Case Study: Spirit AeroSystems achieves accelerated RFQ response times and detailed, accurate cost estimates with aPriori

How Spirit AeroSystems Uses aPriori to Accelerate RFQ Response Time

Spirit AeroSystems, a leading manufacturer of aerostructures for commercial and defense aircraft, faced slow, inconsistent RFQ responses for complex parts because cost estimates required input from many manufacturing experts using disparate manual tools. These delays hampered the Wichita fabrication team’s ability to produce timely, competitive quotes and limited their ability to surface manufacturability issues early.

By implementing aPriori’s digital factories to simulate manufacturing directly from 3D CAD, Spirit automated generation of detailed should-cost models and DFM insights, enabling initial quotes in hours rather than days. The automated models provide granular manufacturability feedback, allow experts to review and refine results, improve quoting consistency, and are being expanded across Spirit’s global fabrication sites.

Spirit AeroSystems

David McGinley

Manager, Cost Estimation