Saturday 04th February 2012
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A World Class Supply Chain in the Northwest of England


Over a 4 year period, the NWAA Aerospace Supply Chain Excellence (ASCE) Programme aims to work with 45 Companies to build a world competitive supply chain in the Northwest of England.



The ASCE Programme aims to do this by introducing Mentors from World Class companies into selected smaller businesses to assist in the development.
Companies are benchmarked against the "5 Step Learner to World Class Model" against 11 foundation processes to achieve a detailed view of current position and providing training and coaching to improve key areas.

The 11 Foundation Processes are:

Leadership
Strategic Business Plannning
Project and Risk Management
Lean
Make vs. buy
Skills Development and Planning
E-Business
Innovation
Collaboration
Infrastructure and Facilities Management
Sales and Operations Planning