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The Greater Washington Area Chapter of SOLE – The International Society of Logistics Hosts Seminar at LMI

Creating Readiness Through Management of the Sustainment Value Stream

MCLEAN, Va., January 2, 2008—The Greater Washington Area Chapter of SOLE - The International Society of Logistics is sponsoring a one day seminar on “Creating Readiness Through Management of the Sustainment Value Stream” on February 12, 2008. The event will be supported by the LMI Research Institute and The Public Manager.

The seminar will feature speakers from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Logistics and Material Readiness), LMI, Simulation Dynamics, Inc., and the Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering who will provide groundbreaking insights for logisticians on processes and methods for developing and managing sustainment value streams for complex weapon systems throughout the operational phase of their lifecycle. Attendees will learn about the opportunities for making more holistic logistics sustainment determinations and avoiding the pitfalls of traditional decisions addressing today’s reliability, maintenance, and supply support challenges. Topics covered will include an overview of the sustainment value stream, an approach for better managing it by integrating essential logistics decisions, and a hands-on use of a weapon system sustainment value stream simulation model.

The seminar will be held at LMI, 2000 Corporate Ridge, McLean, Virginia. To learn more on this must-attend seminar, please visit www.gwacsole.org or contact David Floyd, CPL, at 703-965-5506.

LMI is a not-for-profit government consulting firm established in 1961 at the behest of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. Best known for its logistics expertise, LMI’s work now includes acquisition, facilities management, financial management, information technology, and organizations and human capital. Numbered among its clients are Department of Defense organizations and civil agencies, such as the General Services Administration and Departments of Homeland Security and Energy. The LMI Research Institute sponsors the Distinguished Speakers Program, which brings senior government officials and other notable individuals to LMI to share their thoughts on critical issues facing the country. The Public Manager, a quarterly thought journal for practitioners in government, is sponsored by The LMI Research Institute.