Fujitsu and Boeing have established an alliance in which the companies will develop a service to enable greater efficiency in aircraft maintenance operations.
The partnership will employ RFID devices and contact memory buttons to enable customers to use these technologies without needing to retrofit their own fleets, thus allowing airlines to reduce costs by eliminating inventory and manual data entry errors without having to create new processes.
Under the new alliance, Fujitsu will provide Boeing with a platform that includes automated identification technology devices, device readers, software applications and a system integration and deployment service. With the service, customers will be able to better manage aircraft components, equipment, and materials by retrofitting them with automated identification technology devices, allowing automated data management and highly visible supply chain related maintenance processes.
Prior to the launch of the new service in early 2012, the service will undergo three phases of beta testing through deployment with a launch customer. The service will be available for Boeing and non-Boeing fleets and will be rapidly adaptable to any customer. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/rfidnews-4.gif)
