Supply Chain Services for Aviation And Defense Aftermarket
Aviall, Inc. (NYSE:AVL) is a leading provider of aftermarket supply chain management services for the aviation and defense industries. As the worlds largest independent provider of aviation parts, the Aviall Services business unit markets and distributes products for over 220 manufacturers and offers approximately 660,000 catalog items from 37 customer service centers located in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Aviall Services also offers a complete set of supply chain services such as sales and marketing, forecasting, inventory management, warehousing, reverse logistics, systems and technology to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), MROs (maintenance, repair and overhaul providers)and aircraft operators.
Industry Challenge
Most participants in the aviation supply chain, including the OEMs, MROs and operators, are feeling the pressure to cut costs and improve efficiencies. With legacy systems and processes, lack of resources and lack of time to build a new supply chain management infrastructure, how do these organizations position themselves for long-term profitability?
Solution Strategy
Leading aviation and defense organizations have started evaluating their core competencies and are now outsourcing the noncore business functions. For example, a leading aircraft engine OEM is focusing on its core competency of manufacturing engine parts. Similarly, an aircraft operator is now focusing on its core competency of flying and maximizing flight revenue. Both of these organizations are outsourcing the management of their aftermarket supply chain to specialists.
Aviall Supply Chain Service Offerings
Through several decades of experience in aviation and defense supply chain
management, Aviall has developed a best-in-class supply chain infrastructure.
As part of Avialls supply chain service offerings, Aviall offers OEMs, MROs
and operators the ability to utilize this best-in-class supply chain infrastructure
for their aftermarket needs. Depending on a customers business requirements,
Aviall defines and structures the appropriate supply chain services. These services
are then implemented by working in conjunction with the customer.
Figure 1 - Aviall Supply Chain Service Offerings
