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![]() February 2017 Edition
Recent Headlines:Defense:Raytheon Secures Lot 3 Small Diameter Bomb II Production Funds From Air Force – Executive BizThe U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a contract modification with an obligated value of $62.5 million for the low-rate initial production of 312 lot 3 Small Diameter Bomb II munitions. Navy Medicine East Takes High Reliability to Next Level – America’s NavyThe Joint Commission (TJC)-the national accrediting body for all U.S. hospitals-recognizes the road to a high reliability organization (HRO) for the health care industry is an ongoing journey. The tenants of HRO consist of leadership engagement, culture of safety and a robust process improvement. Punishing Tropic Testing Ensures Stryker Reliability – U.S. ArmyWhen Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were threatened by the destructive power of improvised explosive devices, a variant of the armored Stryker combat vehicle sporting a specially-designed blast-diffusing hull saved countless lives. Lean Six Sigma: Improving Processes and Efficiency in a High Reliability Organization – U.S. ArmyA newly trained team of Lean Six Sigma students were given the task to find out in a mock scenario offered by the Regional Health Command — Central Lean Six Sigma team recently. Using what they learned in the two-week class, and their newly developed LSS skills, the class discovered a way to improve one of the simulated MTF’s processes impacting on access to care. ManTech Extends Ship Logistics Info Systems Program Support for Navy – GovCon WireThe U.S. Navy has awarded ManTech International an $11.2 million contract modification to continue the company’s support services for the Ship Maintenance and Logistics Information Systems program, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Navy Seeks Proposals for Fiscal 2018 Avionics Component Improvement Program – Executive GovThe U.S. Navy plans to award more than $10 million in funds to projects that will be selected under the Avionics Component Improvement Program for fiscal 2018. Automotive:Automotive Reliability in the Wolfram Language – WolframFor the past couple of years, I’ve been playing with, collecting and analyzing data from used car auctions in my free time with an automotive journalist named Steve Lang to try and get an idea of what the used car market looks like in terms of long-term vehicle reliability. I figured it was about time that I showed off some of the ways that the Wolfram Language has allowed us to parse through information on over one million vehicles (and counting). Automotive Reliability, Green Technologies, and Product Safety – The Good Men ProjectPauline Schneider interviews Cliff Weathers who comes to Riverkeeper after 30 years as a writer, editor and multimedia producer. He served as a deputy editor of Consumer Reports for 10 years, focusing on automotive reliability, green technologies and product safety. Waymo Cuts Costs, Raises Reliability of its Self-driving Cars – CNBCWaymo, the subsidiary of Alphabet formerly known as the Google Self Driving Car Project, is poised to offer its autonomous-drive technology in millions of vehicles as it lowers costs for key components and improves the reliability of its self-driving. Reliability and the Self-Driving Car – Electronic DesignThe race to launch a commercially available self-driving car was front and center at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. I took more than one ride in a self-driving vehicle and came out unscathed and usually awed by the current state of affairs. Car Owners Have Big Complaints About 2 Features in Modern Cars – Business InsiderIn Consumer Reports’ most recent Annual Auto Reliability Survey, the watchdog publication has observed a troubling pair of complaints among vehicle owners and CR subscribers in 2016. Energy:Partnership with Homeowners Helps Improve Electric Reliability – DTE EnergyDid you know there are almost five million trees in DTE Energy’s electric service territory that are within 30 feet of an electrical line? In 2016, DTE crews worked with homeowners and municipalities to trim or in some cases remove those trees in a way that preserved the health of the trees while improving reliability. TEP Enhances Service Reliability with New, Developing Energy Storage Systems – TEPTucson Electric Power (TEP) is enhancing the resiliency of the local electric grid with three innovative energy storage facilities. Delivery Reliability Missing in the Energy Commission’s Report – IVAThe report contains 12 proposals and 30 assessments, and is based on an energy policy framework agreement reached by five political parties (S, M, MP, C and KD) on 10 June 2016. Follow the Missing Money: Ensuring Reliability at Least Cost to Consumers in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Power System – RAP OnlineThe “missing money problem” refers to the idea that prices for energy in competitive wholesale electricity markets may not adequately reflect the value of investment in the resources needed for reliable electric service. In this article published in The Electricity Journal, Michael Hogan unpacks the missing money issue, recapping how energy prices should be expected to be set in a competitive electricity market, the role they are intended to play in shaping critical investment decisions, and some of the ways they can go wrong. He then develops a robust and sustainable strategy for tackling missing money and ensuring a reliable, low-carbon electric supply at the lowest reasonable cost. New Study Shows How Solar Can Enhance Grid Reliability – Union of Concerned ScientistsPresident Obama’s publication in Science is just the most recent reiteration of how far we have come with clean energy development in the last decade. The question now is not whether we should transition to cleaner sources of energy, but rather how do we do so in the most reliable and cost-effective way? Ensuring Electricity System Reliability, Security, and Resilience – EnergyThis chapter addresses a range of possible risks to the electricity system and the broader economy, and it suggests options to mitigate and prepare for these risks. Rolling Stock:Southeastern Train Reliability Falls Last Year Despite “Best Ever” Claim – FromTheMurkyDepthsI’ve been emailed some information which doesn’t paint Southeastern in a great light. Firstly, they are up before Lewisham Council this week to explain issues with the service. Space/Aviation:Europe’s Navigation Satellites Suffer Clock Failure – EurActivThe European Space Agency announced today (18 January) there were “failed” clocks onboard some of the 18 navigation satellites it has launched for Galileo, Europe’s beleaguered rival to America’s GPS. Towards a Framework for Reliability and Safety Analysis of
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