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NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Navy recently awarded a major contract to The Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute, A Limited Partnership (AGI). AGI is pleased to announce was awarded a firm fixed price contract with a ceiling of $96,629,091.65 to continue implementing Enterprise AIRSpeed across the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) over a five-year period. Enterprise AIRSpeed is an enterprise-level, system of systems approach to aviation maintenance and supply designed to produce the right readiness at the lowest cost across the NAE. AGI is teamed with Dynamics Research Corporation (DRC), Coalition Solutions Integrated, Inc (CSI) and Mr. Laurin P. Eck (Independent Contractor) to deliver Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean, and Six Sigma in an integrated approach to achieve the Naval Aviation Readiness Integrated Improvement Program's (NAVRIIP) objective of achieving Cost-Wise Readiness. This effort will include the design, deployment, and sustainment of 71 sites to include intermediate maintenance activities, organizational maintenance activities, aircraft carriers, and amphibious assault ships. It also includes applying the Enterprise AIRSpeed methodology to the design of the new CVN-78 class aircraft carrier, as well as Marine Aviation Logistics Support Program II (MALSP II), the transformation of MALSP to support Sea Basing and expeditionary maneuver warfare through significantly reduced logistics footprint forward. As part of the sustainment strategy, the contractor team will provide training and education across a wide-spectrum of activities to include naval aviation leadership, AIRSpeed professionals, instructors, and formal schools. Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute, LLP (AGI) is headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut. AGI has over 19 years of development, implementation, and education experience in TOC. AGI personnel excel in leading large, complex organizations through the design, implementation, and sustainment phases that make their business transformation successful. AGI teamed with DRC under the Office of Naval Research's Lean-Pathways program to assess the utility of TOC and Lean methodology for ship design while underway with USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). AGI has also performed work applying AIRSpeed methodology to CVN 21 design while underway with the USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75). Under the original Enterprise AIRSpeed contract, AGI has completed Enterprise AIRSpeed site designs for 13 intermediate maintenance activities and two naval depots. Dynamics Research Corporation (NASDAQ:DRCO) is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts and has major offices in Vienna, Virginia and Fairborn, Ohio. The company has approximately 2,000 employees located throughout the United States providing direct support to all branch services of the Department of Defense. Dynamics Research Corporation is an innovative solutions provider that partners with its customers to apply proven processes and technologies. DRC has extensive experience teaching and leading Lean and Six Sigma workshops, as well as applying these tools, through the Office of Naval Research's Lean-Pathways on programs such as Suppliers to the Original Equipment Manufacturers on the SLAM-ER Missile and the San Antonio LPD-17 Class Ships, and Lean Improvement Workshops on USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75), and USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). For additional information about DRC please visit the website at http://www.drc.com/. Coalition Strategies Integrated, Inc. (CSI) is a woman-owned small business headquartered in California, Maryland. CSI, Inc. is focused on providing products and services for the Department of Defense. CSI works with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to provide support for the DoD Logistics Transformation Strategy which includes Focused Logistics. CSI supports the development of policy and procedures for implementing Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM), Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Policy, Strategic Microelectronics Management, Force Centric Logistics Enterprise, and Sense and Respond Logistics. Mr. Laurin P. Eck is an independent contractor with over 20 years of active duty experience in Marine Corps Aviation and Supply logistics. He successfully developed, directed, and deployed RIFLe, Relevant Information for Leadership, an initiative he conceived based on early experiences with applying Theory of Constraints principles portrayed in the book The Goal. In addition to site implementation, Mr. Eck and AGI are working jointly on the enterprise Buffer Sizing Tool used in implementing Enterprise AIRSpeed and the Expeditionary Buffer Management Methodology as part of the MALSP II Pilot program. According to Bill McClelland, President of Operations for AGI's North American Group, "We are eager to continue the implementation of Enterprise AIRSpeed across the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE). With our team members from Dynamics Research Corporation and Coalition Strategies Integrated, Inc., our combined expertise in Theory of Constraints, Lean Six Sigma, and Integrated Vehicle Health Management will enable Cost-Wise Readiness across the business of Naval Aviation. We look forward to ensuring this AIRSpeed methodology is aligned with the Department of Defense Continuous Process Initiative." For additional information, please contact Mr. Steve Simpliciano at (203) 624-9026, extension 302, or by e-mail at . DATASOURCE: Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute, LLP CONTACT: Mr. Steve Simpliciano of Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute, LLP, +1-203-624-9026, extension 302, Web site: http://www.goldratt.com/ http://www.drc.com/

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