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18 th April 2007 Dan Lyon Vice President. ACCRA Manufacturing, Inc. Supplier of Aerospace machined parts and assemblies Founded in 1978 Bothell, Washington, USA 165 employees . Customers. Boeing Hawker de Havilland KHI MHI Goodrich Corporation Others .
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18th April 2007 Dan Lyon Vice President
ACCRA Manufacturing, Inc. • Supplier of Aerospace machined parts and assemblies • Founded in 1978 • Bothell, Washington, USA • 165 employees
Customers • Boeing • Hawker de Havilland • KHI • MHI • Goodrich Corporation • Others
Challenges in a Global Marketplace • Cost Competitiveness • Diverse customer systems and requirements • Redundant quality audit activity • Provide World Class customer service
Meeting the Challenges • 1996: Began our Lean Journey • Focused on eliminating WASTE • Standardized processes • Reduced Lot size, increased throughput • Identified Quality Assurance as a Bottleneck
Meeting the Challenges • 1998-2000: Investigated industry trends towards standardization: • ISO • AS9100 • 2000-2001: Accra moves forward with AS9100. • Evaluation of systems and procedures for incorporation
AS9100 Implementation • 2002: • Standardization of FAI Process by adopting AS9102 • Revised Quality documents, working procedures, and work instructions to comply with AS9100 • 2003: • Fully compliant AS9100 system • 2007: • Obtained 3rd Party Accreditation with a near perfect score
AS9100 Benefits • One standard quality system to meet multiple customer requirements • AS9100 recognized as standard by current and potential customers • Eliminated redundant quality auditing • Reduction of administrative overhead
AS9100 Operational Benefits • Standardized quality and operating procedures: • Reduced training requirements • Increased efficiency • Personnel utilized across customer base • Reduction of non value added activities associated with multiple customer requirements • Improved product flow and quality • Focused on elimination of WASTE in processes and procedures • Required reliable manufacturing processes which provided increased quality of product • Created high level of service applied across our customer base
Summary • Accra’s continued standardization of quality and process requirements ensures product integrity while allowing competitiveness in a global economy • Accra has a unified standard that meets multiple customer needs while satisfying contract, applicable law and regulatory requirements