Aerospace Supply Chain Recovery for NPI
Situation at Hand
A large aircraft interiors company was holding up the entire aircraft production line due to severe aerospace supply chain delays and quality issues during a new product introduction (NPI). Our Aerospace Expert Advisor helped the client by immediately deploying to their manufacturing location, understanding the problem, and implementing recovery strategies.
Problem to Solve
To begin, the single supplier of aircraft lavatory counter-tops was experiencing 6+ month delivery delays and less than 50% quality acceptance on their product. Primarily, this was due to the fact that the supplier had not previously worked on a high-volume program and was not accustomed to the demands and high quality standards of this customer. With this, moral was low and the supplier-customer relationship was poor.
Approach and Solution
To start, we immediately sent a response team to the supplier site. Essentially, the response team focused on aerospace project management, and quality and materials planning. Following this, we implemented a data-driven ‘DMAIC’ problem solving workshop to identify the true root cause of the performance issues. Then, we set up a tight source inspection station to prevent any further quality escapes to the client. Lastly, we identified the root causes and removed these issues through additional training and capital investment.
Results
50% improvement in customer acceptance…zero quality escapes within 3 weeks
3+ months reduction of product lead time…corrective actions produced results within 3 months
20-day reduction of product line wait times…through the implementation of integrated aerospace supply chain training
If you would like to be introduced to this Aerospace Expert Advisor, contact New Discovery.
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