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Shannon Aerospace (SAL) specializes in the Heavy Airframe Overhaul. Three companies (Lufthansa, GPA, and Swissair) in a partnership launched Irish Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in 1989 at Shannon region. They built a six bay hangar, it has four maintenance bays and one for painting and repairing. Due to many constraints faced by GPA and Swissair, Lufthansa acquired the share of GPA and Swissair and now Lufthansa Technik Airmotive is holding Shannon Aerospace.
Deputy chief executive Pat Shine says, lean procedure is essential. Because cost of labor are increasing, we've had to remove the waste, while also want to secure the shareholders return and importantly satisfying customer needs.
Maintenance Process in Shannon Aerospace (SAL)
Pulse line/lean is a maintenance process, which requires a procedure to standardize each work and decide where we can eliminate waste. The pulse one process starts from the first bay, where the parts of aircrafts are removed by a crew and the parts are sent to shops for repair. Pulse two and three take place in second bay, where modifications are done by another crew according to the customer requirement.
In third bay fourth pulse take place, where the parts are reassembled by the crew who removed it. Fifth pulse in fourth bay; it is painting. Final testing is done in pulse six processes.
Changes made by applying Lean Process in Shannon Aerospace (SAL)
The changes they made are,
- Point of use tooling is provided in all shops.
- They use colored tape which is removable for floor marking.
- Installed a bulletin board to show the part's record and progress, which helps the manager to proceed with his plans.
- People who come to choose the aircraft are provided with laptops in a lounge with all facility.
Result of Lean Practices in SAL
- LEAN practices helped SAL to navigate in smoother economic waters and to secure healthy and steady MRO.
- Increased goal waste elimination, which is the main, became a reality.
- SAL got a room for parts storage by implementing lean process.
- Implementing "Pulse line" by adopting lean disciplines helps SAL to reduce the D-check length to 22 days from 30 days. And they are planning to finish it in 14 days in the coming years.
SAL is aiming to finish the airplane inspection in two and a half days. Thus SAL justifies its title "lean transformation leader."
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