Stand-To!- Army Excellence in Business Transformation - Army Materiel Command Takes 12 Shingo Prize Awards for 2007 - October 11, 2007

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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING


"I am extremely proud of Army Materiel Command's (AMC's) efforts to provide
Warfighters with equipment much faster, in better quality, and at a lower
cost. This three-fold increase in awards also recognizes the men and women
in our outstanding work force who are directly responsible for these
improvements. These awards are an affirmation of the best business practices
we have integrated into the Army's industrial base." - Gen. Benjamin S.
Griffin, Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command


TODAY'S FOCUS


Army Excellence in Business Transformation - Army Materiel Command Takes 12
Shingo Prize Awards for 2007

What is it? Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize Public Sector Award for
Excellence in Manufacturing and Achievement is administered by Utah State
University and has been called by Business Week "the Nobel Prize for
Manufacturing." 

What has the Army done? The Army has once again received the Shingo Prize in
2007. Twelve Shingo Prize Awards - triple that of 2006 - recognize
manufacturing excellence by the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). In
addition to these awards, Gen. Benjamin S. Griffin will be inducted into the
Shingo Academy Hall of Fame. 

What does this mean for the Army? This achievement exemplifies the AMC's
commitment to readying the Army for the challenges of the 21st century. A
more efficient, cost-effective, and productive Army will have more of an
impact and will help Warfighters everywhere maintain Army readiness. 

Moreover, all of these achievements are clearly an indication the Army is
not merely living up to its own standards of change, it is surpassing those
very standards - methodically and responsibly. The Army can be confident it
is readying itself for the challenges Soldiers will face in the 21st
century. Business transformation is more than ever a critical element of how
the Army will sustain, prepare, reset and transform to meet the challenges
of today and tomorrow.

Gold medal winners: 
*Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania 
*Joint Manufacturing & Technology Center at Rock Island, 
Ill.
*River Army Depot in Texas 

Silver medal recipients are:
*Letterkenny Army Depot in south central Pennsylvania
*Anniston Army Depot in south central Alabama
*Red River Army Depot in Texas (two Silver awards) 

Bronze medal awardees are:
*Fort Rucker in Alabama, 
*Letterkenny Army Depot in south central Pennsylvania
*Corpus Christi Army Depot in Texas
*Anniston Army Depot in south central Alabama



INFORMATION YOU CAN USE


* 2007 Strategic Communication Guide
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993>  - Read the 2007 Army Strategic
Communication Guide for key messages and updates.
* Strategic Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/303879>  
* Army Public Affairs Portal <https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/216363> 


NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY


*	Army offers big cash to keep key officers (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071011551722.html>  | WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/10/AR200710100
2689.html?hpid=topnews> ) 
*	Army expanding basic training to 10 weeks on trial basis (SAS
<http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49409> ) 
*	Defense Secretary Gates says military faces more unconventional wars
(EB <http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071011551750.html>  | NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/washington/11gates.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
) 
*	U.S. Army Engineer post changes hands (DA
<http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/Oct2007/a101007wm2.html> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS


*	U.S. base attacked near Baghdad (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071011551835.html>  | LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq11oct11,1,1554781.s
tory?ctrack=2&cset=true> ) 
*	Violence ongoing in Iraq (MH
<http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/267572.html> ) 
*	Iraqi insurgent chieftain explains Sunni strategy (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071011551718.html>  | CT
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/printedition/tuesday/chi-a
nbar_janegaoct09,0,2720711.story> ) 
*	Local Iraqi leaders set recovery pace (MNF
<http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14532&Ite
mid=1> )


OF INTEREST


*	173rd Airborne remembers fallen comrades (SAS
<http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49406> ) 
*	Children of deployed parents need special care (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/10/5540-children-of-deployed-parents-need
-special-care/> ) 
*	More Army recruits have criminal past (SPI
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/335002_army11_.html> ) 
*	Fort Lewis monument honors U.S. Soldiers who died in Iraq war (ST
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003941337_memorialstatue11
m0.html> )


WORLD VIEW


*	U.S. military hits recruit goals; 2008 looks tougher (RT
<http://www.reuters.com/>  | Story
<http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN10242502> ) 
*	Morales says U.S. Soldiers should leave Bolivia (IHT
<http://www.iht.com/>  | Story
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/10/america/LA-GEN-Bolivia-US-Militar
y.php> ) 
*	U.S. Soldiers called to 'action man' inquest (DRT
<http://www.thisisdorset.net/>  | Story
<http://www.thisisdorset.net/display.var.1747538.0.us_soldiers_called_to_act
ion_man_inquest.php> ) 
*	Two U.S. Soldiers die in non-combat related incidents in Iraq (PDO
<http://english.people.com.cn/index.html>  | Story
<http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6281236.html> )


WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


*	Army Ten Miler - The shadow runs (GAF
<http://gazingattheflag.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	Active to reserve and back (RR
<http://www.retiredreservist.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	Coalition operations in Iraq kill 14 terrorists, net 12 (TN
<http://thetension.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	The choice was simple ... He gave up living the 'American dream' to
serve his country (SM <http://soldiersmind.com/> )

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