Aerospace

Delivery Assurance

Project Length:

18 Months

Objective:

To achieve on-time deliery in full with multiple strategic suppliers operating in the UK and Europe.

Issues Prior:

Material shortages and delays causing manufacturing line stops
Delivery schedule at 60% on time delivery (not even in full)

Plans to Resolve:

Chaired regular meetings to encourage constructive communication between client and suppliers
Re-educate supplier to utilise client supplier portal
Monitor production process stages weekly using WIP Tracker
Implement corrective action process for any issues

Issues During:

Supplier stakeholder’s reluctance to change
Supplier blaming client
Resource shortage within suppliers

Outcome:

On average 12 week turn around with each supplier
Line stops eliminated
90% on time delivery in full
100% adherent to usage of supplier portal
Vast improvements to client and supplier relationships

Manufacturing Manager

Project Length

3 Months

Objective

Increase OTDIF and Improve customer satisfaction

Issues to start with

Shop floor managed by fire fighting
No targets for completing work packages
Supervision lacked leadership
HIghly skilled manual intervention

Plan to fix it

Developed and implemented a Dashboard in collaboration with the IT department, enabling the monitoring and reporting of production and non-production hours vs attendance hours.
Introduced a visual management approach to shop floor production scheduling
Implemented a daily report to monitor Actual Sales vs Target, as well as corrective actions to reduce potential slippage.

Issues on the way

Resistance from Shop floor supervision

Result

A reduction in lost time hours to less than 4%.
Increase in productivity
Deliveries to customers improved eliminating Line Stops

Project Manager – Off-Load Programme

Project Length

3 Months

Objective

Ensure continuity of deliveries on 7 NPI projects for various OEM's during the Offloading of production from Camberley

Issues to start with

Goods Inward/ Dispatch not set up for cross-docking of materials to sub-suppliers.
Resources were already stretched trying to maintain supply to the OEM's
Scope of works for sub con not clearly defined.
No resource Identified at the supplier to manage deliveries
Delivery Assurance contractors in suppliers reported on status. Not held accountable for Implementing solutions

Plan to fix it

Finalised the transfer of tools and materials for 7 Aerospace projects from Camberley to the UK, Europe and Mexico for suppliers to achieve OTDIF.
Collaborated with Supply Chain Personnel from Boeing to ensure continuity of deliveries.
Conducted accurate and efficient weekly reporting to SLT on Transfer Of Work progress.

Issues on the way

Employees working in Silo's

Result

Improved collaboration between Logistics, Purchasing and Sub Con
Transfer of Project to Mexico achieved.
Developed, Implemented & carried out plans with Sub Contractors to achieve OTDIF

Operations Programme Manager – Actuation

Project Length

6 Months

Objective

Ensure MC21 Iron Bird & AC 1 were completed on Time.

Issues to start with

Shortages of Gears form Manufacturing Cell
Shortages of parts from Suppliers
Difficult to formulate a resource plan based on Single Shift due to sporadic supply of parts

Plan to fix it

Produce MPS for Assembly of Slats Flaps & Transmission Shafts
Generated resource and training plan in line with MPS, to meet demand.
Reduced delays to the build plan by ensuring the timely completion of concessions, coordinating with engineering teams.
Secured shared resources to meet the build plan, liaised with department heads, and coordinated with the Verify team to ensure the prompt approval of Supplier FAI’s to meet MPS.
Performed Production Process monitoring against plan.
Monitored Supply Chain Deliveries against production plan through LOB.
Implemented a resource plan to cover 24 hour assembly of Actuators.

Issues on the way

C Series Gear Manufacture was taking priority over MC21