Aerocraft Heat Treating Company Completes Phase 1 of SEA Supply Chain Conversion Plan

Aerocraft Heat Treating Company, Inc. has completed Phase 1 of their implementation of the Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) Supply Chain Conversion Plan. The SEA Supply Chain Conversion Plan is the industry standard business system being adopted by aerospace, defense, and space suppliers to help the U.S. supply chain become more competitive.

Paramount, CA (PRWEB) October 1, 2005 -- According to General Manager, Adam Lynch, Aerocraft Heat Treating Company, Inc., located in Paramount, California, has completed Phase 1 of their implementation of the Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) Supply Chain Conversion Plan. Aerocraft has made significant improvements in responsiveness and turn-around time as a direct result of our first four Kaizen events," notes Lynch.

The SEA Supply Chain Conversion Plan is the industry standard business system being adopted by aerospace, defense, and space suppliers to help the U.S. supply chain become more competitive.

Aerocraft Heat Treating Company, Inc., founded in 1959, heat treats ferrous and non-ferrous alloy bars, closed die forgings, and seamless rolled rings used in gas turbine engines with applications in space, defense, and commercial aviation markets. Aerocraft operates eight buildings at their single location, working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a staff of 60 employees. Aerocraft provides heat treating services to a large number of aerospace and defense primes, including The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon.

About the Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA)
SEA is the joint program office for the aerospace, defense, and space industries supply chain conversion. As a non-profit alliance of leading industry prime contractors, SEAs purpose is to accelerate supply chain performance and help U. S. suppliers become more competitive. SEA member companies include The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Company, United Technologies, Parker Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand, Textron, Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft, and Bombardier.

The industry Conversion Plan deploys a collaborative business system to help suppliers expand capabilities and achieve immediate and sustainable improvements in on-time delivery and quality performance, while reducing costs. The Conversion Plan helps supplier companies develop new capabilities that will enable them to become more competitive and better support the emerging needs of their customers.

To learn more about SEA visit the SEA website at www.seaonline.org.

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