Industry News Supply chain challenges in delivering the next generation of Military hardware The Fall AIA Supplier Management Council Meeting took place from September 24-26th at the Omni Hotel in Ft. Worth, TX. There were over 200 attendees including some of the biggest names in Aerospace and Defense.A new wave of manned and unmanned aerial vehiclesThere’s a lot of new use cases being evaluated for aerial vehicles. (more…)
Industry News Manufacturing 4.0 in academia & practice: How SupplyOn contributed to the MIM 2019 conference "In the end, it is all about communication": In his opening speech, Prof. Andreas Zaby, President of the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR), welcomed the more than 750 participants from 51 countries worldwide to the MIM 2019 conference. Likewise, Prof. Dmity Ivanov and Prof. Susanne Meyer, Vice President of the HWR Berlin, who were both the driving forces behind this conference, also emphasized this unique opportunity to learn from each other in the context of modelling, management and control of manufacturing processes. (more…)
Industry News Aerospace supply chains in times of digital change Great interest for an exciting topic: The SCE symposium "Digitization in Aviation", jointly organized by the Bavarian Aerospace Cluster BavAIRia and SPACE, was filled to capacity with around 100 participants. (more…)
Industry News Aeromart Toulouse, a 48h journey of insights Gathering more than 1,300 companies from all around the world, Aeromart Toulouse 2018 confirmed its position as the global platform of the aerospace industry. (more…)
Industry News Hamburg calling – how the 8th Aviation Forum gave insights into tomorrow’s aerospace supply chain The 8th Aviation Forum opened its doors on November 6-7. And more than 700 participants attended this 8th event of its kind, hosted again by Airbus CPO Dr Klaus Richter and organized by IPM.The participating companies – among them airliners, OEMs, suppliers, BDLI, clusters, regional aerospace organizations, service providers and consulting companies – discussed hot topics like globalization, digitization and smart production. (more…)
Industry News 5. SCE Forum in Hamburg: On the digital future and structural changes in the aerospace industry Hamburg calling: Preceding the 'Aviation and Space Regions' day, the Supply Chain Excellence Initiative (an association of regional aerospace associations and clusters, BDLI and SPACE) chose the Hanseatic city for its 5th SCE Forum on September 19. (more…)
Industry News SupplyOn customer Telair celebrates its 50th anniversary – hidden champion for Cargo Management Telair CEO Marko Enderlein and his team celebrated the company’s 50th anniversary on July 13, 2018, together with customers, suppliers, business partners as well as political and industry representatives.The cargo specialist Telair, located in the Bavarian town of Miesbach, Germany, is the world’s leading supplier for cargo handling systems. Among other things, the company manufactures the cargo loading system for the BELUGA transport aircraft, which plays a critical role in Airbus’ internal supply chain. (more…)
Industry News ILA Berlin 2018: Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace "Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace" - this was the motto of this year's aviation trade fair in Berlin from 25 to 29 April. More than 1,000 exhibitors presented their know-how at the ILA Berlin 2018 - from civil aviation to defence and security to space travel, from large corporations to highly specialized suppliers. (more…)
Industry News Aviation Forum: Advancing the digital value chain in a dynamic world The location and the timing has changed - but the excellent setup prevailed: this year, the 7th Aviation Forum took off at the beginning of November – this time on the grounds of the Hamburg Trade Fair.Compared to the previous year, even more exhibitors and visitors attended the leading aerospace event in Germany. The Aviation Forum, organized by the Institute for Production Management (IPM) under the patronage of Klaus Richter, Chief Procurement Officer Airbus, offered an international gathering of speakers and exhibitors from Japan, Russia, Canada, USA, India and Abu Dhabi. (more…)
SCM Insights Ready for takeoff? Supply chain challenges in the aerospace industry The aerospace industry has a larger international footprint than almost any other sector. Ranging from individual connectors to the completed aircraft, the supply chain often spans the entire globe. In times of ever-closer collaboration and ever-tighter deadlines, the level of digitalization should actually be extensive. Actuall.Our recently published study presents a somewhat different picture. (more…)
