About the company
Through responsible management and solid corporate partnerships, Skills Inc. creates and maintains a stable, rewarding place of work, where persons with disabilities contribute their skills. The company, with three locations in the state of Washington, is a contract manufacturer providing products and services to the aerospace industry. A skilled workforce of over 400 employees is able to fabricate and machine complex parts to drawing and customer specifications. Additionally, Skills Inc. is a growing provider of minor and complex aircraft sub-assemblies. Work is completed to legacy and model-based designed engineering. For more information, please visit www.skillsinc.com.

Challenges
- Position the company to accommodate substantial new growth by better managing raw material and finished goods for build-to-stock orders.
- Handle the substantial increase in volume and complexity of sub-assembly work.
- Develop a standardized process to document the  requirements and timing of raw material, which allows orders to be brought into the shop at the right time.