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B/E Aerospace Operations Analysis. Presented By : Michael Farvet , Maria Khvan & Maria Carolina Diaz. Organization’s Description. B/E Aerospace is manufacturer of aircraft passenger cabin products. They are located in Medley, Florida The company began operations in 1987
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B/E Aerospace Operations Analysis Presented By: Michael Farvet, Maria Khvan & Maria Carolina Diaz
Organization’s Description • B/E Aerospace is manufacturer of aircraft passenger cabin products. • They are located in Medley, Florida • The company began operations in 1987 • The company has evolved from $3 million in revenue to over $2 billion. • Worldwide customer support network. • 15,200 square foot Medley manufacturing facility
SWOT Analysis • Strengths: • High quality products • Good reputation with airlines • Consistent backlog • Strong focus on Research and Development • Weaknesses: • Declining cash and cash flows • Opportunities: • Involved in a high tech industry that is always evolving and changing. • Ability to partner with other aerospace industry companies • Growing demand for aftermarket • Growing airline industry • Threats: • Increasing labor costs • Poor supplier relationships • Poor quality raw materials • Complex regulatory environment
Problem Definition • Aircraft Seats has several subassemblies, one of those being a backrest beam • Backrest beam components: backrest and tube • Tubes do not fit correctly into backrest beam • Possible Causes Categories: • Raw Material • Environment • Methods • Man • Machine • Objective: Minimize the number of tubes and backrest beams scrapped to increase thoughput
Recommended Actions • Investigate CNC program for backrest beam • Employ more rigorous quality inspection in receiving • Demand tighter tolerances from material supplier • Investigate quality control procedure at supplier’s manufacturing facility • Tighten design tolerances for backrest beam hole diameter