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News Release from: AWS Electronics
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 April 2008
Change management is recognised
SC21 is designed to accelerate the competitiveness of the UK's aerospace and defence industry by raising the performance of its supply chains.
AWS Group has been confirmed as the leading supplier in the SBAC's SC21 change programme by Phil Curnock, the SBAC's SC21 Project Manager SC21 is designed to accelerate the competitiveness of the UK's aerospace and defence industry by raising the performance of its supply chains
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 Feb 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to AWS Group CEO, Paul Deehan: "Back in May 2007 we saw that a transformation in the industry was about to happen".
"Change management and lean thinking are part of our company culture so we eagerly embraced and adopted SC21 as our continuous improvement tool".
"The fact that we have got to the front of the pack in such a short space of time due to the diversity of industries we serve, our excellent delivery and quality track record and also the wide industry backgrounds of our staff".
He continued: "SMEs operating in the defence and aerospace sectors cannot afford to sit back and wait for the primes to pull them through change programmes as they will have their own programmes to manage and deliver".
"Instead SMEs who wish to remain competitive must project themselves forward proactively - and SC21 programme provides the ideal opportunity".
Byron Clarke, champion for SC21 delivery within General Dynamics UK added: "It is encouraging that one of the first companies to reach the recognition level is part of our own key customer working group".
"We have been working proactively with AWS as part of our own supplier development programme, and the assessment with AWS was one of many we have started in the last few months".
"The openness and the transparency that comes from the SC21 diagnostic has meant that we have a clear framework within which to measure progress".
"It's a win-win scenario: we all benefit from this initiative".
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