Logistics services

Supply Chain Services

GAL Consultants

GAL consultants are experienced supply chain professionals with 15-20 plus years of experience, who are also local to the client’s suppliers. These seasoned professionals bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise in managing complex supply networks, ensuring seamless coordination between the client’s operations and their suppliers. With their extensive experience, they possess a deep understanding of industry dynamics, logistics, and vendor relationships, enabling them to navigate challenges effectively. Their local presence facilitates quicker response times, streamlines logistics, and minimizes potential disruptions. Our experienced supply chain professionals can contribute to optimizing supply chain operations, enhancing supplier relationships, and ultimately driving business success.

Supply Chain Services

GAL AeroStaff’s extensive industry partnerships and global operating experience translate into extensive logistical capabilities, particularly in supply chain and vendor management.

GAL AeroStaff logistics services include:

  • Work and material planning
  • Supplier delivery surveillance
  • Procurement support
  • Quality Management/Source Inspection
  • Rate Readiness Review
  • New Product or New Source Development
  • Capacity Analysis
  • Supplier Development

Our Global team of Supply Chain professionals can be on-site at a client’s supplier to Review, Expedite, and Track their specific parts.

We can also evaluate, identify, and analyze current supply chain conditions, and generate a detailed report for a personalized improvement plan.

This report covers many elements, including:

  • Risk
  • Delivery schedule
  • Quality control
  • Cost drivers
  • Manpower
  • Performance
  • Lead time
  • System & Process Reviews
  • Action Plan & Implementation
  • Horse Blanket metrics & tracking

Our expertise

Supplier
Development

  • Rate Readiness Review
  • Capacity Analysis
  • Capability Analysis
  • System & Process Review

Program
Development

  • On Site Program Review
  • New Product or New Source Development
  • Action Plan Implementation
  • Horse Blanket Metrics
  • Engineering Review
  • Quality Review
  • Program Milestone Adherence

Supply Chain
Management

  • Supplier Alignment Team
  • Supplier On Site Expedition
  • Supplier Surveillance
  • Supplier Development Plan Implementation

Staffing
Support

  • Commodity Manager
  • Source Program Managers
  • Buyers – FAR15
  • Engineering Support
  • Quality Supplier Audits
  • Source Inspection
  • First Article Inspection

Supplier Alignment Team - SAT

Support procurement efforts through order policy adherence and purchase order maintenance

Review Supplier Open Order Report (OOR) weekly to increase on time delivery rates

Work directly with suppliers to determine new recovery delivery schedule dates

Based on average supplier lead times, create look ahead plan and validate supplier delivery schedules to customer need dates

Identify PO split opportunities with ways to improve delivery dates

Discuss recovery initiatives with supplier – (overtime,
working weekends, adding shifts)

Identify AT risk suppliers to procurement team for boots on the ground support

Customers have witnessed up to 7% increase in On Time Delivery.

 

Supplier Recovery Management

Primary Position Purpose:
  • Responsible and accountable for directing, tracking and reporting on the delivery performance for identified suppliers.
  • Monitors trends in delivery performance and assists in developing and monitoring recovery plans as required.
  • Performs cross functional activities to prevent future shortages of purchased parts.
  • Identifies root cause and disconnects; develops resolutions and eliminates barriers.
  • All direction and communication is provided by our end customer, directly to our Resource.
Key Essential Functions:
  • Reviews with supplier and validates that deliveries support the corporate schedule. Tracks performance to schedule.
  • Summarizes daily delivery status to purchasing manager through completion of daily status form.
  • Coordinates the development of recovery plans and alternatives with suppliers while identifying problem resolution and long term solutions.
  • Facilitates conference calls to ensure on time deliveries and performance to schedule.
  • Work with materials analysts, purchasing, operations, engineering, and tooling and off site facilities to ensure parts, plans, and tools are available to accomplish schedule requirements.
  • Reviews corporate schedule changes; assesses impact; and implements appropriate actions.

SRM & SAT Process Flow

GAL Client
Supplier Alignment Team
Daily -Part Number by Part Number
  • Pulls real time SAP data.
  • Analyze commitments from previous day.
  • Identifies slips from previous day.
  • Interrogates supplier for cause.
  • Looks for opportunities for improvement in misalignment of dates that do not support.
  • Launch of Supplier Recovery Management.
Supplier Recovery Management
  • “Boots on the Ground”
  • Regular Communication with SAT and End Customer
  • Takes necessary steps to Align dates with needs
  • Identifies ”Root Cause” for misalignment
  • Assist Supplier with repair of root cause
  • Manages parts through receipt

GAL Coverage Map

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