Projects

 

Engineering, development, industrialisation & certification of A350 XWB Flaps

Client

European Aerostructures Client

Assignment

Develop supply chain strategy to support winning of A350 XWB Flap Programme from OEM. Thereafter Programme Manage complete whole-life cycle development (concept thru certification) of the programme.

Approach

Identify and secure RRSP supply chain partners and prepare winning proposal for work package. Negotiate contract with OEM. Establish design, industrialisation, manufacturing, supply chain programme team. Hawksland assigned full responsibities for the NRC and RC business case. Leveraged know-how to achieve lowest weight with minimal design iterations.

Outcome

Successful 1st article shipset delivery on-time, to-budget meeting all specifications at lowest possible weight. Set-up optimised supply chain and fully optimised balanced takt production line. Introduced VMI & JIT lean flow lines. Supported programme until Certification then provided seamless transfer to client management.