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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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Contacts:
Pemco World Air Services
David Gray, 813-322-9600 x 9507
Marketing
Manager
david.gray@pemcoair.com
Source: PEMCO World Air Services
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