LEAN - what is it?
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Maybe thats what LEAN is all about....a sublime method to make us all move around the country, generally staying with the same command or structure but just moving...priceless..
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
In Beags day (and mine) we had 'In Use Reserves' Aircraft that had no authorised scaling, fuel, stores etc but which we could use but 'robbing' labour and fuel from the rest of the fleet.
Bomber Command also had a fairly large reserve of aircraft squirreled away.
In 1964 we had 3xMk 1 Vulcan Sqns, 3xMk 2 Vulcan FF and 3xMk 2 Vulcan BS and the last Mk2 (ex-Skybolt) had been delivered. Then the Mk 1s were replaced with Mk 2s and the MK2BS disappeared and the only slack cut in Strike Command was the disbandment of 12 Sqn. In other words 5 Sqns of Mk 2 ac came from the Command spares holding!
Bomber Command also had a fairly large reserve of aircraft squirreled away.
In 1964 we had 3xMk 1 Vulcan Sqns, 3xMk 2 Vulcan FF and 3xMk 2 Vulcan BS and the last Mk2 (ex-Skybolt) had been delivered. Then the Mk 1s were replaced with Mk 2s and the MK2BS disappeared and the only slack cut in Strike Command was the disbandment of 12 Sqn. In other words 5 Sqns of Mk 2 ac came from the Command spares holding!
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Lynx fleet buggered again
Just heard from my oppo in the pub that the Lynx fleet are being buggered about with again.
Notwithstanding the move from Portland, the Richmond accident leading to the Engine crisis, the Portland accident..etc..
Now it is the plan to move them again,..!!!!
Somebody needs to shout STOP !!!! the decision to move them again is madness and has no benefit to the RN whatsoever. (Apart from making life easier for an AEM diong an AF/BF).
It just seemed like those guys were getting themselves back to some sort of stability when this comes along.
No doubt they will be on their way to Culdrose within the next 10 years as well.... don't suppose it will be worth unpacking eh?
Notwithstanding the move from Portland, the Richmond accident leading to the Engine crisis, the Portland accident..etc..
Now it is the plan to move them again,..!!!!
Somebody needs to shout STOP !!!! the decision to move them again is madness and has no benefit to the RN whatsoever. (Apart from making life easier for an AEM diong an AF/BF).
It just seemed like those guys were getting themselves back to some sort of stability when this comes along.
No doubt they will be on their way to Culdrose within the next 10 years as well.... don't suppose it will be worth unpacking eh?
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LEAN - many, many moons ago when I was a civvy in a factory we called it 'Time and Motion Study'. How quickly and efficiently could you move a raw product from the point of delivery, through the production process and out to the despatch bay.
Back then in my industry we had 3 factories and over 1000 employees in each - by the end of the time and motion study we had one factory and only 300 people. The bitter twist was that production output was up by 30%!!! Ohhh bugger!!!
That was mostly due to CNC machine computerisation and mechanisation though.
Ahhh its so good to see the wheel going round again!!!!!!
Back then in my industry we had 3 factories and over 1000 employees in each - by the end of the time and motion study we had one factory and only 300 people. The bitter twist was that production output was up by 30%!!! Ohhh bugger!!!
That was mostly due to CNC machine computerisation and mechanisation though.
Ahhh its so good to see the wheel going round again!!!!!!
Below the Glidepath - not correcting
US Army Aviation have completely eradicated cannibalization and robbing - mind you, they do have this odd thing called "controlled substitution". Still, what's in a name?
As for LEAN etc, the point most people miss is that all of these activities have a single goal - to make fat cat shareholders even fatter. These days, as a pawn of the capitalist conspiracy, I have no problem with making obscene profits, but the Military is not, and never has been about profit.
When Lyneham mates extract Percy Pongo and his chums from some godforsaken desert hell hole for some hard earned R&R, is that success measured in widgets not used, or maintenance time saved? - is it bo11ock$. Same for any operational scenario, the Service component is there to achive the military aim. Providing a military capability in support of Governement policy definitely has a price, but that is not the same as eroding morale, motivation and incentive through penny pinching and mindless bureaucratic initiatives.
If the Op Order ever says "Resupply Basrah, provide CAP, dominate the Battlespace, and realise saving of 24p in the Pound on maintenance and logistics support costs" you will know that the lunatics really are running the asylum.
As for LEAN etc, the point most people miss is that all of these activities have a single goal - to make fat cat shareholders even fatter. These days, as a pawn of the capitalist conspiracy, I have no problem with making obscene profits, but the Military is not, and never has been about profit.
When Lyneham mates extract Percy Pongo and his chums from some godforsaken desert hell hole for some hard earned R&R, is that success measured in widgets not used, or maintenance time saved? - is it bo11ock$. Same for any operational scenario, the Service component is there to achive the military aim. Providing a military capability in support of Governement policy definitely has a price, but that is not the same as eroding morale, motivation and incentive through penny pinching and mindless bureaucratic initiatives.
If the Op Order ever says "Resupply Basrah, provide CAP, dominate the Battlespace, and realise saving of 24p in the Pound on maintenance and logistics support costs" you will know that the lunatics really are running the asylum.
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Good point. However, Im not sure that the Purpose of Leaning the Lynx Helicopter Foce is to make anyone fat. The purpose should be to make the LHF more efficient. Now, Im not sure how you can make the force more efficient by moving them 500 yards. Agreed, co-locating the force would be a good idea....but the southside is not being co-located...its just moving them closer.
This is a daft idea which should be stopped before someone thinks its serious.
This is a daft idea which should be stopped before someone thinks its serious.
