Logistics Management for Part 145 - Two-Day Course

Course Outline

Aims

This course is designed to familiarise delegates with the basic requirements for providing effective logistics support in an aircraft maintenance environment. It emphasises the essential role of logistics in maintaining the effectiveness of an aircraft maintenance operation.
Various problems in the provision of logistics support are identified and potential solutions offered. Delegates will be made familiar with the different methods for providing support and understand how different approaches may be appropriate for different operations. The course highlights the need to provide logistics support as economically as possible and particularly on the need to maintain control of costs.

Objectives

The objectives of the course are:

1. To provide delegates with an understanding of what is required to provide a reliable and effective supply of spare parts to support aircraft maintenance.
2. To ensure delegates are aware of the different options for providing support and that they understand the financial implications of how support is provided and the need to keep costs under control.

Benefits

The benefits of attending the course are:

1. To show delegates the impact that individuals in different areas make to the effectiveness of logistics support.

Who Should Attend

This course is useful for staff at all levels regardless of their experience and is particularly useful for engineering or maintenance staff finding themselves with responsibility for some aspects of logistics without having had previous experience in this area. It is suitable for airline staff of any discipline who have involvement with costing, planning, managing, using, accounting for or contracting for supply of aircraft parts.

Key Topics

The key topics of the course are:

• Forecasting component removals and calculating inventory requirements
• Options for providing spares support
• Sources of logistics costs and their significance
• Inventory management
• Performance measurement and target setting
• Repair shop selection
• Rotable component management
• Management of parts procurement
• Handling, storing and shipping aircraft parts including awareness of Dangerous Goods
• Computerised inventory management systems
• Contracting for logistics services

Materials

All Avisa’s courses are highly practical and include numerous examples and exercises which will give participants a practical perspective of how to apply the knowledge they gain.

Related AVISA Courses

CAAI EASA Part 145 Maintenance Organisation Approvals