Aviall, Inc.2006-02-06 23:01:48
BOEING AND AVIALL PARTNER IN INNOVATIVE SUPPLY-CHAIN SOLUTION
Boeing [NYSE: BA], the world's leading aerospace company, has selected Aviall Services, Inc. [NYSE: AVL] as a partner in Boeing's Integrated Materials Management (IMM) program designed to maintain an airline's inventory of maintenance supplies, including spare parts, and reduce the airline's cost of doing business.
Aviall is the world's largest independent provider of new replacement parts and related supply chain services to the aviation aftermarket. Aviall Services, Inc. markets and distributes products for about 220 manufacturers and offers approximately 650,000 catalog items from 37 customer service centers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
"We are certainly pleased that Boeing has placed its confidence in Aviall as a participant in Integrated Materials Management,� Dan Komnenovich, president and COO of Aviall Services, said. "This new relationship between Aviall and Boeing, two industry leaders, is designed to provide true, measurable cost-savings for our customers, and it underscores our commitment to offer valuable services to the global airline industry.�
The intent of the IMM program is to help airlines avoid the cost of holding inventory, address problems associated with spare parts obsolescence, and improve the productivity of its materials management. Aviall's complete set of supply chain and logistics benefits includes order processing, stocking and fulfillment, automated inventory management, and reverse logistics to OEMs and other customers.
"Boeing is excited to add Aviall to the Integrated Materials Management
(IMM) family of customers and network suppliers,� commented Joe Brummitt, Boeing's IMM Program Director. "Aviall, with their extensive inventory and distribution network, provides IMM with the ability to further expand and enhance the IMM service to airline customers. Our customers also benefit from this agreement as we continue to improve service and reduce maintenance costs through a more integrated supply chain.�
BOEING AND AVIALL PARTNER IN INNOVATIVE SUPPLY-CHAIN SOLUTION
Boeing is the world's largest combined manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft. Its sales make it one of the largest U.S. exporters with additional capabilities in rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles, and advanced information and communication systems. Boeing's four business units have customers in 145 countries.
Boeing [NYSE: BA], the world's leading aerospace company, has selected Aviall Services, Inc. [NYSE: AVL] as a partner in Boeing's Integrated Materials Management (IMM) program designed to maintain an airline's inventory of maintenance supplies, including spare parts, and reduce the airline's cost of doing business.
Aviall is the world's largest independent provider of new replacement parts and related supply chain services to the aviation aftermarket. Aviall Services, Inc. markets and distributes products for about 220 manufacturers and offers approximately 650,000 catalog items from 37 customer service centers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
"We are certainly pleased that Boeing has placed its confidence in Aviall as a participant in Integrated Materials Management,� Dan Komnenovich, president and COO of Aviall Services, said. "This new relationship between Aviall and Boeing, two industry leaders, is designed to provide true, measurable cost-savings for our customers, and it underscores our commitment to offer valuable services to the global airline industry.�
The intent of the IMM program is to help airlines avoid the cost of holding inventory, address problems associated with spare parts obsolescence, and improve the productivity of its materials management. Aviall's complete set of supply chain and logistics benefits includes order processing, stocking and fulfillment, automated inventory management, and reverse logistics to OEMs and other customers.
"Boeing is excited to add Aviall to the Integrated Materials Management
(IMM) family of customers and network suppliers,� commented Joe Brummitt, Boeing's IMM Program Director. "Aviall, with their extensive inventory and distribution network, provides IMM with the ability to further expand and enhance the IMM service to airline customers. Our customers also benefit from this agreement as we continue to improve service and reduce maintenance costs through a more integrated supply chain.�
BOEING AND AVIALL PARTNER IN INNOVATIVE SUPPLY-CHAIN SOLUTION
Boeing is the world's largest combined manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft. Its sales make it one of the largest U.S. exporters with additional capabilities in rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles, and advanced information and communication systems. Boeing's four business units have customers in 145 countries.
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