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PEMCO HOSTS LEAN SUMMIT FOR US AIRLINES,
AEROSPACE AND FLORIDA-BASED COMPANIES
Aviation maintenance, cargo conversion and engineering company,
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO), hosted its 2nd Annual PEMCO LEAN
Summit last week at its Tampa International Airport headquarters.
The Summit was created for companies from various sectors to share
their Lean journey, including experiences, triumphs, and
failures.
“We believe there is value in collaborating with different
companies,” shared Ben Macre, PEMCO director of continuous
improvement. “Every organization has something to share in their
quest to operational excellence.”
Lean, a term introduced by Toyota in the late 1980s, is a
systematic method for the elimination of waste within a
manufacturing system. Though originally applied to manufacturing
concepts, “Lean applies in every business and every process. It is
not a tactic or a cost reduction program, but a way of thinking and
acting for an entire organization,” according to the Lean
Enterprise Institute, a nonprofit education, publishing, research,
and conference organization.
The PEMCO LEAN Summit is not a seminar, or training session, but
the beginning of an ongoing opportunity to learn and improve
together. The three-day program consisted of presentations,
discussions and team building lead by attendees, with the goal of
creating new ideas to apply towards their own Lean programs.
“I thought it was the perfect blend of learning, networking and
seeing LEAN practices up close,” said a program manager from a
US-based LCC. He continued, “It was very evident from the
presentations and interactions I had with others at the Summit that
these concepts, when applied correctly, have amazing
transformational results within companies across all
industries.”
The Summit included almost 30 Lean champions, coordinators, and
implementers from companies in various stages of their Lean
journey, many of which traveled across the US to Tampa, Fla. to
attend. Attendees included representatives of several US-based
airlines, Broward College, Infospectrum, LAUNCH Avionics, The
Mosaic Company, PSCU, Regent Aerospace, Stellar Industrial Supply,
and University of South Florida professors and students.
“I gained new ideas and tips on conducting successful kaizen
events,” commented attendee and presenter Dr. Deborah Posner,
associate vice president of the Office of Institutional Planning
and Effectiveness at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “The
LEAN Summit was excellent. It was well-organized, with a good
variety of topics and perspectives on Lean implementation.”
PSCU Senior Process Engineer Joshua Patterson stated, “Each Lean
story provided a new look and approach to developing and deploying
Lean methodologies in a wide range of cultures and industries.”
Since introducing Lean manufacturing processes into PEMCO’s MRO
operations in January of last year, the company has improved key
metrics such as quality, efficiency, safety, and on-time
performance.
“Our Lean program has improved our overall operations and I
wanted to share our story with partners and colleagues,” said PEMCO
CEO Pastor Lopez. “PEMCO continues to lead the way that Lean is
applied to the aviation maintenance industry. We hope the openness
and transparency of the Summit encouraged everyone that
attended.”
PEMCO will host its 3rd Annual PEMCO LEAN Summit next year with
plans for expansion. If you’d like to learn more or attend, contact
Ben Macre: ben.macre@pemcoair.com.
About PEMCO World Air Services, Inc.
PEMCO World Air Services, an Airborne Maintenance and
Engineering Services (AMES) company, serves customers from airlines
to private operators. Having developed over 70 STCs and modified
over 350 aircraft and with conversion partnerships in China, Costa
Rica and Canada, PEMCO’s cargo conversion program is the global
leader in narrow-body passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversions.
PEMCO and AMES, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATSG), offer 340,000 sq. ft. of hangar space
in Tampa, Fla. and 315,000 sq. ft. of hangar space in Wilmington,
Ohio, combined to provide a range of services to the aviation
sector including heavy maintenance, line maintenance, cargo
conversions, engineering services, material sales and
manufacturing. Combining the maintenance experience as an Airborne
Maintenance and Engineering Services company with industry-leading
conversion capacity, PEMCO World Air Services is a leading provider
of services for Boeing and Airbus fleets. For more information,
please visit PEMCOAIR.com or AIRBORNEMX.com.
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