Find out which companies are involved in the first class of the MACH initiative

Stemming from the work by Aéro Montréal’s Supply Chain Working Group, the MACH initiative is designed to optimize the performance of Québec’s aerospace supply chain and increase its global competitiveness. It is the result of joint discussions among members of the cluster and intends to be a unifying process to support the long-term strategic growth of the sector

To achieve its objectives, the MACH initiative aims to strengthen the supply chain structure and companies involved in it by creating special collaboration links among customers and suppliers. It will also promote the implementation of strategies and projects which will help fill in existing integration gaps of the Québec aerospace supply chain. By doing so, it aspires to help develop a world-class supply chain.

Centered on a program of developing supplier competitiveness, including a performance label, all the measures deployed as part of the MACH initiative will allow suppliers to evaluate their situation, identify opportunities for improvement, and take appropriate action. Mechanisms to develop and welcome world-class system integrators will be implemented, in collaboration with our various partners, to strengthen the weak links in Québec’s aerospace supply chain.
The MACH initiative will be deployed over five years under the mentorship of Bombardier Aerospace. The first year of operation, planned for 2011, will reach about 20 Québec suppliers who will benefit from services offered under the initiative as well as from the expertise and support of more than seven world-class prime contractors.

The initiative will progressively make available to participating companies services, tools and methodologies to evaluate and improve their performance and market position and further develop business opportunities.

The program will include services such as:

• An assessment of organizational performanceSupport to carry out a continuous improvement plan based on action priorities
• Tailored training programs
• Mechanisms for performance measurement and benchmarking at the national and international levels
• Tools for dissemination of information and strategic intelligence
• A visibility plan that will promote companies both nationally and internationally by showing how they have improved their performance