Navy’s data-driven approach to sustainment finds huge room for improvement in ship maintenance

The Navy is taking several steps to shorten the time it takes to get its vessels in and out of maintenance at its shipyards, including with a huge, multiyear and multibillion dollar program to modernize the yards’ outdated infrastructure....In the year-and-a-half [Naval Supply Systems Command] NAVSUP has been working on [Naval Sustainment System-Supply] NSS-S, the parts availability rate has improved noticeably, to 37%. The objective by the end of the five-year project is 100%, though [Rear Adm. Peter] Stamatopolous acknowledged that’s a stretch goal...More

VCNO Interviewed by Industry Leaders

During a fireside chat with industry leaders in late 2021, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Bill Lescher, shared the Navy's journey in adopting a Lean mindset from his starting interest to the challenges and benefits...View Video* (*requires Navy Flank Speed access and CAC*)

Six questions with the US Navy’s top officer, Adm. Mike Gilday

The U.S. Navy is all in on its “get real, get better” approach to improving fleet readiness by using data to identify root problems as well as solutions. Several ongoing efforts that leverage data analytics — including the Performance to Plan and the Naval Sustainment System efforts — seek to “embrace the red” and tackle them head-on. But how are these data-driven endeavors shaping the fleet?...More

Get Real Get Better

Get Real Get Better (GRGB) is a call to action for every Navy leader to apply a set of Navy-proven leadership and problem solving best practices that empower our people to achieve exceptional performance. “History shows the navy which adapts, learns, and improves the fastest gains an enduring warfighting advantage. The essential element is fostering an ecosystem—a culture—that assesses, corrects, and innovates better than the opposition.” GRGB One-Pager | Full GRGB Announcement | Charge of Command