“‘How to Avoid Being a Casualty of a Raw Materials Shortage”

OC Chapter February 7, 2013 meeting

The availability of raw materials is critical to the ability of suppliers to deliver on time. With increasing volume demands and the tight coupling of lean manufacturing, almost every raw material shortage propagates as significant delays throughout the supply chain. Because on-time delivery is so important, every supplier must be conscious of their vulnerability to fluctuating prices and a limited global supply which can be easily diverted to non-aerospace applications.

Please join us on Thursday, February 7, 2013, 7:30am – 9:00am PST, when Bill Leavelle, General Manager of Castle Metals Aerospace, will describe the operation of the raw materials market, project what is likely to happen over the next year, and suggest what suppliers can do to assure themselves of needed materials.

For more information see the file “Invitation to A&D Forum (OC) (Feb 2013).pdf” at http://tinyurl.com/bfjpsmr.

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members. Register to attend the meeting in person at http://leavelleocfeb13.eventbrite.com. Register to access the WebEx live stream at http://tinyurl.com/anvejnr.

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Orange County chapter was founded by Frontier Associates and D.A. Davidson & Co., and is sponsored by Burdge Logistics, Moss Adams, aero2pr, Dorsey & Whitney, and UK Trade & Investment.