| dc.description.abstract | Robins Air Force Base is the largest industrial complex in Georgia, employing some 25,000 civilian, contractor, and military workers on its premises. The Air Logistics Center has over 13,000 employees: about 2,000 of these are military and 11,000 civil servants. The ALC maintains and repairs the C-5 Galaxy, F-15 Eagle, C-130 Hercules, and C-17 Globemaster, as well as special operations aircraft, avionics, and electronic warfare. It is also responsible for program management and supply chain management for these and other weapon systems. The main union at the facility is the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 987. The local represents some 9,000 workers at Warner Robins and has 2,600 members. This case study centers on lean change in the C-5 program. | en_US |
