Welcome to the new look of our CLEP monthly newsletter!

Upcoming Webinar

Join Gerard Ibarra, Ph.D., for this Wednesday’s Lunch and Learn, on making difficult decisions. He will go through a few concepts in how we may think, introduce a framework that includes multi-criteria decision analysis, and what he calls the P2MODE, to help leaders with their decision-making process. Click here to register.

Call For Papers

CLEP is organizing a symposium September 8th and 9th, 2021, 1:00PM to 5:00PM. We are looking for papers and presenters for this two-day event. If interested, please contact Dr. Gerard Ibarra at operations@logisticsengineers.org

Coming Up: Monthly Themes

The following are our monthly themes for the remainder of 2021. These themes will be the basis of our monthly Lunch n' Learn webinars, blog posts, and newsletter technical articles.

May 2021: [Supply Support] Obsolescence/DMSMS in the Supply Chain

June 2021: [Sustaining Engineering] Utilizing Reliability Tools to Improve Design

July 2021: [Technical Data] Effective LPD Database Development 

August 2021: [IT Systems/ Maintenance] Role of IOT & AR/VR Applications to Improve Maintenance Optimization

September 2021: [CLEP Workshop]

October 2021: [Facilities and Infrastructure] Considerations for Selecting New Facilities/Facilities Management Plan

November 2021: [Maintenance Planning & Management] Considerations for Maintenance Planning

December 2021: [PHS&T] Building Transportability Reports

Volunteers Wanted

If you would like to be part of our growing organization, CLEP is looking for support in the following areas:

• Reviewing Certification Applications
• Publishing Our Monthly Newsletter
• Hosting Webinars
• Updating Calendar Events

If interested, please contact our VP Administration Jon Hatch at administration@logisticsengineers.org.

Technical Articles

This month's technical articles are reposts from the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) website.