Industry News Quality 2015 – answers to new quality challenges need to acknowledge the human factor, supported by procedures and tools The “Quality 2015” event of Management Circle at Düsseldorf (March 10 – 11, 2015) was a high-quality experience: Almost 100 participants did a good investment, being able to learn how quality experts from research and different industries opened their “treasure chests” and shared openly how they managed quality challenges mostly inside their organizations, sometimes even going beyond their own organization. (more…)
Industry News Supply Chain Excellence Forum 2015: Joint efforts to improve the supply chain – from correction to anticipation For the second consecutive year, Aerospace supply chain managers from BavAiria, but also from other clusters/associations like SPACE and Niedersachsen Aviation met at the Aerospace Industry Park of Oberpfaffenhofen to discuss how to manage the challenges of Tier n in the German Aerospace industry.In their welcome address, Mr Gundel and Mr Schwarz from the BavAiria welcomed over 150 participants, about 50% of them Aerospace SC managers from Bavaria. In their opening, they made a strong statement that clusters and associations take a responsible role to foster stable supply chains and support process innovations, which are perhaps sometimes neglected, in comparison to product innovations. (more…)
Industry News Highlights from the 29th Annual Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference in Beverly Hills Valuable traditions need to be cultivated, especially in challenging times. This is definitely true for the SpeedNews in Beverly Hills: For the 29th year, SpeedNews held its Annual Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on March 2-4, 2015.Aircraft and engine manufacturers shared about the status of their current programs and industry experts, including equipment manufacturers, material suppliers, aviation analysts, financial institutions, marketing executives and solution providers discussed current hot topics in the Aerospace industry. (more…)
Industry News How the PNAA mastered the momentum Mastering the Momentum – this was the topic for this year’s Pacific Northwest Aerospace Association Conference (PNAA Conference), which just finished today at Lynnwood, State of Washington, in the Northwest of the United States - very close to Seattle and even closer to the Boeing Everett plant, where the aircraft Boeing 747, 777 and 787 are being manufactured. (more…)
Industry News Highlights from the Aviation Forum 2014 in Hamburg – brief and to the point Storm or no storm – this was one of the crucial questions when the Aviation Forum 2014 started – as in 2013, storm “Xaver” was the reason why many participants of the Aviation Forum had to leave earlier.This time, everybody was lucky: the predicted storm staid an announcement without consequences. So there were no time-wise restrictions to discuss crucial issues derived from the motto of the conference: “Strategic Evolution of the Aerospace Value Chain: Strategies – Concepts – Solutions”. (more…)
Industry News Trends from the SpeedNews aerospace fair in Toulouse – brief and to the point More than 80 delegates, primarily decision-makers from OEMs and tier-1 suppliers, met at the 15th SpeedNews aerospace suppliers’ fair in Toulouse from September 15 to 17, 2014. The organizer, Joanna Speed, welcomed Matthias Gramolla, Head of Procurement Strategy and Services at Airbus, as keynote speaker. Similar to previous SpeedNews conferences, there was a effectual mix consisting ofProduct and forecast presentations by OEMsPresentations by major engine manufacturers and noted tier-1 suppliersAssessments of the industry’s current trends given by consultancies and banksPlus a panel discussion on the last day of the fairFrom the various presentations and discussions I was able to discern the following trend topics: (more…)
