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Hospital Materiel Management Quarterly
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Supplier development through kaizen improves aerospace supply chains. This method enhances supplier operations, ensuring superior performance and fostering strong partnerships for better cost and lead time management.

Area of Science:

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Operations Management
  • Aerospace Engineering

Background:

  • Aerospace product cost and lead time are heavily influenced by purchased materials (60% cost, 70% lead time).
  • Effective supply chain management is crucial for improving price and customer responsiveness.
  • Existing supply base management systems often focus on agreements and ratings, but not supplier development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the application of supplier development principles in the aerospace industry.
  • To demonstrate how kaizen can be used to enhance supply base management.
  • To highlight the benefits of treating suppliers as extensions of the manufacturing unit.

Main Methods:

  • Implementing supplier kaizen, a method for operational improvement.

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  • Utilizing training and improvement projects to elevate supplier operations.
  • Adopting a systematic approach to develop suppliers to match parent company standards.

    • Main Results:

    • Sikorsky Aircraft utilized kaizen to improve its supply base.
    • Supplier development through kaizen ensures superior performance.
    • This approach nurtures trust essential for strong supplier partnerships.

    Conclusions:

    • Supplier development is key to maximizing customer-supplier relationships.
    • Kaizen is an effective tool for elevating supplier operations to the parent company's level.
    • Improved supply base management through supplier kaizen leads to better overall business performance.