Helicopters: the “Lean Supply Chain management” centre
ALTEN is in charge of supply management for all the mechanical and structural parts for a global leader in civilian and military helicopters in France and Germany. A disruptive strategy and a mature nearshore organisations have allowed it to reduce supply management costs by 30% and deliver a high standard of service (e.g.: OTD>95%, reduction in missing parts and stock).
With800 suppliers,100,000 references, and a presence in21 countries, the client is faced with amajor industrial challengeto deliver parts in time in its different fields (assembly line, maintenance centre, prototyping, etc.).
美好积极伴随制造商的项目ect by offering aninnovative strategydesigned togreatly reduce the cost of logisticsandimprove the satisfaction of internal clients: new organisation, automation of tasks of low added value, nearshore service centre, implementation of LEAN methods, etc.
More than65 ALTEN engineers(including25 in Romania) intervene inSupply Chain managementfor structural parts (sheet metal, composite, thermoplastics and elastomers) and mechanical parts (preliminary drafts, machined parts, equipment and fastenings) for all the civilian and military programmes:
- Management of stock, missing parts and orders
- Mechanical studies (processing of production nonconformities and returns)
- Improvement of supplier performance
By deploying amulti-specialist organisation(mechanical and Supply Chain) and abreakthrough approach, ALTEN has managed to reduce the cost of supply management by30%less than three yearsand deliver a performance that exceeds the initial goals.