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British Airways

British Airways Requirements.

Storage and distribution of aircraft spare parts.

Challenge.

  • Reduce overall logistics support costs.
  • Improve service levels to BA Engineering operations.
  • Reduce overall levels of inventory, over 400,000 different part numbers.

Our Solution.

  • Consolidate disparate stores into centralised location at London LHR.
  • Inventory split across two sites totalling 25,000 sqm to optimise facility costs.
  • Retention of B.A staff under Bax management.
  • Proprietary IT solution to provide improved inventory visibility and reduced repetitive data entry.

British Airways Benefits.

  • 40% reduction in overall supply chain costs.
  • 200% improvement in service levels (AOG delivered to aircraft within 20 minutes of demand).
  • 40% reduction in staffing levels.
  • 50% reduction in domestic vehicle fleet.