ENABLING MODERNIZATION
new technology, including some automation). Use of modern equipment and robotics will drive safe and efficient production. Maximizing automation will reduce or eliminate touch time, safety hazards and travel time, enabling efficient and timely processes.
When modernizing equipment, it is important to incorporate cyber and physical security into the new facilities, rather than making these items an afterthought that requires additional money and retrofitting. Updates to facilities also must employ technology that optimizes the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) and data analytics, enhances security, improves munitions accountability and protects materiel using updated temperature, humidity and ventilation controls.
For example, JMC is exploring machine learning and robotic process automation. Machine learning refers to systems that can be trained to learn from data to describe, diagnose, predict and remediate operational problems. Robotic process automation refers to next-level systems that learn from users. Tese software robots offload manual repetitive processes from human users to replicate actions and automate tasks. Tis reduces the need for manual data entry, thereby reducing data entry errors and free- ing up users to work on higher value tasks. Tese requirements have been requested as part of the current facilities investment plan data call that includes billions of dollars in proposed fund- ing for improvement of facilities.
JMC is pivoting to an unconstrained plan to transform the organic industrial base for the 21st century in support of a multidomain operations ready force, looking through the lens of transforming World War II facilities rather than repairing what already exists. To this end, JMC leaders are assessing the command’s core competencies, integrating high-tech equipment and automation wherever feasible, while including divestiture of unneeded infrastructure. An important element of this is assess- ing how technology and automation lead to policy changes that enable flexibility and configuration of facilities such as explosives safety site planning: Te risk management process that ensures the proper location and construction of ammunition and explo- sives facilities for the minimum risk to personnel, equipment and assets, while meeting mission requirements.
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING In the areas of distribution and storage, JMC proposes moderniza- tion of shipping and receiving facilities, which will ensure speed of distribution for both routine and surge distribution require- ments. Likewise, JMC managers are constantly conducting
MAXIMIZING AUTOMATION
The group receives an overview on the benefits of modernization at the new nitrocellulose facility at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Virginia. Automation will reduce or eliminate travel time, touch time and safety hazards. (Photo by of JMC)
PRODUCING WINNERS
A group of senior officials including Christopher Lowman, senior official performing the duties of the undersecretary of the Army and Gen. Joseph Martin, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, walk through the current nitrocellulose facility to better understand how the Radford Army Ammunition Plant is producing world-class products to help America win. (Photo by of JMC)
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