Logistics Management for Part-145 Organisations

€ 975.00

The course is designed to familiarise delegates with the basic requirements for providing effective logistics support in an aircraft maintenance environment. It emphasises the essential role of logistics in maintaining the effectiveness of an aircraft maintenance operation. Various problems in the provision of logistics support are identified and potential solutions offered. 
Delegates will be made familiar with the different methods for providing support and understand how different approaches may be appropriate for different operations. 
The course also shows the impact that individuals in different areas make to the effectiveness of logistics support. 

The course highlights the need to provide logistics support as economically as possible and particularly on the need to maintain control of costs.
A number of practical exercises are included to reinforce the lecture sessions.
The course is useful for staff at all levels regardless of their experience and is particularly useful for engineering or maintenance staff finding themselves with responsibility for some aspects of logistics without having had previous experience in this area.
 

The following subjects will be addressed:

• Forecasting component removals and calculating inventory requirements.
• Options for providing spares support.
• Sources of logistics costs and their significance.
• Inventory management.
• Performance measurement and target setting.
• Repair shop selection.
• Rotable component management.
• Management of parts procurement.
• Handling, storing and shipping aircraft parts including awareness of Dangerous Goods.
• Computerised inventory management systems.
• Contracting for logistics services
• Bogus parts awareness and how to detect
• Part identification and release documents – international standards
   

• To provide delegates with an understanding of what is required to provide a reliable and effective supply of spare parts to support aircraft maintenance,
• To ensure that they are aware of the different options for providing support and that they understand the financial implications of how support is provided and the need to keep costs under control.
   

Airline staff of any discipline who are involved with costs, planning, managing, using, accounting for or contracting for supply of aircraft parts.

A good understanding of spare part logistics and its relevance to MRO and airline operations.

2 days, starting at 9:00 on day 1, ending at approximately 17:00 on day 2.