Enclosure (1) to COMDTINST 4000.5A
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Making the most of infrastructure through capitalization planning.
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Using technology to provide labor saving tools.
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Introducing new workforce skills to work smarter.
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Reengineering business processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
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Achieving the proper organizational structure to maximize performance.
End-State 5: The Coast Guard infrastructure and information are rightly
maintained.
Coast Guard infrastructure and information are properly cared for so they will
operate and be there today and tomorrow, and will provide a maximum return
on the taxpayers' investment. This end-state is based on the following
concepts:
♦ Operating unit performance depends on the quality of Coast Guard
infrastructure and information "you are only as good as your tools."
♦ "Broken" infrastructure is unacceptable to operating units.
♦ Good stewardship means taking care of what you own.
End-State 6: The Coast Guard workforce is rightly trained, maintained and
ready when needed.
The Coast Guard workforce is capable of performing assigned tasks and views
pay and benefits as commensurate with the work performed. This end-state is
based on the following concepts:
♦ A trained and motivated workforce is productive.
♦ An untrained workforce is a "liability not an asset."
♦ People need to be valued or they will leave.
End-State 7: The Coast Guard operating units have the right capabilities
(people, infrastructure and information) to do the right missions.
The bottom line for Coast Guard logistics: Coast Guard units have the right
capabilities (people, equipment, and information) to accomplish the right
missions successfully. This end-state is based upon the following concept:
♦ The Coast Guard operating unit is where the "job gets done."
VI.
How does it all come together? How do desired end-states described in Section
V relate to the macro logistics process described in Section IV? Furthermore, what
is their relationship to the organization described in Section III?
A. The end-states can be used to measure the health of the logistics process
described in Section IV. Overlaying the seven end-states on the process
diagram produces a framework to measure performance.
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