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What does AFSO stand for?

Air Force Smart Operations


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Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century
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Part of what AFLMA brings to the fight is the ability to understand and, more importantly, apply Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century and other LEAN practices along with the ability to critically analyze data to make informed decisions.
AFSO21, short for Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, is the overarching initiative designed to transform the Air Force into a culture of continuous improvement.
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio--The Air Force has awarded more than S50 million to Air Force Materiel Command to fund energy projects under Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century.
The methodology driving this transformation, Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, asks members of the Air Force community to look at all of the processes we undertake to assess their value (or lack thereof) and make any changes necessary.
NYSE:BE), one of the world's largest management and technology consulting firms, has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) to provide advisory and assistance services for the United States Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century program (AFSO21), including the use of Lean and Six Sigma tools.
Additionally, the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century Concept of Operations (CONOPS) identifies good process metrics as having the following attributes: (40) * Accurate--reliably expresses the phenomenon being measured * Objective--not subject to dispute * Comprehensible--readily communicated and understood * Easy--inexpensive and convenient to compute * Timely--data sources are available * Robust--resistant to being gamed and hard to manipulate (41) As previously stated, the current standards methodology involves differences across the total force.
Through ingenious application of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century, the team drastically shortened the standard 1 8-month proposal process to 10 months.
used the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century process to identify inefficiencies and ways to eliminate waste and needless duplication.

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