2000 Indiana Logistics Symposium

"Formula Logistics: Strategies for the First Decade"

September 22/23, 2000

Holiday Inn Southeast, Emerson Avenue and I-465, Indianapolis, IN

Sponsors: Summit City (Ft. Wayne), Indianapolis, and Southern Indiana (Crane) Chapters of SOLE-The International Society of Logistics

Time

Friday, September 22, 2000

7:15 am - 8:15 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Foyer and Main Hall

8:15 am - 9:40 am

Welcome - Jerry Baker, Raytheon Technical Services Company (E&PS Indianapolis)
(Conference Chairman and SOLE District 4 Director)

Opening Remarks
CAPT David M. Maddon (Supply Officer) -- Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Naval Sea Systems Command
Bryan Even -- Vice President, Raytheon Technical Services Company, Engineering and Production Support (invited)

Keynote Session
Charles Coogan, CPL, Fellow -- President, Acquisition Logistics Engineering (ALE), Inc.
(Chairman -- SOLE Committee for Logistics Engineering Technical Development)

Main Hall

9:40 am - 10:40 am

Panel Discussion -- Embracing Logistics to Strengthen Systems Engineering
Panel Chairman -- John Judd, CPL -- Summit City (Fort Wayne) Chapter Chairman
Tom Dalheim -- Manager, Airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems Engineering Branch, Crane NSWC

10:40 am - 10:55 am

Refreshment Break

Main Hall

10:55 am - 12:00 pm

Introduction -- Quentin Hays, SOLE Crane Chapter Chairman

Full Support Contracting
Cliff Geiger -- President, Unified Industries, Inc. (UII)
(Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Logistics)

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Luncheon - Buffet
Introduction -- Dennis Mocherman, CPL -- SOLE Indy Chapter Chairman

Luncheon Speaker
Brig. Gen. George Landis, U.S. Army (Retired)
Vice President, Raytheon Technical Services Company, Integrated Logistics Support

1:30 pm - 1:40 pm

Break

Foyer

1:40 pm - 2:40 pm

System Operational Success Through System Operational Science
Dr. Jezdimir Knezevic, Founder and Director, MIRCE Akademy, United Kingdom

2:40 pm - 2:55 pm

Refreshment Break

Main Hall

2:55 pm - 3:55 pm

Executing Worldwide Support for the Life of Weapons Systems
CAPT John W. Drerup -- Deputy Commander for Ships and Submarines
Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, PA

3:55 pm - 4:55 pm

Acquisition Logistics Reform and Changes in Commercial Contract Logistics
Kathryn Russell -- National Director, National Contract Management Association (NCMA)

4:55 pm - 5:00 pm

Adjourn Friday Session

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Reception (No Host Bar)

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Conference Dinner Buffet

Main Hall

Dinner Presentation -- Motor Racing Supportability
Dr. Jezdimir Knezevic, Founder and Director, MIRCE Akademy, United Kingdom

Time

Saturday, September 23, 2000

Track A

Track B

7:45 am - 8:15 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Foyer and Main Hall

8:15 am - 9:20 am

Failure Modes and Probability -- The Myth of MTBF
Dr. Jezdimir Knezevic, Director and Founder, MIRCE Akademy, United Kingdom

9:20 am - 10:15 am

The New Army Scout Vehicle: An Example of New Acquisition Policy
Leon K. Jokubaitis -- Associate Director - RAM, TARDEC/TACOM, Battle Creek, MI

A Maintenance Solution to Operation and Support (O&S) Cost Reduction
Jimmie Pittman -- Chief, Acquisition Logistics Branch, Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Project Office, PEO Tactical Missiles, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL

10:15 am - 11:10 am

NAVSEA's COTS Management Strategy
Jack Speaker -- Principal Staff, NAVSEA COTS Steering Board

Logistical Impact of Customer Focus on Product Development and Service
Melkote Ramaswamy, Ph.D.

11:10 am - 11:25 am

Refreshment Break

Main Hall

11:25 am - 12:20 pm

Technology Assessment and Management Methodology -- An Approach to System Life Management and Supportability Enhancement
Abbas Razavian -- Project Manager, Crane NSWC Dave Devine -- Project Manager, Raytheon Technical Services Company (E&PS Indianapolis)

Supply Chain Management in an Integrated Digital Environment
Lee Dodge -- Project Manager, Lloyd Lamont Design (LLD)

12:20 pm - 12:30 pm

Closing and Door Prizes
Jerry Baker, Raytheon Technical Services Company (E&PS Indianapolis)
(Conference Chairman and SOLE District 4 Director)