AEROSPACE PROJECTS
LPMM have a strong track record in the aerospace industry and have delivered significant improvements globally. We fully understand that Quality and Safety can not be compromised for productivity or efficacies and that is why our first priority will always be safety above profits
Build Time Improvement
The Problem
Our client, a major aircraft manufacturer in North America building the worlds best selling turboprop.
The client was experiencing delays and overruns in meeting its build schedule to major airlines and was losing orders to rival aircraft manufacturers due to delays. LPMM was engaged to support the throughput and accelerate the build process.
The Solution
LPMM process mapped the whole production line and identified the key bottlenecks, inventory delays, process overwork and process improvements.
A recovery plan was developed with the workforce focusing on "right-first-time" principles, reduction of wasted processing and daily monitoring of plan Vs actual build progress.
This was all Visualised across the site. Each area of the build process was empowered to make changes that were not possible before the engagement of LPMM
Results
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Throughput time reduced from 20 days to 8 days.
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Inventory cost savings identified and implemented of over $4m
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Customer satisfaction rating recorded at an all-time high
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Our clients recorded its highest aircraft production levels
Total Quality Improvement
The Problem
Our client, a global manufacturer of jet-engined aircraft with multiple manufacturing sites
The client was having difficulties meeting the quality standards throughout its production process, which were leading to significant delays in production times due to rework. The client was also experiencing a lot of travelled work being completed outside of the normal workstation. These delays lead to increased costs and significant rework across may work stations
The Solution
LPMM introduced a "quality gate" system at each workstation that set a number of quality checks that had to be passed before any aircraft could be moved to the next build process. This ensured no travelled work and more importantly gave immediate feedback to each workstation.
Each workstation was supported to conduct root cause analysis and identify countermeasures to prevent defects. A "right fist time" culture training programme was developed and delivered across the site
Results
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A 40% improvement in quality at the final quality station was recorded.
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Travelled work and rework were significantly reduced.
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Customer satisfaction increased