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Overall, Lisa Harrington's "From just in case to just in time" provides a case study of the inventory and supply chain management needs of the airline (MRO) industry. It acknowledges the fact that improvements in parts and technology are creating a situation in which airlines are in need of less equipment than they previously used to require. As such, overstocking of inventory is commonly found throughout this industry, which is paving the way for a couple of different options. One of these is for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to take an active role in not only provisioning equipment but also in monitoring and maintaining it. Another is the emergence of airline supply parts/inventory management companies such as AAR. Lastly, there is a need for third party alternative OEM providers to provision and maintain equipment, while possibly emphasizing a "dynamic delivery ability" (Li and Chan, 2011, p. 5635). What is interesting about this...
Still, there are a bevy of other problems that are plaguing this industry, which include, among other things,, "late deliveries from suppliers, long order cycle times and high expedited freight-costs…service levels stuck in the high 80% to low 90% range…and…complex requirements around parts tracking, quality control and regulatory compliance" (Harrington, 2007, p. 78). The end result is that airlines are in a situation in which they need more efficient management of their parts and inventory. They have options, but competition (particularly on the part…
