THE CHALLENGES OF SUPPORTING AN ARMY FLEET

‘OWN PERSPECTIVE’

INTRODUCTION

SCOPEMy presentation will be as follows:•Road to Director.•Challenges as Director.•Mitigatory Measures.•Way Forward.

ROAD TO DIRECTOR EMEExperience attributable to previous posts and exposure:•Army HQ JHC•I FD REGT•PRES GD•Log School•EME Dir•Colleges•External Exposure/Attachment

CHALLENGES AS DIRECTORPEST (Briefly).•Failure to observe and achieve EME Mission Statement•Ethno centric Predisposition.•Suffer from myopia.•Lack of a coordinated QS Budget.•Lack of synergic effort.•End-user neglect.•End-user misconception/myth about EME.

•Fragmented Value Chain.•Lack of Innovation/Creativity/R & D.•Double Standards by EME Officers.•Double Tasking.•Introduction of New Equipment.•Financial Support.•Lack of Implementation of Strategies.

MITIGATORY MEASURESIn mitigation EME Strategised by:•Creation of VIP Bays.•Purchase of State-of-Art Machinery.•Re-training/Encouraged continuous training.•Exchange Programme.•Good Customer Care.•Risk Management.

•Good Corporate Governance.•Total Quality Management.•Timely Information dissemination.•Seminars/Study Groups/Coordinating Meetings.•Avoid Totalitarianism.