Develop a model to determine optimum batch sizes for cutting and sewing. This includes developing a standard cost package for each ARN item that CAR manufactures and determining the optimum manufacturing transfer batch sizes to eliminate stock outs at lowest possible supply-chain wide costs. Additional ones will follow on or ahead of the established schedule. Packages have been completed for the four Army shirts plus the two Air Force women s shirts that we have made under small purchase, special measurement contracts. Summary sheets are available electronically.
Hard copies are available upon request.
The Program Manager made the decision not to include the detailed GSD worksheets that were used to compute the standard times per operation. Replace the current paper and pencil system with a package that will include report generation and data analysis. Jason Howell will continue development of Phase I this fall if approved by Parris Island. Phase I will replicate the current manual operation in an automated mode. It must be as efficient as the existing data collection process.