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SUBJ/ADMIRAL STAN ARTHUR AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE//
 
REF/A/DOC/10MAR98//
 
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 5305.8//
 
RMKS/1.  REF A ANNOUNCED THE ADMIRAL STAN ARTHUR AWARDS FOR
LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE.  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES MILITARY AND
CIVILIAN LOGISTICIANS WHO EPITOMIZE EXCELLENCE IN LOGISTICS
PLANNING AND EXECUTION.  A FLAG/SES PANEL REVIEWED CANDIDATES
AND SELECTED WINNERS BASED ON INNOVATIONS WHICH MERIT SPECIAL
RECOGNITION.  I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE FIVE WINNERS.
 
2.  THE 1999 MILITARY LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR IS LIEUTENANT
COMMANDER DAVID C. MEYERS, SC, USN, FROM THE NAVAL SUPPLY
SYSTEMS COMMAND.  LCDR MEYERS IS THE FLEET MAINTENANCE
INTEGRATION OFFICER WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STANDARD
AUTOMATED LOGISTICS TOOL SET (SALTS).  TEAMED WITH DFAS AND THE
FLEETS, LCDR MEYERS' PROGRAM PIONEERED NAVY'S FIRST ENCRYPTED
ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATION OF CREDIT CARD INVOICES WHICH
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED INTEREST CHARGES TO THE NAVY.  HE WAS ALSO
INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING AFLOAT FINANCIAL DATA MOVED
ELECTRONICALLY, AND IN GAINING FOR THE FLEET THEIR FIRST EVER
"ON DEMAND" AFLOAT ACCESS TO THE GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
AND JOINT TOTAL ASSET VISIBILITY DATABASE THROUGH SALTS BATCH
QUERIES.
 
3.  THE 1999 WINNER OF THE CIVILIAN LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR
AWARD IS MR. TODD C. MELLON.  MR. MELLON, FROM THE NAVAL AIR
SYSTEMS COMMAND, IS THE F/A-18E/F PRODUCT SUPPORT TEAM LEADER.
HE IS CREDITED WITH PRODUCT SUPPORT SOLUTIONS PROJECTED TO AVOID
$1.5B IN LIFE CYCLE F/A-18 COSTS.  HIS LOGISTICS PLANNING USED
ROBUST LOGISTICS SUPPORT ANALYSIS TO INCREASE COST
EFFECTIVENESS.  MR. MELLON ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT OUT-YEAR SAVINGS
THROUGH A JUDICIOUS MIX OF EXISTING F/A-18 LOGISTICS
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH NEW, MORE COST EFFECTIVE COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS, PROCESSES, AND SERVICES.  HE CREATED A DATA ACCESS
LIBRARY TO SERVE AS AN ELECTRONIC WAREHOUSE AND PROVIDED REAL
TIME ACCESS TO SUPPLIER DRAWINGS; THUS AVOIDING PAPER-BASED DATA
DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND RECALL SYSTEMS.
 
4.  FOR 1999 THREE LOGISTICS TEAMS WERE SELECTED AS WINNERS.
    A.  NAVY INTEGRATED CALL CENTER (ICC) TEAM, COMPRISED OF
MEMBERS FROM NAVAL SEA LOGISTICS CENTER, MECHANICSBURG, PA,
NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND, MECHANICSBURG, AND FLEET
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CENTER, NORFOLK, VA.  THE TEAM DEVELOPED A
RESPONSIVE, WEB-BASED, SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY FOR ALL FLEET
REQUESTS TO THE ORGANIC AND INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION.  THIS REDUCED THE NEED TO
MAINTAIN A LIST OF 1-800 NUMBERS AND INTERNET WEB SITES FOR A
GROWING NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR SUPPORT VENDORS.  THE TEAM MERGED
SEPARATE SYSCOM "DISTANCE SUPPORT" INITIATIVES.  THE CALL
CENTER, LOCATED AT FISC NORFOLK, HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY THE FLEET
CINCS, NAVAIR, AND SPAWAR.  THE TEAM'S SELECTION RECOGNIZES
THEIR SUCCESS IN COMBINING THE EFFORTS OF MULTIPLE MAJOR
CLAIMANTS.
    B.  COMMERCIAL HELICOPTER TEAM, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND,
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON, DC.  THIS TEAM CONDUCTED A
COMPREHENSIVE BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS THAT LED TO OUTSOURCING THE
VERTREP MISSION FOR T-AFS CLASS VESSELS.  THE TEAM'S PROJECTED
MANPOWER AND O&S DOLLAR SAVINGS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE $254.5M
THROUGH FY2008.  THIS TEAM'S ACTIONS HAVE ELIMINATED THE NEED
FOR AGING AND COSTLY H46 HELICOPTER DETACHMENTS ABOARD EACH
SHIP.  THE TEAM'S SELECTION RECOGNIZES EXCEPTIONAL INNOVATION IN
AN ACQUISITION PROGRAM.
    C.  COMMANDER, LOGISTICS FORCES, U. S. NAVAL FORCES CENTRAL
COMMAND/TASK FORCE FIVE THREE.  COMLOGFORNAVCENT-53 ESTABLISHED
NAVY'S FIRST WORLD WIDE TRANSPORTATION HOME BASE EXPERIMENT.
CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTS OF LOGISTICS INCLUDED:
        (1)  CARGO HANDLING FACILITY CONSOLIDATION (REDUCING
MANPOWER BY 82%),
        (2)  COMBAT LOGISTICS FORCE AND ORDNANCE,
        (3)  HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING,
        (4)  GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
THE TEAM FIRST TRACKED EACH NODE IN THE DELIVERY FLOW CHART,
THEN ELIMINATED DUPLICATION AND COLLOCATED ASSETS.  TRANSFERABLE
LOGISTICS LESSONS WERE LEARNED THROUGH THE TEAM'S REALIGNMENT OF
TASKS AMONG SHIPS AND SHORE SUPPORT POINTS, IN SUPPORT OF
MARITIME INTERCEPTION OPERATIONS.  THE TEAM'S SELECTION
RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN "OPERATIONALIZING" LOGISTICS.
 
5.  AWARD LEVELS FOR 1999 ARE $5,000 FOR THE MILITARY
LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR, $5,000 FOR THE CIVILIAN LOGISTICIAN OF
THE YEAR, AND $10,000 TO EACH TEAM TO SHARE AMONG THE TEAM
MEMBERS.  AN AWARD CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED IN PENTAGON ROOM
5A1070, 2 AUGUST 2000, AT 1400.
 
6.  OPNAV POINT OF CONTACT IS MR. CHARLES BORSCH, E-MAIL:
BORSCH.CHARLES@HQ.NAVY.MIL.
 
7.  RELEASED BY VADM J. F. AMERAULT.//
 
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