Embraer and Airlink sign contract for Collaborative Inventory Planning
The agreement will provide support for 68 aircraft
Embraer and Airlink, Southern Africa’s premier airline, inked yesterday a spare parts inventory support agreement covering the carrier’s all-Embraer fleet of 68 aircraft.
The agreement will see Airlink become one of the first African customers for the customized Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP) management system, which will optimize its inventory levels and reduce its operational costs for its fleet of ERJ and E-Jets. Airlink has been an Embraer aircraft operator and customer since 2001 with its fleet operating flights throughout Southern and East Africa, to Madagascar as well as to St Helena and Ascension islands in the South Atlantic.
ECIP offers several advantages to customers. First, most of the inventory investment is done by Embraer, reducing substantially the investment usually carried out by airlines. Also, fixed yearly pricing for each part allows customers to balance costs more precisely at guaranteed performance levels by Embraer Services & Support. The operation is data-driven, with a weekly ordering recommendation based on customer usage and stock level data that is created utilizing advanced software and Embraer Planning experience shared collaboratively. Finally, all airlines participating in this system can count on Embraer’s materials management expertise and a global logistics network with best-in-class performance.
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