Supply chain management: aerospace and defense - Articles

MRO Market for Military Helicopters to Fly Past $11.5Bn by 2020

April 8, 2016

The global military helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market is expected to exceed $11.5bn by 2020, growing at a CAGR of over 3 percent, according to market research from Technavio.

New Division Serves Aerospace Supply Chain, Total Quality Management, Calibration and Recruitment

March 16, 2016

ATS

Advanced Technology Services, Inc. has created launched ATS Aviation Services to focus on the needs of the aviation maintenance and parts industry.

AE Materials Group Acquires Aircraft Fleet Management Firm

March 8, 2016

The Aircraft Group

AE Industrial Partners, a private equity investor in aerospace, power generation and specialty industrial companies, announced that its wholly owned AE Materials Group has acquired The Aircraft Group, a provider of aircraft consulting services for the purchase, sale or leasing of commercial aircraft as well as fleet asset management. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

SEKO Debuts Aerospace, Aviation Industry Vertical

January 28, 2016

Seko Logistics

SEKO Logistics has created an Aerospace & Aviation industry vertical with global centers of excellence and core competencies to deliver value-added services and technology solutions for customers, and opportunities to drive cost out of their supply chains.

Working Without a Net: Emerging Market Compliance

January 8, 2016

Brian Littlefield, Marketing Director, Aerospace Segment, UPS

Surging growth in emerging markets and constantly changing international trade regulations are testing the ability of aviation and defense companies to manage compliance on a global scale.

Air France KLM Uses RFID Technology to Track Airplane Parts During Maintenance

January 5, 2016

RFID Journal

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) is the maintenance, repair and overhaul arm of Air France KLM, one of the top five airlines in the world. The MRO unit supports 1,500 airplanes operated by 150 airline customers, and its 300 facilities worldwide remove parts from those planes, repair or refurbish them, or provide scheduled maintenance. Tracking all of these parts posed a logistical challenge, but the company has deployed a radio frequency identification system to automate the process and cut costs.

Exostar Launches New Service for Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

December 30, 2015

Exostar

Exostar has released Partner Information Manager (PIM), a modular application that measures risk across a business’s extended supply chain.

Defense Contractor Supplies Targets for U.S. Air Force Missiles

December 28, 2015

Orbital ATK

Orbital ATK, a provider of aerospace and defense technologies, successfully launched a Patriot Target Vehicle (PTV) for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC).

A Dose of Reality: U.S. Army Revamps the Forecast to Reflect Actual Demand

December 18, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Inspired by practices in the private sector, the Army Materiel Command division embraces the concept of integrated business planning - and ends up saving billions of dollars in inventory expense.

Air Force Sees 3D Printing as Vital to Making Aircraft Parts

October 29, 2015

3DPrint

Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma is the home of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC), the center of the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) aircraft, engine, missile, software and avionics management and maintenance centers.