Aerospace and Defense Consulting
Our team’s aerospace and defense consulting experience gives us a deep understanding of the industry’s unique requirements to ensure zero defects, manage customer programs, and fulfill quality requirements across the operational value chain including engineering, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain.
- Acquisitions (platforms and add-ons) – we bring our A&D expertise to evaluate a target’s operations, supply chain, and technology and develop value creation plans and risk mitigation strategies
- Post-merger integration – we advise on project prioritization and supporting synergy realization
- Carve out assistance – we work with sellers to complement existing skills and resources and help address the challenges before and during the divestment process
- Supplier management – we assess category and commodity spend to reduce material costs as well as implement supplier relationship management programs to improve supplier, reduce lead times, and improve delivery
- Quality and compliance – we assess, implement, and improve quality and compliance programs including IS9001 and AS9100 certifications, ITAR, FAR, and DRAR compliance, and implementation of six-sigma methodologies and initiatives to reduce rework and scrap
- Engineering – we assess the engineering lifecycle including new product development and engineering change orders
- SIOP – we implement forecasting and demand planning processes to align program forecasts to material requirements and capacity availability to fulfill customer demand
- Inventory optimization – we assess inventory stocking strategies and Bill of Material (BOM) optimization to minimize inventory levels and customer lead times for specific customer programs
- Machine shop optimization – we analyze machine shop productivity including asset utilization, cycle times, bottleneck management, and maintenance programs in order to implement improvements in cycle times, lead times, and return on invested capital
- Cost-efficient manufacturing – we make recommendations on the manufacturing process to remain agile and avoid bottlenecks
- Digital and technology – we evaluate and support IT systems and tools to enable greater agility and versatility, as well as streamline engineering processes to improve efficiency
- Interim management and IT executive recruiting
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