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A -- LEAN IMPLEMENTATION INITIATIVE PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING POC Frederick Rueth, Contracting Officer, (513) 255-7143. LEAN IMPLEMENTATION INITIATIVE PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING, -- The Air Force's Manufacturing Technology Directorate as part of Wright Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (WL/MT) will conduct a presolicitation bidders' conference to disseminate information relative to the goals and objectives of the Lean Implementation Initiative (LII). WL/MT manages a cooperative agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to bring the defense aircraft industry together in a consortial arrangement for precompetitive research and assessment. The studies and surveys performed thus far have been focused on supplier relationships, product development, human resource management, and factory operations. Findings from this last area will provide the basis for a Broad Agency Announcement titled, ''High Performance Military Product Realization,'' to be issued by WL/MT shortly after this presolicitation briefing. This presentation will commence at 1400 hours, 5 April 1995, at the Stouffer Renaissance Hotel in Dayton, OH, as the final activity of Industrial Base Pilots Industry Days. This two-day event features a full day (4 April) of presentations devoted to the two Industrial Base Pilot programs: Military Products from Commercial Lines (with TRW), and Military Products Using Best Commercial/Military Practices (with McDonnell-Douglas). The second day of presentations is focused on sharing results of pathfinder projects demonstrating concepts espoused by the Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center's Manufacturing Development Initiative, specifically feedback of process characterization data to the design process. Interested companies are invited to attend all or part of these sessions on 4 and 5 April 1995. Invitation packages may be requested by contacting Ms. Tracy Tapia, UTC, at 513-426-8755. Technical questions regarding these sessions may be directed to Mr. Brench Boden, WL/MTI, at 513-255-5674. (0062)

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