Managing Counterfeit Parts Avoidance Requirements with Lean Resources

Haley May [Georgia Tech Research Institute]

Wednesday, June 28th - 2:00 pm

Abstract:

With Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) main sponsor being the Department of Defense (DoD), GTRI’s status as a University Affiliated  Research Center (UARC) and a nonprofit presents an array of challenges that many of the DoD contractors may not experience, one of which being lean resources. Many DoD policies and requirements tend to be geared towards larger manufacturing, production, and sustainment firms, whereas GTRI primarily produces prototype deliverables. Over the last 6 years, GTRI’s capabilities and technological expertise have resulted in a significant increase in DoD R&D funding which has, in turn levied more stringent parts and materials requirements on the organization. Due to the nonprofit/UARC status of GTRI, the organization has strategically developed a process/policy with a lean overhead budget and limited resources to comply with requirements developed for large-scale DoD contractors.

In this presentation, GTRI will address possible challenges, tools, resources, and processes that can be used to meet DoD Counterfeit requirements for organizations unable to dedicate ample resources, as well as how to adapt to the growing and evolving requirements that vary from contract to contract.
 

Biography: 

 Haley May [Georgia Tech Research Institute]

Haley May joined Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and the Project Management Office (PMO) in 2018. Under the PMO, Ms. May served as a Project Management Support Specialist on a large program with stringent parts and materials management requirements which led to her becoming more heavily involved in the parts and material management process on the program and at GTRI. Ms. May has worked heavily with members of the PMO and GTRI to assist in maintaining the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) Counterfeit Parts Detection and Avoidance Policy (CEPDAP), research and development of white papers promoting parts and material management standardization across GTRI, and future work on process development. In addition to her work in parts requirements, Ms. May currently serves as the Senior Manager of Mission Assurance within the PMO and also serves as an Associate Project Director on one of GTRI's large projects and is helping set up an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) to meet new requirements currently affecting GTRI.

Lydia Liford [Georgia Tech Research Institute]

Lydia Liford began working at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) as a student in 2012. Shortly after graduation from Kennesaw State University, she became a full time employee in one of the 8 labs at GTRI, where she was responsible for handling all of the procurement needs of the lab. While working as procurement lead Ms. Liford attended Clayton State University where is earned her MBA degree in 2017. Later that year, Ms. Liford became one of the first members of the newly formed Project Management Office (PMO) at GTRI, and is currently serving as the Senior Manager of Organizational Effectiveness. Under the PMO, Ms. Liford became the Parts and Materials Manger on a high visibility program with heavy parts and materials management requirements. Ms. Liford has made many strides for GTRI in Parts and Materials Management including development and maintenance of the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) Counterfeit Parts Detection and Avoidance Policy (CEPDAP), research and develop other processes around parts and materials contract requirements, and is leading the effort to bring the organization towards standardization.

Dr. Diganta Das

For more information or questions regarding the technical program (including Professional Development Courses), contact the Conference Chair, Dr. Diganta Das.

Karlie Severinson

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