Overview
Almost all product manufacturers have generally large vendor base who supply the components and material that go into the final product. Supplier quality and delivery performance have a critical impact on financial results and customer satisfaction. Managing global supply chain and supplier performance is a challenge.
Quest has expertise in supply chain management across domains to audit and assess suppliers, negotiate better terms, resolve material shortages and non-conformances, improve speed of delivery, reduce costs and backlog, and work to improve supplier processes and performance.
Quest’s supply chain service offerings include:
- New Product Transition and Readiness: E2E solution accelerating Speed to Market
- Product and Material cost out: Improving spend efficiency and source to contract process
- Field Services & MRO Shop Support: Managed Service helping increase After-Market Penetration
- Delivery & Quality Assurance: Services to improve delivery speed and quality assurance
- Supplier Transition & Readiness: Integrated solution ensuring market Demand Execution
- Procure to Pay Management: Managed Service improving compliance & optimizing supply chain costs
Quest has supply chain management expertise in aero engines, aircraft structures, automobile, rail locomotives and rolling products.
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Product Test Services
- Asset Management
- Technical Data Management
- Quality Management
Steve Gerber serves as the President and CEO of Quest Defense Systems and Solutions business and is responsible for providing the leadership and growth of this venture. In his 14 years at Quest Global, Steve has held various leadership roles in new business development and account management.
As the President of Quest Global, Bob is responsible for establishing and maintaining senior customer relationships, catalysing new business development, and overseeing innovative and transformational deals. In this role, he also assists in building relationships with strategic acquisitions for the company.
Joe supports Special Missions across Quest Global to include key client contract negotiations, strategic business solutions, M&A, and culture endeavors.
John Thackrah is the founding Principal of Sextant Solutions LLC, an aerospace, maritime and government acquisition consultant.
Frank Kendall is an independent consultant to defense industry firms and non profit research organizations. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, a Senior Advisor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a member of th e Council on Foreign Relations. Among other industry positions, he is a member of the board of directors of Leidos Corporation and of Leonardo Electronics USA Inc. From 2012 to 2017, Mr. Kendall served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, T echnology and Logistics (AT& after serving as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary from 2010 2012. Mr. Kendall has over 45 years of experience in engineering, management, defense acquisition, and national security affairs in private industry, governmen t, and the military.
Page Hoeper is a private consultant, corporate director, and venture capitalist. Since leaving government service, Mr. Hoeper has focused on corporate governance and board service. He chairs the boards of OnPoint Technologies, Inc., 501c(3) venture capital fund established by Congress to focus on emerging commercial technologies of interest to the U.S. Army, and Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, a provider of engineering services to the U.S. defense industry.