PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-561
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 561
AUGUST 1999
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SPC Joel Gerberding at Ft Riley, KS, got
$2,400 for his idea—replacing just the
O-rings instead of an entire valve on the
HEMTT wrecker’s material handling crane.
SFC Donald Kolbek of Ft Bragg, NC, got
$8,200 for his suggestion to correct a
seat rail corrosion problem on the CH-47
helicopter by replacing affected seats
instead of the entire rail assembly.
SPC Patrick Unuakhe of Ft Irwin, CA, got
$2,320 for his suggested maintenance fix
to reduce damage to the clutch assembly
on the M551 Sheridan by rebuilding the
assembly without the use of special
tools and by using only original parts.
...whether it's
maintenance
,
supply
, or
transportation
.
since
its
beginning
,
smart
has.
..
received 14,160 suggestions
saved $174.9 million
recommended
$913,000 in awards
the army
is always looking for
better
,
faster
,
cheaper
and
safer
ways of doing
business.
..
PS 561
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AUG 99
wow!
there are a lot
of pictures
in that
scrapbook.
what
are
they?
they
are all
pictures of
winners
.
what
do you
mean?
since
soldiers are
the
closest
to
where the business
gets
done
, they
are in the
best
position to suggest
improvements
.
these are
pictures of
soldiers-
-
winners
-
-
who had
good
ideas
and passed
them on.
i get it! soldiers
share their i
deas
through
smart
, the
supply maintenance
assessment and
review team.
..
...and
tips
, the
tool improvement
program
suggestions.
best
of
all, each
suggestor
can get
a
cash
award
.
let's take
a look at some of
our
winners
and
their
ideas
.
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