Lean Aerospace value streams

加拿大航空航天工业创造了大量的收入和就业机会。为了在21世纪的全球范围内保持长期的竞争力，加拿大航空航天公司必须保持源源不断的创新、高质量的产品，以低成本设计和开发，缩短上市时间。为了比以往更有效地制造航空航天产品，需要创新的解决方案。精益制造技术可以以更低的成本获得更高的性能。植根于汽车行业的精益制造已成功应用于包括航空航天在内的许多行业。然而，在加拿大，大多数努力仍处于起步阶段。该项目侧重于为航空航天工业开发精益技术，尽管它们的特点是体积较小，产品种类较多。精益的主要理念是通过消除浪费来增加价值。精益价值流的成功实施需要人、机器、产品和过程的稳定性。面对未来的重大挑战，需要进行大量的研究，以迅速找到有效的解决方案，以保持和提高加拿大在世界航空航天领域的地位。庞巴迪航空航天公司和贝尔直升机公司提议与Concordia大学、École de technologiessuperieure （ÉTS）和Ecole Polytechnique联合起来，在CRIAQ的支持下开展研究，重点关注航空航天工业在精益运营方面面临的当前和未来挑战。该研究计划的预期成果包括设计、实施、支持、维持和持续改进航空航天操作的工具和技术的开发。

The Canadian aerospace industry generates a significant amount of revenue and jobs. In order to sustain long-term competitiveness on a global scale in the 21st century, Canadian aerospace companies must maintain a steady stream of innovative, high quality products that are designed and developed at a low cost and reduced time to market. Innovative solutions are required to manufacture aerospace products more efficiently than ever before. Lean manufacturing techniques can lead to higher performances at lower costs. Lean manufacturing, rooted in the automotive industry, has been successfully applied to many industries, including aerospace.However, most efforts are still in their infancy here in Canada. This project focuses on developing lean techniques for the aerospace industry, despite the fact that they are characterized by lower volumes and higher product variety. The main philosophy in lean is to increase value by eliminating waste. Successful implementation of lean value streams requires stability in man, machine, products and processes. With major challenges ahead, much research is required to quickly find effective solutions to maintain and improve Canada's position in the world of aerospace. Bombardier Aerospace and Bell Helicopter propose to join forces with Concordia University, École de technologie superieure (ÉTS), and Ecole Polytechnique, with the support of CRIAQ, to conduct research that will focus on current and future challenges faced by the aerospace industry in becoming lean in their operations. The expected outcomes of the research program include the development of tools and techniques to design, implement, support, sustain, and continuously improve aerospace operations.