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July 17, 2015 COMMENTARY Thunderbolt
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JAMES CASTILLO eryone continues to follow the previous improvements.
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Join us for a fun, free back-to-school event for the entire family! We will be Although these principles may seem too straightforward
giving out IUHHEDFNSDFNVFRPSOHWHZLWKVFKRROVXSSOLHV. Activities will Over the last 20 years of my Air to make a difference, they have been consistently proven to
Force career, there seems to have help save time, money and resources. Equipment invento-
include bounce houses, a magician, games, free food and door prizes! always been a common theme re- ries have been sorted so that people can quickly pick what
garding our resources: reductions, they need in warehouses. Cabinets have been straightened
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Some of the cutbacks to our re- plies they are looking for in a short amount of time. Tool
ACTION LINE 0DVWHU6JW-DPHV&DVWLOOR sources have included less money in rooms and maintenance areas have been scrubbed so that
our annual budgets, fewer aircraft foreign objects can be easily detected and removed. Patient
56fw.pa@us.af.mil added to our inventory and fewer personnel added to our rooms have been standardized so that any doctor, nurse
overall end strength. After retraining into the manpower RUWHFKQLFLDQZRXOGNQRZZKHUHWRÀQGQHFHVVDU\LQVWUX-
FDUHHUÀHOGDQGMRLQLQJWKHVHQLRU1&2WLHU,XQGHUVWDQG ments in medical clinics.
The Commander’s Action how impactful these reductions truly are on today’s Airmen Each of these examples demonstrates simple but effective
and how important they are to the continuing longevity of ways that are sustainable for the long haul incorporating
Line is your direct line to me our Air Force. a safe work environment for all personnel.
So how can we expect to continue doing more with less? As leaders and managers we are charged with using
with questions or suggestions Each situation is different but one tried and true practice our resources to the utmost of our abilities. As Airmen, we
in the continuous process improvement environment is the have the responsibility to ensure our work centers are as
about subjects of concern to the use of 6S principles. HIÀFLHQWDVSRVVLEOH$VFLWL]HQVZHDUHJRYHUQHGE\ODZVWR
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consistent, organized manner. sustain inevitable and sudden losses.
munity. 6FUXEVZHHSRUVKLQH²(YHU\WKLQJLVFOHDQDOORZLQJ As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Watch the little things;
undesirable changes to be immediately visible. a small leak will sink a great ship.”
6WDQGDUGL]H².HHSWKHDUHDRUJDQL]HGRUGHUO\DQG I encourage you to implement the principles of 6S so
clean, making standards visual and obvious. that we can ensure never-ending success for our Air Force.
I appreciate your feedback.
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