NAVY VESSEL DOWN GRADE QUALITY ISSUES

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NAVY VESSELDOWN GRADE QUALITY ISSUES

• Lee Oppenheim
• DESC-BQ
• QM Conf March 2005

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DOWN GRADE QUALITY ISSUES

• DESC Capitalized Fuel onboard Oilers, Carriers
  and L-Decks
• Operational Downgrades a Navy/Resource Manager
  issue
• Quality Downgrades become a DESC issue upon
  return to land-based DFSP
• Primarily a JP5 issue
• Adds 0.37/gallon to JP5 price

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DOWN GRADE QUALITY ISSUES

• Identification of product quality
• Vessel sends sample to shore lab in advance of
  arrival
• Lab advises vessel, NOLSC DESC of results
• Information required
• Discharge port requested
• Quantity of both JP5 F76 to be defueled
• Results of tests performed
• Anticipated shipments incoming time frame
• Anticipated issues time frame

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DOWN GRADE QUALITY ISSUES

• Issues to resolve
• Decision on quality
• Useable as is, rehabilitation possible, downgrade
• Is Ullage Available
• Affect on suppliers
• Affect on product in the system already
• Rehabilitation capabilities
• Financial Impact
• DESC Internal coordination
• Resource Manager
• Inventory Accounting
• Quality

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DOWN GRADE QUALITY ISSUES

• Disposition
• Instructions Issued by DESC-BQ
• Report data entered into CDCS by DESC-BQ
• Questions?