Title: Development of total logistics support management information system and its applications to the aerospace industry

Authors: Pu-Hai Chiang; Chau-Chen Torng

Addresses: Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 123 University Road, Section 3, Touliu, Yunlin 640, Taiwan ' Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 123 University Road, Section 3, Touliu, Yunlin 640, Taiwan

Abstract: This research is based on the concept of computer-aided acquisition and logistics support (CALS) information management methods, to establish the information interactive sharing relationship between aerospace industry, customers and sub-contractors, total logistics support (TLS) system is developed to provide the information platform for a variety of military aircraft maintenance management. As for the maintenance data record collection is used mainly to establish a database of advanced materials acquisition and other related information that can be inputted into maintenance data collection analysis system (MDCAS) and TLS for further utilising. This paper provides the overall applied benefits of TLS and the major applications are to access required information promptly, via data collection, storage, statistics, and analysis, and required information transfer so as to improve the integrated logistic ability of aerospace industry and enhance overall competence in logistics of military aircraft maintenance management.

Keywords: total logistics support; TLS; information technology; IT; supply chain management; SCM; computer-aided acquisition and logistics support; CALS; management information systems; aerospace industry; military aircraft; maintenance management; aircraft maintenance.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2016.077697

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2016 Vol.23 No.4, pp.448 - 466

Received: 25 Mar 2014
Accepted: 13 Oct 2014
Published online: 13 Jul 2016 *

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