SDV selected for Airbus’ worldwide spares warehouse management

SDV has been selected to manage Airbus' spares warehouses in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Dubai and Singapore in order to ensure a continuous spare parts and material supply under aviation quality requirements and with a high level of responsiveness. Airbus aims at optimising its warehouse operations through the use of flexible and high quality warehousing services. SDV will take over operations in Airbus locations or operate own logistics facilities. Based on the Airbus specifications SDV will deploy a general process applying to all locations and integrating packaging and storage for the different order priorities and if requested customs clearance and quality inspection. “A single project team from study to continuous improvement plan and a proven methodology for efficient management were some of the distinctive points of the SDV solution”, said Jérôme Le Grand, SDV aerospace director and global account manager for EADS. The SDV proposal was also based on the experience of its teams in managing global supply chain projects and their long-standing experience in the aerospace industry and the Airbus processes. We have proved our capability to deliver the best solutions at a worldwide level through our fully owned logistics assets and our long term strategic partnership with GEIS Industrie-Service in Germany. We are proud to service Airbus and be associated globally to their worldwide logistics challenges.” Operations successfully began in Dubai on July 1st, 2011. The Hamburg warehouse entry into service is scheduled for January 1st 2012, with the remaining locations currently in the planning stage. www.sdv.com