Supporting the Aviation Production Planning Process

What is a Service Level Agreement ? “SLA” Basically a  service-level agreement is an agreement which is created between two (or sometimes more) stake holders or relevant parties to agree a set of obligations or deliverables. Can SLA’s work in an Aviation Production Planning environment ? Without doubt, introducing an agreed process which can help to bridge…

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Delivering an Aviation Quality & Safety System, Performance Auditing and Hazard Assessment

The Quality System &  SMS upper boundary is  set by the Organization  not the CAA or ICAO. An effective SMS is a most efficient management tool for optimizing performance and managing costs. Taken together with the ability to deliver performance audits can bring significant benefits to an organization. To ensure the organization remains effective. both…

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Optimizing the Aviation Supply Chain

Improving the Supply Chain Knowledge – Developing Predictive Behaviour. Managers of supply chains are challenged when it comes to awareness of future needs, this obliges them to default to reactive behaviour which inhibits opportunities to develop cost saving strategies. Organization which do not have an effective understanding of the supply chain are forced into knee…

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Aviation Maintenance Planning

The Maintenance Costs associated with the management of aircraft can total up to 15% of the organisational budget and after fuel can be the largest single expenditure incurred by the operator. ! So any savings which can be made by the Maintenance Planning Department can bring significant dividends to the organisation. Where may the organisation…

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