1 00:00:00,670 --> 00:00:03,160 - Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,510 roughly two years ago, was notified 3 00:00:05,510 --> 00:00:08,150 that there'd be an increase to the workload 4 00:00:08,150 --> 00:00:12,050 that's currently done here at the ALC. 5 00:00:12,050 --> 00:00:16,730 That workload was a Navy C-130, JSTARS, and Global Hawk. 6 00:00:16,730 --> 00:00:19,060 As a result of the increased workload, 7 00:00:19,060 --> 00:00:21,210 DLA Aviation was forced to move 8 00:00:21,210 --> 00:00:23,030 some of our shop service centers 9 00:00:23,030 --> 00:00:27,060 from the existing hangars to consolidated locations. 10 00:00:27,060 --> 00:00:29,690 - So, with us going from a much larger footprint 11 00:00:29,690 --> 00:00:32,860 to a smaller footprint, and we wanted to continue 12 00:00:32,860 --> 00:00:35,000 the support we have to the customer, 13 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,370 we had to look out there and wee what storage options 14 00:00:37,370 --> 00:00:39,240 were available on the market. 15 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,960 We took a trip to one of our other depots 16 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,500 and we also went up to Atlanta to one of the private 17 00:00:46,500 --> 00:00:49,080 industries and seeing what type storage aids 18 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,080 were available on the market. 19 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,390 We looked at a whole, quite a wide range 20 00:00:54,390 --> 00:00:57,570 of different storage modules before we decided 21 00:00:57,570 --> 00:00:59,270 on the vertical lift modules. 22 00:00:59,270 --> 00:01:03,050 - The automated system is much more efficient 23 00:01:03,050 --> 00:01:07,170 and it makes the process of picking and storing 24 00:01:07,170 --> 00:01:09,800 much faster so that we could get it to the customer 25 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:11,003 in a timely manner. 26 00:01:12,530 --> 00:01:17,150 It's safer, versus placing items on a rack, 27 00:01:17,150 --> 00:01:19,120 especially larger items 28 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,040 because we're not having to tow around ladders 29 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,490 and go up and down the ladder with items in our hand 30 00:01:25,490 --> 00:01:26,880 at the same time. 31 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,733 So, it's safer for our employees as well.