tactical truck (HEMTT) team in Texarkana, Texas, brought home a silver medallion for implementing Lean processes that have resulted in a 75-percent improvement in HEMTT recapitalization cycle time.

Bronze medallion winners were the Patriot missile team and the tactical trailer team at Red River, the biological integrated system team at Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania, and the AN/AM-189 maintenance shop van team and AN/TYQ-23 command and control system team at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania.

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Since 2005, AMC organizations have won 23 Shingo awards.