May 14, 2018 | Volume 3| Issue 19| The Quonset Point Weekly Information Bulletin

The phrase “Pitch-Catch” implies a connection between a person “pitching” something and another person “catching” it. In our world of material conveyance, it literally means tracking the issuance of production material from the time parts are put together in a “kit” at the warehouse, to when they are delivered to a specific work center on the facility. At EB, “Pitch-Catch” is actually a business system software enhancement that went live in January to provide the current status of material orders (assigned, working, completed or delivered), as well as the location of the material kits (including date & time) for anyone who’s interested (Ops, Plan-ning, etc.). “Pitch-Catch” is EB’s version of package tracking, similar to that provided by on-line businesses like Amazon and FedEx. This material status & location information replaces the prior unknown status of kits, which sometimes has been referred to as a “black hole” because the kits loose their visibility and can be anywhere on the facility. Dept 933/950 has begun the process of scanning and statusing requested kits so QP personnel with access to EWP can find out the status of their kits by clicking the “KIT Status” button on the appli-cable work order. Pitch-Catch is a significant process improvement that provides visibility for ordered kits throughout the conveyance process (where it is & when it is there) and ultimately minimizes the time spent looking for material. Pitch-Catch is enabling Dept 933/950 to provide the right material, at the right time, in the right location, typically within 3 days of ordering (92% of the time); 98% of ma-terial orders are delivered within 5 days. A brief is being prepared to provide specifics on how to find ma-terial status & location on-line.

Kirk Daniels Sr Manager of Engineering, Planning & Material

SAFETY SLOGAN

Runner Up:

Congratulations John Furtado D-902

for entering this year’s Safety Slogan contest.

“Pitch-Catch” isn’t just about baseball…

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS DIRECTORY (When calling from an outside line,

remember to dial 268 and the last four digits of the

numbers below)

EMERGENCY …..………………... 2-2222

Fire Marshal’s Office…… ..2-2446/ 2-2626

Medical Dispensary…..……………. 2-2244

Safety Ind Hygiene………………… 2-2243

Security …..……………….…………2-2410

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Gray Bin DO’s and DO NOT’s

DO dispose of ANY Sensitive Unclassified information such as Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information “NOFORN”; For Official Use Only “FOUO”; Distribution Statement “D”; any level of General Dynamics sensitive information; any document regarding submarine technology; or any document containing information that is not suited for public release in Gray Bins.

DO REMOVE any metal or plastic fasteners before disposing of bound documents in Gray Bins

DO switch out Gray Bins when they are ¾ full to prevent unauthorized exposure to sensitive information

DO bring Gray Bins to their designated drop off/pick of locations

DO notify security of any issues with Gray Bins

DO NOT dispose of garbage, metal, plastic or any other non-paper material in the Gray Bins, see example below of material that was found in a Gray Bin

DO NOT utilize Gray Bins for the disposal of electronic media, contact security for disposal of any electronic media

DO NOT overfill Gray Bins

DO NOT utilize Gray Bins for disposal of non-sensitive unclassified information or blank paper, these items should be placed in blue bins

Please Contact FSO Nicole Cavanagh at 2-2381 or Supervisor of Security Services Joe Pelletier at 2-3401 with any questions pertaining to Gray Bins.

QP Optical Shop will be closed 5/29 and 5/30

Blood Drive this week. Times will be emailed by

Erik Teter. Give blood - make a difference

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May 14, 2018 | Volume 3 | Issue 19 The Quonset Point Weekly Information Bulletin

2018 Distinguished Ship Builders / 40 Year Employees

Congratulations To All - Sean Davies and Tony Moniz hosted a group of 2018 Distin-

guished Ship Builders this week. They were also featured at the Rickover Keel Laying.

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