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1. What problems does Air Canada hope that Maintenix will solve?
The legacy software package installed 15 years ago wasn’t efficient because there systems weren’t able to interact with one another or with finance and inventory system. The inefficiencies of these systems were costing Air Canada the time of its engineers and money that could’ve been used on maintaining its planes, instead of needlessly maintaining excess inventory. 2. How does Maintenix improve operational efficiency and decision-making? * Matintenix provides a system platform that is accessible via the Web and easy to deploy to all stations around the world. Mxi claims that their software reduces repetitive tasks and time chasing missing or incomplete information by allowing maintenance, engineering, and finance divisions to easily share information. * Maintenix can supply data to the company’s existing enterprise resource planning and financial software, and Air Canada plans to link it up with its PeopleSoft finance and human resource applications. * Maintenix can supply data to the company’s existing enterprise resource planning and financial software. * Wireless deployment also makes Maintenix more effective, since aviation technicians, equipment, and parts are always on the move. * Maintenix helped Air Canada to set up a “logical configuration” which describes aircraft components, part relationship and compatibility rules. The module installed, allows Air Canada to ensure that qualified technicians are available before they schedule maintenance, which means that the company will be more time efficient and organized. As well as the system monitor the inventory which will also reduce cost and time of ordering a product, the system itself will indicate which product is in shortage and will immediately order it.
3. Give examples of three decisions supported by the Maintenix system. What information do the Maintenix modules provide to support each of these
The legacy software package installed 15 years ago wasn’t efficient because there systems weren’t able to interact with one another or with finance and inventory system. The inefficiencies of these systems were costing Air Canada the time of its engineers and money that could’ve been used on maintaining its planes, instead of needlessly maintaining excess inventory. 2. How does Maintenix improve operational efficiency and decision-making? * Matintenix provides a system platform that is accessible via the Web and easy to deploy to all stations around the world. Mxi claims that their software reduces repetitive tasks and time chasing missing or incomplete information by allowing maintenance, engineering, and finance divisions to easily share information. * Maintenix can supply data to the company’s existing enterprise resource planning and financial software, and Air Canada plans to link it up with its PeopleSoft finance and human resource applications. * Maintenix can supply data to the company’s existing enterprise resource planning and financial software. * Wireless deployment also makes Maintenix more effective, since aviation technicians, equipment, and parts are always on the move. * Maintenix helped Air Canada to set up a “logical configuration” which describes aircraft components, part relationship and compatibility rules. The module installed, allows Air Canada to ensure that qualified technicians are available before they schedule maintenance, which means that the company will be more time efficient and organized. As well as the system monitor the inventory which will also reduce cost and time of ordering a product, the system itself will indicate which product is in shortage and will immediately order it.
3. Give examples of three decisions supported by the Maintenix system. What information do the Maintenix modules provide to support each of these