Localization
Turn local opportunity into qualified scope.
Define the opportunity, test feasibility and agree the evidence needed before local sourcing, knowledge transfer or a production pathway proceeds.
Decisions, outputs and acceptance gates
An engagement framework to tailor to the customer and program. Each stage has a tangible output and a decision to proceed, revise or stop.
- STAGE 1
Define the opportunity
Agree the item, service, demand assumptions and customer constraints.
Output: Opportunity brief and a baseline to validate.
Decision gate: Proceed only when the requirement and authority to share information are clear.
- STAGE 2
Assess feasibility
Review technical suitability, supply options, rights and economic assumptions.
Output: Feasibility assessment, risks and candidate delivery model.
Decision gate: Confirm a feasible route before investing in qualification.
- STAGE 3
Select and develop suppliers
Assess supplier capability, gaps, traceability and development needs.
Output: Supplier assessment and an agreed development plan.
Decision gate: Approve suppliers against the customer’s requirements.
- STAGE 4
Agree transfer and qualification
Define permitted knowledge transfer, technical data access, training and qualification evidence.
Output: Responsibility matrix, training plan and qualification checklist.
Decision gate: Obtain necessary approvals and agree test and acceptance criteria.
- STAGE 5
Validate and accept
Execute the agreed pilot or service package and review conformity evidence.
Output: Test results, nonconformity actions and acceptance record.
Decision gate: The designated customer or authority accepts the qualified scope.
- STAGE 6
Sustain and measure
Track delivery, skills, supplier performance and agreed local-content measures.
Output: Sustainment plan and performance review against the baseline.
Decision gate: Continue or expand only against approved performance and scope.
A practical example: local maintenance support
Illustrative engagement pathwayFrom demand to a support package
For an OEM evaluating local maintenance support, begin with demand, service boundaries and the existing turnaround baseline. Assess candidate suppliers, facilities and skills; agree permitted technical-data access and training; then validate a defined pilot against customer acceptance criteria.
What would evidence success?
A signed scope, an approved supplier and skills plan, a completed qualification checklist, pilot test records and customer acceptance. Any lead-time, local-value or workforce measures need an agreed baseline and auditable records.
This example explains the proposed working method; it is not a claim of a completed localization project or measured result. For documented Saudi execution experience, see the 2022 radar relocation program.
View the Saudi execution referenceDeveloping industrial pathways
Additive manufacturing
Evaluate suitable components, material and process requirements, qualified partners and the necessary certification or customer-acceptance route. Production is subject to feasibility, approvals and qualification; an operating certified production service is not asserted.
Digital parts catalog
Explore catalog concepts only for permitted, qualified items with traceable records and approved access. Product eligibility, data rights and delivery terms must be established before any operational catalog is offered.
Discuss your requirement
Share your organisation, capability of interest and a short, non-sensitive summary. Expected response: one business day.