U.S. Navy Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Depot (AIMD) Lemoore Power Division (engine maintenance F404) was a real mess. Not-Ready-For-edition pieces were everywhere. Department-put was poor (35 engines and 190 units in anticipation of service), there were 30 aircraft F/A-18 bare firewalls (without engines), maintenance crews were working 12-hour days, Manning was at 61% of authorized levels , reenlistment rates were 50% awful, and crew morale was lousy. And more parts and engines arrived a day. Acting Brigade Commander Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance decided to use Lean to solve the problem. This will be the first application of the Lean concept of naval aviation.
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by Thomas Cross, E. Richard Brownlee II, Robert Osterhoudt, Jeff Pottinger, SJ Jane Source: Darden School of Business 12 pages. Publication Date: September 19, 2007. Prod. #: UV0885-PDF-ENG
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