1. GIFAS Lean working group Jean Desproges-Gotteron
Supply chain
Progress towards
Aeronautical
Community
Excellence
GIFAS Lean working group
at Airbus Toulouse
13th July 2011
Jean Desproges-Gotteron
SPACE Project Manager

2. Agenda
Genesis
Organization
Services
Push process
Pull process

3. Genesis SPACE concept emerged at Airbus Supplier’s council
Non profit association created in July 2007
Objective :
“to offer and implement, either directly or indirectly, services in order to improve the industrial performance and increase the
competitiveness of supply chains of on-board products for the civil aeronautical industry »
Key issue : be compliant with antitrust laws !
(penalty is up to 10% of company turnover !)
Solution : Compliance code, Statutes, internal regulations, independent compliance officer, mission’s letter,...
=> Confidentiality of data

4. Focused small companies
Who ?
Honorary Members
Executive Members
Dedicate skilled resources to implement common supplier development action plans
Focused small companies

5. Who ? Small companies (<200 people) Associates members
Part of Executive
Members’ Supply Chain
Willing to improve their
performances
30 improvement projects
running
Supported by the Tiers 1’s
Experts network
Results for the benefit of
customers and suppliers

6. Designate representatives
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SPACE organization
Executive Members
Executive Committee
Designate representatives
Manages projects
Operating
Manager
Propose suppliers &
Provide experts
PUSH process
Experts
Associate Members
ACTION
is our playground

7. 1) 2) 3) Services Push process CID
Common tools according to the aerospace standards & new Quality standard 9100
Industrial projects to support SMEs to obtain performances & maturity.
1 project for the European Aerospace community.
Diagnostics via IAQG SCMH
Sharing of resources for better efficiency
Confidentiality managed by the association
CID
Aerospace standards
Sharing best practices 1)
Performance
Benchmark
Training 2) 3)
Action plans
Experts
Sales
CSR
Mfg QC
Ship
Critical Measures and
Goals 16 8
Capability Plot
Process Tolerance
Specifications
StDev: I 14 13 12
Capability Histogram
Process Capability
Establish Entitlement
GOAL l
As Is
Should Be
Competitive
Advantage
($$$$)
Suppliers’ projects
Qualification
Push process

8. Services : 1) Performance benchmark
Benchmark for years 2009 & 2010 is currently in progress via ICAM an independent third party (for confidentiality)

9. Project Management Certification
Services : 2) Training
Initiation
Certification
Planning
Lean
Quality
Project management
Total number of
people trained
350
150
MRPII initiation
Lean Initiation
6 Sigma Initiation
Project Management
Initiation
MRPII Certification
Lean Certification
6 Sigma Certification
Project Management Certification
+ more targeted trainings performed by experts on site prior to actions

10. Services : 3) Push process improvement projects
Common
suppliers
list
Associate member
Actions
Closed ? No
AGREE
DIAGNOSE
DEPLOY
PROJECT
Yes
DIAGNOSE MATURITY
Diagnostic
Action plan
Maturity
diagnostic
Optional action plan
Close
project ?
End

11. Usual strengths and weaknesses
Diagnostic general profile (use of IAQG tool)
Usual strengths and weaknesses
Lack of strong planning (tier-1 flow down)
5. Limitated preventive actions
3. Weak supply chain monitoring
4. Non efficient physical organization
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12. OTD improvement after 1 year
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Push process : results
OTD improvement after 1 year
Starting
average 62%
After 1 year
average 84%
+35%

13. CUSTOMER RETURNS improvement after 1 year
Push process : results
CUSTOMER RETURNS improvement after 1 year
-41%
Starting average
31700 ppm
After 1 year average
18700ppm

14. as a complement of push process
Push Process, but…
Expert resources are limited
Budget is limited
Large aeronautical Supply Chain (« Width »)
More and more tier levels (« Height »)
Increase need of improvements
Pull process
as a complement of push process

15. Pull Process To deploy manufacturing improvement widely and
deeper in the supply base
Process = same as push process
(diagnostic, action plan,…)
Resources = Consultants
(instead of Executive members experts)

16. Pull process : Cluster concept
Committed customer identified as cluster leader => selects suppliers for improvement
Cluster leader
(Customer) Sx S1 S2 S3
1 to x Suppliers
Individual industrial improvement project launched at each Supplier Level (20 days of consultant each)
All based on Lean concepts developed at Suppliers level
up to the Link with their Customer

17. Pull process : SPACE role
SPACE brings :
Methodology
Resources : consultant agreement
Reporting (dedicated software from SYSTEAM), steering
Steering committee at supplier level every 3 months with Space representative (ECTI)
Steering committee at cluster level with the SPACE Aerolean’k program leader in order to address the interlink issues
4th SPACE service : referral service
In March 2011, SPACE signed a convention for 2 years with the French DGCIS (Direction Générale de la Compétitivité de l’Industrie et des Services) from the Ministry of Economy with the objective to bring its supports and its experts for manufacturing improvement projects at SME aeronautical suppliers nationwide. Aimed at prime contractors resources mutualization and Lean manufacturing methods, the actions will be coordinated by regional delegates

18. Pull process : SPACE referral application
CONSULTANT
- File Application :
Personal resume
Proof of at least one successful project in an aerospace supplier (SME)
Skills matrix auto-evaluation
Costing conditions
Experience : at least one project in aerospace industry in the past 5 years
Signs the Ethics Chart
Ethics Chart
Non disclosure agreement
Transparency about past activities
Commits on conducting projects himself

19. Pull process :
Aerolean’k :
Operates in Aquitaine and Midi-Pyrénées
Is chaired by
Is subsidized by
Is operated by
Is budgeted at 1,1 M€ (over 2 years)
Started in February 2011

20. Pull process : 9 Clusters Each with several suppliers (48 in total)
With collective training sessions
Exchange symposiums
Benchmark approach and results
Cluster leader Sx S1 S2 S3
Cluster leader Sx S1 S2 S3
Cluster leader Sx S1 S2 S3
Cluster leader Sx S1 S2 S3

21. Consultants qualified by SPACE
How it works ?
Aerospace Valley
Direccte
Region
Projects
Monitoring
Selection
Consultants qualified by SPACE
SME
PULL process
SPACE
Consultants or
Sub-contractors
DIRECCTE
REGIONS
EUROPE
(FEDER)
French Government
Ministry of Industry
Financial
Agreements
Aerospace Valley
Fundings

22. Pull process monthly newsletter

23. Pull process further deployment
Aero
with ASTech
30 suppliers
2 year project
Budget 900k€
Fundings Region/state
SPACE sponsor
Contact in progress
with
BavAIRia
Contact in progress with Pegase

24. Conclusion
SPACE is recognized as the key link between the aeronautical prime contractors and the European supply base to develop their performances and implement the Lean manufacturing methodology.
SPACE is a recent association but now well known and supported by :
Aeronautical prime contractors,
Local authorities (regions)
The French Ministry of Industry via the DIRECCTE
The French Ministry of Economy via the DGCIS
European aeronautical manufacturing associations

25. Contact SPACE is also the Association of the suppliers !
For more information
René Colin SPACE Operating Manager
Jean Desproges-Gotteron SPACE Project Manager
7, avenue Albert Durand Blagnac - FRANCE
SPACE is also the Association of the suppliers ! 25