Aerospace and Defense
Manage Industry Challenges
Aerospace has been under constant pressure to develop low cost yet sustainable practices, have a robust and well-developed supply chain, improve the effectiveness of their manufacturing and MRO capability, and to move with agility to manage frequent supply disruptions.
- Skill & talent gaps: skilled employee attraction, retention and skill development, coupled with changing workforce demographics and evolving skill requirements.
- Disruption of supply networks: demand and regulatory disruption of historic supply networks driving cost escalation and reduced availability of raw materials and components.
- Network and lean facility optimization: need to quickly manage supply changes, facility efficiencies and a growth in services.
- Digitization: advanced analytics and initiating a paradigm shift in agile manufacturing, smart maintenance and reliability programs.
- Sustainable growth: demand for increased efficiencies while reducing costs and emissions.
Leverage Proven Solutions
- Operations capability: facility lean optimization, service quality and effectiveness, MRO optimization and cost improvement
- People and organizations: first line leadership coaching, employee training development, organizational (re)design and contractor management
- Lean supply chain: supplier development, network optimization, planning improvement, procurement, warehousing and logistics streamlining
- Capital effectiveness: Capital project planning and optimization for new / refurbishment of hangar construction projects and spares inventory optimization
- Digital: Digitalization and data analytics, reporting and business management systems
- Overhead cost management: SG&A cost optimization
