Two CCAD’s objectives /mission is to…
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Overhaul, repair, modify, retrofit, test and modernize helicopters, engines and components for all services and foreign military customers
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Provide worldwide on-site maintenance services, aircraft crash analysis, lubricating oil analysis, and chemical, metallurgical and training support
CCAD Critical Issues:
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Apaches / Blackhawk’s etc come in damaged and in need of repair
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Strong need to reduce time it takes to assess / repair / return
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Prior to implementing lean mfg. it took from 180-200 days to complete process
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Currently at 140-160 days avg.
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Key problem – Communicating Data and timeliness of the Data
Results: Reduced the man-hour requirements by half and the total cycle time more than 50% by reducing additional steps of manual data entry.
Total estimated savings per aircraft with improved data entry
72 Days 672 hrs X $110.00/hr = $73,920.00 per aircraft
