Operations Improvement for the Aerospace Industry
We’re operations specialists that eliminate on-time delivery issues and promote operational excellence
Aerospace Challenges Duggan Associates Overcomes:
In the aerospace industry, strict deadlines and delivery schedules set by clients often become more complex due to unforeseen complications that emerge during standard manufacturing or maintenance procedures. These unexpected challenges disrupt the planning, scheduling, and execution of tasks, leading to shortages in materials, tools, equipment, parts, and the necessary workforce.
Duggan Associates addresses these issues head-on by implementing advanced planning and operational excellence strategies. This approach ensures that aerospace projects can adapt to unforeseen challenges without sacrificing efficiency or deadlines, thereby maintaining the steady availability of essential resources and manpower. This solution-oriented methodology enables aerospace operations to meet and exceed client expectations, even in the face of unexpected setbacks.
What To Expect With A Duggan Engagement:
- Reduce manufacturing and Quality lead times, achieve 100% OTD
- Implement guaranteed turnaround times even for high mix value streams
- Improve ability to address unexpected changes in demand
- Deploy our Mixed Model strategy to enable single point scheduling for your facility
- Grow your production capacity without growing your footprint or headcount
- Create a visual flow where all team members can see and understand if we are on time to customer demand
- Elevate production floor decision-making and accountability
NOTE: Duggan Associates is a world leader in deploying lean and Operational Excellence for MRO operations – Check out our MRO industry page.
Not sure where to start?
Start with our 2-day assessment to clarify how Operational Excellence can be deployed at your business.
What does a Duggan assessment deliver to you?
- Determine your destination and goals as a business
- Analyze your process and plant layout
- Analyze your flow of information
- Develop your product families to define value streams
Clarify your next steps without committing to a long-term engagement with Duggan
Industry Experience
Singapore International Airlines Engineering
This company engaged Duggan Associates in 2020 to lead a lean transformation across their entire operation. This project involves over 5,000 employees offering the complete suite of MRO services to Singapore International Airlines, and other customers including Hawaiian Airlines, Scoot, Qantas. This project spans the whole operation including C-Checks, A-Checks, Planning, Billing, Transit Shops (seat repair and overhaul, cabin repair and overhaul, wheel, and brake, landing gear, engine shop, etc.). We provide training of local team members in addition to guiding implementation. Early results show lead time reductions more than 25% on 787 C-checks and A-Checks.
UTAS/Collins Aerospace/Raytheon Aerospace
Duggan Associates has worked with UTC (now Raytheon) businesses since our founding. This work has included the redesign of engine assembly lines for Pratt & Whitney, redesign of MRO facilities for Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, Hamilton Sundstrand etc. Design of new value streams in facilities such as UTAS Phoenix Electronics, Pratt & Whitney Georgia Forge, and many others. We have worked around the world for these businesses and are proud to say that all our educational material is licensed globally to the UTC ACE program and is still taught as the centerpiece of their lean program.
Our Services & Solutions
Operations development with Duggan means we train, coach, implement and manage projects with you.
Consultants rely on technology and trends to lead the way or share ideas for you to implement on your own. They have nothing to measure and no accountability.
Duggan sets a destination/goal, builds the project plan with you, and holds ourselves accountable for your project success.
From implementing Operational Excellence to accelerating growth company-wide, we have a proven track record of success. Some of our global clients include:
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The Duggan Difference
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Operational Excellence
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The Benefits of Operational Excellence
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Product Families & Mixed Model Value Streams
Simplify and organize your complex business into a structured process all personnel understand