23:03
Faizan
In a world of non-stop AOGs, the evaluation of the aircraft can give us one more hurdle...
Consumables.
Many years ago (years I rather not try to recount) Legos was my toy of choice.
Besides the GI Joes and Hot Wheels of course.
Lego is a toy that inspires creativity and it's something to build from scratch. Piece by piece, color by color. You can make something spectacular or have a pile of useless toy bricks.
These toy bricks are a lot like aircraft consumables.
Use the wrong piece, order the wrong product, lose an important component, and you have a messy maintenance project. One that'll lead to AOGs, lost revenue and a stressed out you.
Consumables are an integral part of airlines maintenance operations. But of course you know this.
Any way you think of it, it's difficult keeping up with new sealant specs, higher assembly numbers and bad information. More importantly, chasing down problems is counterintuitive... and costly to you.
Dealing with hundreds of airlines, I've heard and seen it all.
Not being consumed by aircraft consumables takes a strategy.
Create a plan of attack
How do you go about ordering your consumables?
Is it a blind RFQ to hundreds of people, or do you have a method behind your madness?
Whether it's 3M 398FRP white cloth tape or window sealant, sit back and think about the most effective distribution for you.
Some things to think about are your future needs, expiration date, HAZMAT, and transport.
If you have a long consumable list think about the logistics and the time it'll take you to process the requirement. Once you start getting into multiple line items you risk increases for possible problems.
Don't process your long consumable list immediately. Think about how your requirement will best be served and follow a plan of attack that accomplishes just that.
Establish a forecast
If there's one word that can cause stress and resolve hundred of problems at the same time, it's forecast.
Consumables.
Many years ago (years I rather not try to recount) Legos was my toy of choice.
Besides the GI Joes and Hot Wheels of course.
Lego is a toy that inspires creativity and it's something to build from scratch. Piece by piece, color by color. You can make something spectacular or have a pile of useless toy bricks.
These toy bricks are a lot like aircraft consumables.
Use the wrong piece, order the wrong product, lose an important component, and you have a messy maintenance project. One that'll lead to AOGs, lost revenue and a stressed out you.
Consumables are an integral part of airlines maintenance operations. But of course you know this.
Any way you think of it, it's difficult keeping up with new sealant specs, higher assembly numbers and bad information. More importantly, chasing down problems is counterintuitive... and costly to you.
Dealing with hundreds of airlines, I've heard and seen it all.
Not being consumed by aircraft consumables takes a strategy.
Create a plan of attack
How do you go about ordering your consumables?
Is it a blind RFQ to hundreds of people, or do you have a method behind your madness?
Whether it's 3M 398FRP white cloth tape or window sealant, sit back and think about the most effective distribution for you.
Some things to think about are your future needs, expiration date, HAZMAT, and transport.
If you have a long consumable list think about the logistics and the time it'll take you to process the requirement. Once you start getting into multiple line items you risk increases for possible problems.
Don't process your long consumable list immediately. Think about how your requirement will best be served and follow a plan of attack that accomplishes just that.
Establish a forecast
If there's one word that can cause stress and resolve hundred of problems at the same time, it's forecast.
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