Click here for enlarged version of Process Illustration. IDENTIFY NEW CLUSTER SUPPLIERS As part of our Quality Management System, Aerogistics has a robust supplier assessment process to identify potential new cluster suppliers. Aerogistics has developed the SAPRE Code (Supplier And Product Relationship Evaluation) to capture the manufacturing requirements of a part and automatically match it with the manufacturing capabilities of the supply base. Back to Top CONTINUOUS CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT Aerogistics works with its cluster members to improve its business processes, management capability and systems infrastructure. Continuous cluster development plans are defined for each company to drive best practice. Back to Top CLUSTER CAPABILITY Aerogistics assigns a series of SAPRE codes to each supplier to capture their manufacturing capability and determine whether the supplier is only suited to responsive work, lean production work or has hybrid capability to manage both. Back to Top CLUSTER CAPACITY Aerogistics continuously monitors cluster capacity for each key commodity to assess the impact of new orders on the performance of existing orders. It is essential that existing work packages are not affected by new orders, likewise it is essential that delivery dates for new orders are always achieved. Back to Top CLUSTER PERFORMANCE PROVENTUS allows Aerogistics to automatically monitor the performance of its cluster suppliers. The performance measures are fundamental to the cluster development programme and ensure that Aerogistics only use suppliers that operate a controlled manufacturing environment. It is essential that Aerogistics has visibility of the best performing suppliers at the RFQ and order stages to ensure that the optimum sourcing decision is always made. Back to Top RECEIVE CUSTOMER RFQ Aerogistics can receive the customer request for quotations in a number of different formats, varying from telephone conversation and fax to full systems integration with the customer’s ERP system. Aerogistics project managers check the customer RFQ contains the following: Bill of materials. Supporting documentation at correct issue. RFQ return date. Quantity break. Quality approval. Aerogistics have an internal measure to monitor customer quotation responsiveness which is automatically triggered from receipt of the RFQ. Back to Top UPLOAD RFQ AND ASSIGN SAPRE CODE Aerogistics enters the customer quotation details and supporting documentation into PROVENTUS either manually or by automatic download. If a part has not been sourced by Aerogistics previously then a SAPRE code is assigned by an Aerogistics engineer. Back to Top SEND RFQ TO PREFERRED SUPPLIERS PROVENTUS uses the part SAPRE code to identify potential core and secondary cluster suppliers. An Aerogistics project manager can view a cluster supplier’s performance and manufacturing capability to determine whether it is a suitable source of supply. The project manager can select 1 or all of the suppliers for quotation. PROVENTUS automatically notifies the supplier about the RFQ, enabling the supplier to view the supporting documentation and enter quotation details on-line. More detailed information is requested from the supplier if a part has been classified as a high risk item. The supplier must enter major production milestones which it will be measured against rather than simply providing an overall lead-time. Back to Top RECEIVE SUPPLIER QUOTATIONS AND SELECT PREFERRED SUPPLIER The supplier quotations are automatically sent to the Aerogistics project manager by PROVENTUS. The project manager can review the supplier quotations and determine the optimum sourcing option by comparing price, lead-time, manufacturing capacity and current performance. Back to Top COMPILE & SEND CUSTOMER QUOTATION The Aerogistics project manager compiles the customer quotation by taking the supplier quotation and adding the designated mark-up*. The customer quotation is sent to the customer by PROVENTUS as either hardcopy or electronic format. *The mark-up percentage varies typically between 0.5% and 5% depending upon the order type, value of order and kitting requirements. Aerogistics differentiates itself by taking a profit only from the benefits received by the customer. Back to Top RECEIVE CUSTOMER PURCHASE ORDER Aerogistics can receive customer purchase orders in hard copy or in any electronic format. The purchase order is either manually entered or automatically uploaded into PROVENTUS. An Aerogistics project manager verifies that the customer purchase order information matches the original quotation. Back to Top SEND ON-LINE PURCHASE ORDER AND SCHEDULE PROVENTUS matches the customer purchase order with the supplier quotation to produce an on-line supplier purchase order and schedule, which is sent automatically to the relevant cluster suppliers. The cluster supplier can view the purchase order details, terms and conditions and supporting documents. If the cluster supplier accepts all the terms then it acknowledges the purchase order on-line. Back to Top ON-LINE PROJECT / RISK MANAGEMENT PROVENTUS provides on-line status reporting of all cluster supplier orders. If the part has been identified as a high risk item then it is measured against the production milestones defined at the quotation stage. Aerogistics differentiates itself by managing the supply base by exception. The value-adding activity is performed at the cluster development, SAPRE analysis and quotation stages. This enables Aerogistics to automate most of the project management by using PROVENTUS and to only focus on the orders that need to either be rescheduled or micro-managed. Back to Top RECEIVE PARTS AND BOOK INTO STORES Aerogistics receives the parts from the cluster suppliers and books each part into stock using the integrated inventory management system. The parts are clearly labelled and release documentation filed in accordance with the Aerogistics Quality Management System. Back to Top KIT PARTS & DELIVER TO CUSTOMER Aerogistics project manages the procurement of individual parts, assemblies and kits. An Aerogistics storeman produces a kitting job card detailing the quantities and individual part Goods Inward Numbers (GIN No.s). The storeman produces a delivery note and Certificate of Conformity providing full traceability of all sourced parts. Back to Top CLUSTERING > Overview CLUSTERING > Industry Trends All content copyright Aerogistics. Site designed by TM3.