International Aerospace International Aerospace Quality GroupQuality Group

(IAQG)(IAQG)Informational OverviewInformational Overview

March 2002Gary Baker

Americas Sector Leader

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Purpose Purpose As stated in the IAQG Chartering document

To establish and maintain a dynamic co-operation based upon trust between international aerospace companies on initiatives to make significant improvement in quality and reductions in cost throughout the value stream.

Initial focus is to continuously improve the processes used by the supply chain to deliver consistently high quality products, thereby reducing non-value added activities and costs.

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Improvement - Improvement - Quality Quality ANDAND Cost Cost

Quality Performance &

Product Integrity

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Organization StructureOrganization Structure

IAQG

IAQGCouncil

IAQGGeneral Assembly

Meetings

APQG AAQG EAQG

NationalTrade

Associations

AECMASAESJAC

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OrganizationalOrganizational Responsibilities Responsibilities

• Founded December 1998

• Charter approved June 1999

• Structure:

– Leadership Team Representative from each sector– Council Policy, purpose & objectives– General Assembly Communication forum for the

Aerospace community world-wide

– Sub-teams Chartered to address individual

initiatives & objectives

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EuropeEADS *Airbus*EADS Airbus GmbH*Rolls-Royce *BAE SYSTEMS*ALENIA *SNECMA Moteurs * EADS CASA*Intertechnique*TurbomecaHispano-SuizaMessier-DowtyMessier-BugattiThalesVolvoDassaultEurocopterSmiths AerospaceMTUIsrael Aircraft IndustriesAECMA EASEAECMA**

AmericasBoeing*General Electric*Pratt & Whitney/UTC * Rockwell CollinsHoneywell *Lockheed Martin*Northrop Grumman *VoughtRolls-Royce Corp.Gulfstream Embraer*Goodrich CoBombardier*Bell & Cessna - Textron*LMAASA (Argentina)Parker AerospacePRISAE**

AsiaIshikawajima Harima*Mitsubishi Heavy Ind.*Kawasaki Heavy Ind.Fuji Heavy Industries Aviation Ind. of China*Korea Aerospace Ind.* SJAC**

* Voting Council Member

** Non-Voting Council Member

International MembershipInternational MembershipInternationalAerospaceQualityGroup

ObjectivesObjectives

• Common quality standards & requirements– Common aerospace basic quality systems, best

practices in aerospace industry, performance metrics

• Process of continuous improvement

• Methods to share results

• Implementation plans that bring the initiative to life

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Focus on ImprovementFocus on Improvement

• Improve Customer & Regulatory Relationships

• Simplify & Standardize Common Processes

• Emphasize Lower Tier Supplier Control

• Diligent Implementation of ‘Best Practices’ & Standards

• Implement Robust Root Cause Corrective Action

• Requirements Apply to Primes as much as Suppliers

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Key MeasuresKey Measures

• Number of internationally published documents

• Number of chartered sub-team’s work completed against target date

• Use of Standards and other ‘Products’– Internally– At Suppliers

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Meeting ScheduleMeeting Schedule

• Dec ‘98 - Derby, England• Jun ‘99 - Madrid, Spain• Mar ‘99 - Palm Beach, Florida• Sep ‘99 - Dallas, Texas• Mar ‘00 - Tokyo, Japan • Mar ‘01 - New Orleans, LA*

• September 25th 2002 - Dallas, Texas* - General Assembly in conjunction with CQCA (Conf. Quality & Comm. Aviation)

• October 7th-10th 2002 - Torino, Italy

• April 7th - 11th 2003 - Edinburgh, Scotland*

• October 2003 - Cincinnati, USA

( * includes General Assembly)

• Sep ‘99 - Dallas, Texas • Jun ‘00 - Seattle, Washington• Nov ‘00 - Toulouse, France• Jun ‘01 - Berlin, Germany*• Oct ‘01 - Sao Paulo, Brazil• Mar ’02 – Kyoto, Japan

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