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Date and Time:
8:45 to 10:00 am, Thursday June 17,
2004 |
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Presentation
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Reliability as a Systems Engineering Investment, Not a Cost |
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Overview and
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The Army is making revolutionary changes in Reliability to assure the success of their Transformation process. To do that they had to diagnose the
systemic Reliability, Maintainability and Supportability (RMS) issues plaguing many programs and, through root cause analyses and the Lean, Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma
disciplines, set into motion a new Systems Engineering framework with emphasis on RMS. The key to proving the proposed solution sets for this program were valid requirements for
change, required demonstration that a new culture could be developed and emplaced within the Systems Engineering life cycle processes. These SE processes, consist of advanced RMS
tools, best practices, methodologies, advanced technology investments and a continuous improvement mechanism with valid life cycle measures. Likewise, a systemic methodology for
culture change is required to assure success. Predominant in that culture change process is the need for aggressive core competency growth and development.
The army’s integrated strategy for RMS culture change success on a national level is a story of urgent need and mandated success. Time will tell if the culture change processes will be
successfully embraced, and ultimately achieved. The plan has been developed and is currently being implemented. Life cycle cost consequences of systems in the past require that this
program demonstrate the investment and, therefore, return on investment character of highly effective RMS planning and execution within the Systems Engineering framework.
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Author/
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Bob
Kuper
U.S. Army |
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Keywords:
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Reliability, Maintainability, Supportability (RMS); Culture Change, Change Agent, Systems Engineering, Core Competency Enhancement, Advanced RMS
Tools, RMS Best Practices, RMS Methods
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