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CHALLENGE: To improve productivity at a rapidly growing aircraft manufacturer with three business operation locations.
STRATEGY: Use ERP software to integrate business processes at various manufacturing locations.
RESULTS: The company benefits from better forecasting, reduced inventory costs, better inventory control, and correct sequencing of manufacturing processes.
Gulfstream, a manufacturer of large cabin business jets in the $2 billion-per-year executive aircraft market, produces and services corporate aircraft. Now building two models at the same time, the Gulfstream IV-SP and the Gulfstream V, the company sought to accommodate its rapid growth while increasing productivity.
Gulfstream planes fly at altitudes of 45,000 feet, well above commercial aircraft traffic and most unfavorable weather conditions. The Gulfstream IV-SP currently holds world records for speed and altitude, and the Gulfstream V will be able to fly nonstop from Tokyo to New York in just over 14 hours, according to Doug McCurry, program manager of Gulfstream's integrated resource management initiative.
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