real-world experience

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“ Supply chain efficiency is all

about speed and visibility...

Anytime, anywhere

access and transparency

maximizes efficiency.”

“Improved integration allows customers to directly connect

with Aviall’s extensive parts network and original equipment

manufacturers (OEMs) resulting in increased efficiencies and

shorter turnaround times,” Strafel adds. “Further efficiencies are

realized through greater tracking and forecasting capabilities.

Aviall’s decision to invest in leading technology through our

enterprise resource planning system, SAP, has allowed us to better

connect with the industry, unlock the power of data and serve

our customers and suppliers better by providing the right part, at

the right place, at the right time. Through this technology and its

capabilities, we are able to better anticipate and meet the needs

of our customers and partners through improved supply chain

planning and forecasting, product availability, electronic integration

and value-added services.”

Wood Dale, Ill.-based AAR Corp. has customer-facing solutions

with web visibility tools, systems integration, web services,

marketplace integration, two-way EDI, and mobility for customer

collaboration and access to business intelligence dashboards

on a tablet. “This provides our customers and managers with

unprecedented anytime access, transparency and functionality to

track the status of maintenance projects, parts availability, purchase

orders and performance metrics inside the MRO,” says Carsten

Holm, vice president of digital services at AAR Corp.

Sometimes procurement combines both traditional approaches

and new technologies. “There are legacy systems like SPEC 2000

and Aeroexchange for the larger commercial transport operators,

but for the Regional Jet operators, they need to rely on Inventory

Locator Service (ILS),” says David Susser, president, Seal Dynamics

Traditionally, aviation parts distribution involved procurement offi cers interacting

with long-time partners or well-known suppliers.

Rolls-Royce North America image.

These AAR employees are using the StAAR (Strategic Tools by AAR) capability

developed in-house by AAR’s software engineers to track every phase of an MRO

project from the shop fl oor.

AAR image.

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