Procurement

Outsourced Supply Chain

Repair Management, Procurement & Inventory Planning – A Comprehensive Solution

Managing parts, repairs, and inventory is necessary for all operators, but handling these functions internally is not always cost effective. C&L’s Outsourced Supply Chain program allows operators to selectively or fully outsource the three branches of the supply chain. Whether you need support for a single department or are looking to outsource the entire supply chain, C&L can tailor the program to meet your specific needs.

Repair Management

C&L assumes end-to-end responsibility for covered rotable repairs to include:

Vendor Qualification in accordance with approved ISO9001 standards.
Vendor Selection and Repair Order Creation
Repair Order Management with continuous cost-avoidance evaluation
Repair Strategy and Scope Management
Critical & AOG Expediting as necessary
Warranty Tracking & Warranty Repair Management

The fee structure for the Repair Management portion of the program generally includes:

PBH and/or
Structured Markup Over Cost

With coverage from C&L’s repair management, you directly benefit from:

Substantial volume – over 20,000 annual rotable transactions
Preferential repair pricing, extended warranties and negotiated TAT commitments
Fully developed repairs team with multiple levels of management and decades of combined experience
Removal Trend Analysis
Fault Isolation & Corrective Action Recommendations
Reduced overhead and headache

Procurement

C&L’s Procurement Management function centralizing sourcing activity. When a request is issued, we first check customer owned inventory, followed by C&L owned inventory and then the global market. As part of the program, C&L includes:

Vendor Qualification in accordance with approved ISO9001 standards
Vendor Selection and Purchase Order Creation
Purchase Order Management, including lead time tracking & vendor performance review
Critical and AOG expediting as necessary
Warranty Tracking

 The fee structure for the procurement management is generally structured to include

Structure markup over cost

By utilizing C&L for procurement, you gain access to:

Substantial Volume – over 20,000 line annual transactions
- Exclusive volume leveraged prices
- Exclusive volume leveraged extended warranties
- Fully developed purchasing team with multiple levels of management and decades of combined experience

Inventory Planning & Logistics

C&L has both sophisticated software and an experienced team to aid in inventory planning requirements. This C&L program includes:

Min/Max review by base location
Long Lead Time Avoidance
Demand Forecasting
Repair vs Buy Decisioning
Excess Inventory Review
Inventory Transfer Decisioning
Freight Option Evaluations

The fee structure for Inventory

Planning & Logistics is often flexible and highly dependent on the overall solution. With an overall repair management and procurement program the inventory planning functions are generally included. For scenarios where this isn’t included, fee types could include:

Per-line-item fee
Flat Monthly fee
Monthly fee per aircraft

Customers that take advantage of C&L’s inventory planning & logistics program benefit from:

Sophisticated and proprietary inventory management software
Decades of experience with your specific aircraft type(s)

Why operators choose this program

Immediate access to a team with deep experience on your aircraft type
Reduced staffing and overhead costs compared to in-house procurement, repair, and inventory teams
Access to millions of dollars of available inventory without capital investment
24/7 AOG support
Warranty tracking and management
Reliability and engineering support to reduce repeat removals
A scalable program that grows with your operation

Who this is best suited for

Startup operators building a supply chain quickly
Small and mid-size operators looking to reduce complexity and cost
Teams seeking predictable pricing, fewer vendors, and centralized control

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Let’s simplify your operation

If you are looking to reduce internal workload, improve cost control, and gain a reliable supply chain partner, C&L can tailor this program to your operation.t control, and gain a reliable supply chain partner, C&L can tailor this program to your operation.

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