Improved Supply Chain Performance

Keeping quality risks under control

System approach

In order to secure the supply chain (compliance with the aeronautical requirements), QUALIFAS promotes EN9100 series certification with eligible suppliers by keeping them informed and steering them towards the official certification bodies.


Diagnosis-type assessment of the maturity of the product manufacturing process

Process approach

Depending on the results of the satisfaction measurements and on the risks run, whether “product” or “supplier” related, an annual pooled diagnosis-type assessment programme is built jointly.

These assessments will highlight any weaknesses that led to quality or deadline targets not being met.
They use shared tools from the Qualifas toolbox, based on the IAQG’s SCMH model (Supply Chain Management Handbook), and will serve as the basis for developing an action plan designed to make good any shortfalls that are identified.

This development may be left under the autonomous control of the supplier, or be carried out in the framework of a coaching procedure.

 

In the framework of this programme the suppliers are asked whether they agree to their assessment results being pooled, in order to avoid having to submit them to successive assessments by different prime contractors.

They are awarded a label, bearing out their transparency with respect to the Association and its members. In parallel, Qualifas develops its members’ skills by proposing exchanges involving tool and/or methods experts.

Qualifas also actively contributes to upgrading the Standards and best practices with a view to harmonising them.

APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning)

Product approach

Building on EN9145 and SCMH (Supply Chain Management Handbook), the Aerospace & Defence requirements include APQP.

This method, recommended for the control of quality in the framework of the development of new products, is supported by IAQG (International Aerospace Quality Group) and GIFAS.

The goal is also to improve the skills of the QUALIFAS members by sharing skills, know-how and experience, and to allow the network of SMEs to benefit from these works, in collaboration with SPACE.