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Aerospace & Defence
Aircrafts are complex beings. A typical aircraft could use five million spare parts : both rotable and non rotable parts. Airlines are focussed on increasing market share. On the hand they face margin pressure due to emergence of low cost airlines and falling ticket prices.
Aqua MCG team of experts can help in procurement of chemicals (engine oil, cleaners, paints, dopes etc), tires, rotables needed for running and maintenance of aircrafts, forecasting, inventory classification and management, warehouse storage facility selection, JIT, safety and storage processes for hazardous items, total supply chain cost studies resulting in cost benefits and service level improvements.
Aerospace and Defence industry major focus is on building a diligent supply chain with emphasis on stringent quality control measures. With economy opening up and cost of flying becoming cheaper, the rise of the low cost carriers is ever on increase. As the capacity reaches maximum utilisation, the need to have an agile supply chain becomes more pressing. Similarly, Defence industry objective is to provide the warfare equipments at the right place and at the right time in order to successfully complete a mission, thus, a responsive supply chain, maintaining the quality of the warfare goods becomes critical.
Aerospace sector is characterized by manufacturers that not only construct aircrafts, engines, space vehicles but also provide repair and maintenance services. There has been a shift in this industry in the past years from a goods providing sector, to one that provides a complete package, including both services and goods. The Aerospace sector has traditionally incorporated Six Sigma measurement processes which are concentrated on product quality and not JIT lean manufacturing. Although
Last Updated On:9/19/2008 2:22:48 PM
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