MAINTAINING CRITICAL SKILLS
THE CURRICULUM DAELP integrates leadership develop- ment and management concepts through resident and distance learning. Students participate in
traditional classroom
courses, online learning, business study tours and corporate residencies.
“Te DAELP curriculum is tailored each year to meet the needs of the incoming cohort,” said retired Marine LtCol Ted Sturgeon, DAELP program director.
Broken into five phases, or residen- cies, the course spans nearly a year.
“Because many DAELP participants are commanders who have
just assumed
command, DAELP is divided into phases to allow them to return to their duty sta- tions,” Marriott said.
Between residencies, participants partici- pate in an online Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Champion Certification program, pro- vided by North Carolina State University, at their duty stations.
Te first residency, lasting five days on-site at UNC-Chapel Hill, focuses on business strategy, operations, and logistics and supply chain management. During
this phase, participants
CORPORATE EXPOSURE DAELP participants visit Infinia Corp., an energy technology company, in October 2012 as part of the Residency 2 benchmarking tour. From left are COL Dave Musgrave, commander, Pine Bluff Arsenal, AR; COL Joe Dixon, incoming commander, Crane Army Ammunition Activity, IN; Jerry Brown, DLA; COL Dave Luders, incoming commander, Rock Island Arsenal (RIA), IL; COL Garner Pogue, incoming commander, Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), TX; COL Gerhard Schroter, commander, Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD), PA; Bob Sharp, CCAD; Paul McMillan, DLA; LTC Charlie Slosson, incoming commander, Sierra Army Depot, CA; COL Vic Hagan, commander, Let- terkenny Army Depot, PA; LTC(P) Dean Franks, U.S. Army War College; and Tom Pond, Watervliet Arsenal, NY. (Photos by Britney Minnick, IDB)
Lassitter, commander of Red River Army Depot (RRAD), TX.
accli-
mate to the program and are introduced to the LSS Champion Certification cur- riculum. Tey have an opportunity to talk with senior AMC and joint military leadership about strategic opportuni- ties and challenges that they may face at their installations. Faculty and industry experts present information on topics ranging from product life cycle for design and maintenance and operations man- agement, to strategic communications and leading change in organizations.
Te expertise of the presenters was one aspect of
the course that stood out recent DAELP graduate COL Doyle 136 Army AL&T Magazine to
“Te caliber of the course was exceptional,” said Lassitter. “I was impressed by the level of expertise outside of academia of the guest speakers, lecturers, faculty and presenters throughout the course. Tey shared commercial-world success and failure stories that we can learn from and apply at our own depots and arsenals.”
Te second residency takes participants out of the classroom and on-site to depots, arsenals and corporations for a five-day benchmarking tour. Participants see the facilities of DOD depots and main- tenance installations, as well as private sector manufacturing, repair facilities.
assembly and
“Te tours allow them to benchmark against ‘for profit’ organizations and
compare methodologies, processes and management functions,” said Marriott.
Participants also engage in their first LSS practical application exercise—value stream analysis and mapping—reviewing, analyzing and determining value-added and non-value-added steps in selected processes.
Te third residency takes students back to the classroom for a week at Chapel Hill, with a focus on managing and lead- ing change in large organizations and business operating systems. Participants receive briefs on performance manage- ment and measurement, technology and supply chain innovation, and a variety of topics related to workplace safety. Two panel discussions—one with
deputy
commanders from within the DOD industrial base and the other with recently retired joint military flag and general
July–September 2013
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