R-TOC Training and Information

Defense Acquisition University Distance Learning Course on R-TOC

With assistance from the R-TOC working group, the Defense Acquisition University recently completed work on a distance learning course, Introduction to Reducing Total Ownership Costs (R-TOC). This course is a 3 hour module offered to the AT&L workforce in order to share R-TOC ideas, tools, and strategies with the acquisition and logistics communities. The module provides an orientation to the R-TOC requirement, definitions of key R-TOC concepts, and descriptions of best practices. It emphasizes total cost of ownership reduction from a systems perspective.

All acquisition and logistics personnel (AT&L workforce) who need to apply R-TOC principles or who desire to further their working knowledge of the R-TOC process and concepts should complete this module. This course is especially recommended for individuals working in program/project management organizations. The module has no prerequisite requirements for enrollment, although learners would be best served by a solid background in Planning, Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS), acquisition, or system engineering.

The average cumulative time for module completion is three seat hours. The student may take this self-paced module over time, with the ability to return to the last page he/she accessed. The module includes periodic review questions and a post-test. The post-test requires a minimum score of 70% and may be taken as many times as necessary to obtain a passing score. A certificate of completion is available at the conclusion of a successful post-test. Upon earning the certificate, it is available anytime in student's personal student transcript.

The R-TOC course, and other distance learning courses, can be found at DAU's Continuous Learning Center.

http://clc.dau.mil/kc/no_login/portal.asp?strRedirect=LC_CIA

At present, anyone can browse the course without registering or may register to take the course for continuous learning credits. Other distance learning courses that might be of interest to R-TOC personnel are available at the same web site. These include:

• Contractual Incentives
• Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV)
• DoD 5000 Tutorial
• Fundamentals of the IPT
• Introduction to Lean Enterprise Concepts
• Knowledge Management: Building your COP
• Performance Based Logistics
• Six Sigma Concepts and Process

Briefings and Articles

This section contains some articles and briefings that provide more information about R-TOC. Click on the links below to see these documents.

Articles from "Program Manager" magazine

General Overview of R-TOC

• Overview of R-TOC Program (Nov-Dec 2000 issue): (pdf)
• R-TOC Funding and Management (July-Aug 2001 issue): (pdf)
• R-TOC Best Practices (Jan-Feb 02 issue): (pdf)

R-TOC Pilot Programs and R-TOC Issues

• AAAV (Nov-Dec 1998): (pdf)
• C-17 (Nov-Dec 1999 issue): (pdf)
• C-17 (May-Jun 1999): (pdf)
• Comanche (Sep-Oct 2000 issue): (pdf)
• Comanche and Alpha Contracting (Sep-Oct issue): (pdf)
• Guardrail (Sep-Oct 2000 issue): (pdf)
• MTVR (Apr-May 2000 issue): (pdf)
• Army T&E Conference on R-TOC (July-Aug 2001 issue): (pdf)
• Competitive Sourcing of Depot Repair and Sustainability (May-June 2000 issue): (pdf)
• Evolutionary Acquisition (Nov-Dec 2000 issue): (pdf)
• Remanufacturing (Nov-Dec 1999 issue): (pdf)
• Systems Management and Cycle Time Reduction (May-June 2000 issue): (pdf)

CAIV Flagship Programs

• ATACMS-BAT (Jul-Aug 1999): (pdf)
• EELV (May-Jun 1999): (pdf)

Other Articles and Briefings

• Tutorials at Fall 2001 PEO/SYSCOM Commanders' Conferences and Spring 2002 Program Managers' Workshop:
  DLA Support to Services R-TOC Pilot Program (pdf)
  Pilot Program Best Practices (pdf)
  
• Briefing on R-TOC presented at 2002 Defense Manufacturing Conference: (pdf)
• Overview briefing at Fall 2002 PEO/SYSCOM Commanders Conference: (pdf)