At Bulwell, a continuous improvement programme has been implemented to meet the continued demands of the aerospace industry.Arising as a result of the programme, quality objectives and targets are set with system audits, policy changes or legal/regulatory changes being implemented as required.
As part of this company-wide continuous improvement programme, a selection of activities have been undertaken.
Improvement Tools/Techniques
The programme has involved the introduction of a number of quality and improvement tools throughout the business. Some of these existed prior to the programme, with others being introduced via training and development. They include:
- Advanced Quality Planning (AQP)
- Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA)
- Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
- 5S principles
- Standard Operating procedures
- Component Proving
- 6 Sigma
