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Aerospace & Defense Consulting

Achieve rate readiness with the quality and delivery A&D demands.

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Proven Expertise in Driving Aerospace & Defense Performance

We help A&D manufacturers attain rate readiness with the quality, traceability, and delivery the sector requires. Our teams stabilize critical processes, recover suppliers, and build daily management that prevents slippage. The result: higher first-time yield, faster turn around time, stronger compliance, and on-time delivery at rate.

Deep A&D experience across primes, Tier-1/2 suppliers, and complex assemblies
Hands-on practitioners fluent in regulated environments and defense workflows
Documented KPI gains in FPY, scrap, rework, OTIF/OTD, and lead time
90% referral-based practice, built on outcomes and trust

Empowering Your Business with Tailored, Results-Driven Solutions

We apply Lean/Continuous Improvement with an A&D lens—focused on systems, standard work and flow, documentation, and flow where it matters most.

Experienced leadership teams to stabilize lines and coach leaders at the gemba
Customized solutions for rate increases, complex routings, and multi-site networks
Seamless integration – CBS team works alongside your team to drive results
Measurable improvement gains in TAT, inventory, FPY, queue time, changeover, schedule adherence
Knowledge transfer so teams sustain compliance and performance at rate

How We Get Results

Find

Maturity scan of QMS, documentation, and production controls
Baseline FPY, OTD/OTIF, queue time, and capacity at constraint
Map risks to rate plan and delivery commitments

Fix

Stabilize: standard work, first-piece verification, visual controls
Flow: line balance, SMED, constraint focus, supplier recovery plans
Documentation: routing accuracy, travelers, traceability, audit prep

Sustain

Leader standard work with layered process audits
Tiered reviews and escalation path tuned to program cadence
Coaching and capability build for supervisors and team leads

What We Deliver

Rate readiness & flow

Bottleneck relief; SMED/changeover reduction; labor & skills model

Material flow, kitting, and queue-time control

Quality & compliance

FPY programs; mistake-proofing; first-piece and final verification

Documentation integrity; audit readiness; traceability controls

Supplier recovery

Rapid supplier assessments; recovery plans; tiered follow-up cadence

OTD/OTIF scorecards; containment and exit criteria

Governance & rollout

90-day implementation plan with owners and milestones

Tiered reviews, KPI trees, and layered audits

Aerospace & Defense Consulting Case Studies

Tier-2 component supplier (recovery)

Situation

9 months delinquent; couldn’t meet demand

Action

1-week VSM; new single-piece-flow layout; 55 machine moves; DMS; coaching

Results

Throughput +33%, Returned to on-time, $1.0M cash, $900k COPQ savings

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Complex assembly line

Situation

High rework, schedule slips

Action

FPY program; traveler accuracy; standard work; escalation path

Results

FPY +11 pts, OTD +9 pts, Rework −18%

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Avionics supplier

Situation

Queue time and changeovers blocking rate

Action

SMED; kit/kanban redesign; skills matrix and leader SW

Results

Changeover −28%, Queue −22%, Throughput +10%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does it cost to have a consultation about potential improvements?

CBS is happy to provide you a free consultation to discuss how CBS can support you in solving your key business challenge.

Can you support supplier recovery?

Yes. We assess, stand up plans, and run a cadence until OTD/quality stabilize.

What does “rate readiness” look like?

Stable flow, verified quality at first piece, and a cadence that holds the gains at the required rate.

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