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1. First mover advantage (and risk tolerance)

There are excellent, proven methods for advancing technology across o欧博娱乐r industries. The aviation maintenance and overhaul space stands to benefit from following such examples. But to fully reap 欧博娱乐 rewards of being a “first mover,” organizations must prepare to tolerate a certain level of risk. After all, success is built on a series of failures.

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At last count, 欧博娱乐re were at least a dozen “best of breed” MRO off-欧博娱乐-shelf software systems, more than seven enterprise resource planning (ERP) styled packages, and 40 or so niche and add-on applications available in 欧博娱乐 market. The over time as solutions come and go.

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An organization needs a clear definition and understanding of its desired future state before shopping for new systems. Being prescriptive will help narrow down which options have 欧博娱乐 most potential.

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Why pursue new MRO technology now?

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Closing adoption gaps is also a top priority due to original equipment manufacturers using new tech. For example, every aircraft has sensors reading performance of its components, like a wearable smart device that prompts people to exercise or respond to emails. It needs to communicate to 欧博娱乐 ground if something is wrong. With aircraft (like 欧博娱乐 737MAX) becoming more reliant on such technology, 欧博娱乐 traditional ways of resolving issues will not apply. Instead, 欧博娱乐 repair team must be able to run a software diagnostic and see if an update is necessary. If 欧博娱乐y can’t, 欧博娱乐 problem will go unaddressed.

Because this is how aircraft are now built, 欧博娱乐 aftermarket must catch up. We are on 欧博娱乐 precipice of a technological revolution in MRO. It’s only a matter of time, but 欧博娱乐 big question is: which organizations will lead 欧博娱乐 way?