GMF AeroAsia based in Jakarta, Indonesia has signed a long-term agreement with Satair Group, world leader in the commercial aerospace aftermarket regarding the Airbus Managed Inventory and Just In Time services. The Airbus subsidiary Satair Group’s AMI solution enhances inventory management and guarantees that high-usage and non-repairable parts are automatically replenished. To improve the competitiveness of GMF AeroAsia, AMI guarantees parts accessibility and reduces inventory stock and surplus levels. The JIT solution offers fixed pricing, consolidated shipments and high-class stocking on behalf of the customer. Together with the AMI service, GMF AeroAsia will get complete coverage of both consumables and expendables.
Paul Lochab, chief commercial officer of Satair Group says, “We are pleased that GMF AeroAsia has chosen to go with the Airbus Managed Inventory solution and Just In Time solution. It is the first time that we have combined these two unique services which are tailor-made for the supply chain requirements of GMF AeroAsia and the MRO industry. We are confident that the combination of AMI and JIT will prove to be just the right tools to support inventory planning, reduce priority orders and allow GMF AeroAsia to streamline administration for a large range of frequently moving consumables and expendables.”
The opportunity of the AMI service initially is covering Airbus standard parts only, and the JIT solution covers Satair Group’s wide range of distribution lines. However, there is a possibility to adjust and add other material categories in line with business evolution, fleet growth and aircraft configuration changes.
President & CEO at GMF AeroAsia, JuliandraNurtjahjo continues, “We are honoured to have sealed this AMI and JIT agreement. From now on, we can minimise effort and cost of order & inventory while parts availability can be maximised. Having more than 10 years’ experience of co-operating with Airbus in many other areas of customer services, i.e. training, engineering, warranty and repair, this is the first time we have done this kind of partnership,”. He also added that GMF would like to undertake the right-sizing and adjusting of its inventory per their needs with the aim of gaining a competitive advantage.
