In this discussion activity, address the following in your primary, original posting:
- Choose and examine a business in the aviation industry that has partnered with a global MRO or OEM provider.
- Discuss the benefits and risks associated with this relationship.
- Examples: (see attachments)
Include at least one appropriate and correct in-text citation from the textbook and any other source you use to support your response. You are also required to provide a reference list reflecting the source(s) used in your response. Your in-text citations and reference list must be in accordance with the current APA publication manual.
After posting your primary, original response, any peers’ posts will become available for you to view. Please reply to at least two of your classmates in the forum by the last day of this module. To ensure that all students receive feedback, reply first to any students who have not yet received replies from other students.
references
View the videos below related to Module 4 learning objectives. These videos supplement the Module readings. As you watch these videos, think about the strategies these companies use to gain an advantage in aircraft component overhaul and manufacture.
- Video Title: TPS TFS Aircraft component Repair and Overhaul
- Duration: 2:10
- YouTube User: TPSTFS
- Date: Jan 18, 2010
- Description: (from YouTube) Texas Pneumatic Systems, Inc. was established in 1994, when the founders recognized a need for a pneumatic repair and overhaul station that could deliver three distinct benefits – superior quality, quick turn around and cost effectiveness. The company contracted the James A. Staley Company to design and build state-of-the-art testing equipment that would use computerized process controls wherever practical. The resulting test facility meets all the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) requirements for pneumatic valves, starters, air cycle machines (ACMs), cooling turbines and pneumatic drive units (PDUs).
- Video Title: 3Points Aviation / 3Points Machining & Aerospace
- Duration: 3:48
- YouTube User: 3PMAerospace
- Date: Jun 5, 2013
- Description: (from YouTube) 3Points Machining & Aerospace specializes in MANUFACTURING, REPAIR & OVERHAUL . With our cutting edge technology and a commitment to quality, customers are assured that all parts are manufactured or serviced to meet their strict requirements.
- Video Title: On The Job – 3 Points Aviation
- Duration: 5:14
- YouTube User: NEXT network
- Date: Jun 4, 2013
- Description: (from YouTube)Ben learns how to make perfect aircraft parts using computer numerical control (CNC) machining.
Read the following textbook chapter from Supply Chain Management and Transportation Logistics (Liu, 2011). As you read, think about the international collaboration strategies used on aircraft component overhaul and manufacture. Here is a preview:
- Chapter 11 – Aviation Logistics Management – This chapter covers aviation logistics in a supply chain.
Then, to increase the understanding of collaboration within the aviation industry read the following:
- Boeing and AAR to collaborate on Dutch helicopter support (Links to an external site.) (External Link) From the Dutch Daily News; this is an example of global collaboration.
- Information Technology and Collaboration Tools within the E-Supply Chain Management of the Aviation Industry (Links to an external site.) (Nucciarelli & Gastaldi, 2008) (External Link) This article focuses on collaboration within the e-supply chain management. Note: This link goes to the article on the Taylor & Francis Online database, accessed via Hunt Library’s research databases (Links to an external site.). You must first be logged into the Taylor & Francis Online database through the Hunt Library before clicking the link above; otherwise you may be asked for payment by the publisher.