Division Log, Number 1075, October 2, 1980 Page: 3 of 4
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PRODUCTION PICNIC
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Ideas Provided By First Place Winners
On 13 September, the Production Department
had its second annual picnic. Attendance was
estimated at 12,000 people, with 3,000 din-
ners, 2,000 soft drinks, and 105 kegs of beer
served. Entertainment included a live band,
softball, volleyball, games, rides, dunk your
boss, and other activities.D.J. Duncan
67-1
Saved: $3,144,218
Instrumental in the negotiation effort with
Marconi Avionics. This resulted in reduced
costs for the F-16 head-up display
modification.W.A. Haines
86
Saved: $6,127,553
Coordinated and negotiated the fact finding,
clarification, and changes for the correction
of deficiencies and production and spares
activities for the fire control radar.J.R. Hill
143
Saved $104,862
Eliminated the requirement for monorail
services in the Forward Fuselage Department.J.D. Paige
271-5
Saved: $1,709,024
D.J. Duncan
R.A. Niswanger
W.R. Froman67-1
64-2
66-1Instituted a system-level test for the
interference test adapter that resulted in the
discovery of adapter test failures and
programming errors, reducing expensive
repairs, modifications, and software changes.
NEW HIRE ORIENTATION
The Fort Worth Division will adopt an im-
proved New Hire Orientation on 6 October
1980. All the new hire orientations will be
conducted on the same day according to the
following schedule;W.A. Haines
L.M. Burden
J.K. Field86
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88Manufacturing and Support
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
11:00a.m.- 12 Noon
12 Noon - 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Employee Services
Orientation
Lunch
Safety Orientation
Educational Services
OrientationJ.R. Hill, III
K.W. Watson
J.L. Gauntt143
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039-0Administrative and Service
J.D. Paige
T.D. Lambert
M.C. Elmore
J.A. Johnson271-5
273-1
324-2
324-1At 2:00 p.m. on the day of orientation, depart-
ment representatives will pick up the new
employees at Mezz 11, Col. 107C, and escort
them to their home departments. Orientation
with relation to the department and the
specific job assignments thereafter is the re-
sponsibility of the new employee's supervisor.
The new hire orientation meetings will be held
on Mondays and Fridays. Employees processedProduction Picnic
COST REDUCTION QUARTERLY AWARDS
SECOND QUARTER 1980
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