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Upcoming Events
- Mar 23-26, 2009
2009 Naval International Aviation Logistics Workshop, Cape Canaveral, FL - Apr 21-23, 2009
MRO AMERICAS 2009 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, Grapevine/Dallas, TX
About i-News
i-News is a quarterly publication providing technology, business and service professionals with the latest information related to GOLD and AuRA service and support, including product announcements, case studies, media coverage, upcoming events, product tips and organizational news.
Featured Partner
Freedom Technologies is a complete identification, tracking, and data management solution provider. Since 1991, Freedom Technologies has been implementing turn-key traceability solutions which provide total asset visibility resulting in increased efficiency, accuracy and, profitability. This is in part achieved by utilizing a UII (Unique Item Identifier) in the form of a 2D data matrix. The 2D data matrix permanently marked on items provides the capability to retain lifecycle data of an item from acquisition to disposal.
Miro Technologies and Freedom work together to collect and retain lifecycle data and utilize the information for maintenance and supply intelligence. Together, we work to improve maintenance efficiency and asset utilization, optimize support chain management, maximize mission readiness, and reduce sustainment costs through Total Asset Visibility. Additionally, GOLDesp users now have UID registry and WAWF submission capabilities as required by MIL-STD 130. For more information, please visit www.freedomcorp.com
Lockheed Martin UK adopts GOLDesp for IMOS
Miro Technologies recently announced that Lockheed Martin UK, sub-prime contractor for sustaining the Royal Navy's top, multi-mission Merlin Mk1 helicopter, has now successfully deployed GOLDesp™ to support the Integrated Merlin Operational Support (IMOS) program. GOLDesp will provide the key automated maintenance management system at the Merlin Avionics Workshops (MAWS) at the Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall and manage all Merlin Mission System inventory and fourth line repair orders.
"GOLDesp will enable Lockheed Martin UK to improve the capabilities and efficiencies of the logistics systems that support the IMOS program," said Ian Westley, Customer Support Manager for LMUK. "We will also now be able to automate the maintenance management of other, smaller LMUK programs onto one common system with GOLDesp introducing much greater synergy and efficiency across our business enterprise," he added. The ability to run multiple programs on a single instance of GOLDesp is directly related to enhanced database security features introduced by Miro Technologies in GOLDesp.
GOLD auto-replenishment implemented for HIOS
Miro Technologies announced today the successful implementation of GOLD™ automated replenishment at RAF Lyneham in support of the Hercules Integration Operational System (HIOS). RAF Lyneham, located in Wiltshire, England, is the home of UK military air transport operations and a fleet of fifty C-130 aircraft.
The HIOS Supply Chain Management Team successfully initiated the automated replenishment of the RAF Lyneham Forward Store utilizing the GOLD Asset Management System replenishment process. This new capability enabled RAF Lyneham to transition from a forecast-based 'push' methodology of replenishing inventory to a 'pull-based' methodology triggered by the actual consumption of inventory by the RAF. The GOLD Asset Management System continually monitors inventory consumption at point-of-use and automatically creates replenishment demands when items fall below their minimum stock level. This process helps ensure optimal fill levels of critical inventory items while at the same time eliminating overstock situations.
Miro Technologies is under contract with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (LMA) to support the implementation of the GOLD software application and also to assist Lockheed Martin UK, the party responsible for IT support of the HIOS program. HIOS is managed under the LMA Global Sustainment Architecture that uses the GOLD software application.
Miro and Click Commerce announce strategic alliance for PBL
Click Commerce and Miro Technologies recently announced a strategic business alliance to complete and market an aftermarket maintenance and logistics software solution. Best-of-breed capabilities from each company's software suite will be interfaced to be compliant and industry leading with respect to Performance Based Logistics (PBL) concepts.
"By adding more PBL specific functionality and tightly integrating our product offerings, Miro Technologies and Click Commerce will bring much-needed, defined PBL software support to a fast growing market," said Vincent Monteparte, CEO & President of Miro Technologies. "We are pleased to be leveraging Click Commerce's decades of expertise in managing and optimizing spare parts inventories for the sustainment and service networks."
"Click Commerce is pleased to be partnering with Miro to bring a total solution for companies looking to grow their PBL business," said David Barboro, General Manager of Click Commerce's Service Network Solutions division. "Miro's capabilities in maintenance and material management execution are the perfect complement for our service network focused operational and decision support solutions." Supply Chain Visions (SCV), a partner with University of Tennessee, and a leading consultancy in the PBL arena, worked closely with in-house project teams from both Miro and Click Commerce in recent months to provide business process and software functionality assessments of their combined solutions and to map out strategies for a complementary PBL solution offering. The results of the SCV assessment validated the significant value proposition of a combined Miro and Click Commerce solution to the PBL market.
AuRA rolls out at SriLankan
Miro Technologies recently announced a successful AuRA rollout at SriLankan Airlines. The implementation at SriLankan Airlines in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was completed in less than six months following a well-coordinated implementation effort that SriLankan supported with a dedicated, cross-functional team from its IT Business Systems and Maintenance and Engineering departments. Working closely with Miro’s implementation manager, the SriLankan team was able to consolidate within AuRA over 100,000 inventory records, 3,000 outstanding Purchase and Repair Orders, and four aircraft logical configurations and associated records for their fleet of fourteen Airbus aircraft.
Post-implementation audit of AuRA installation at ExpressJet
ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., based in Houston, recently conducted a post-implementation audit of their AuRA installation. The five page audit summary issued by the airline includes thirty-five user-reported benefits from Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability, Quality Control, Purchasing and Stores. AuRA transaction performance results are also reported.
Miro Technologies has obtained permission from ExpressJet Airlines to distribute this informative post-implementation audit report to all recipients of this newsletter. If you wish to download this report, just click on the link below.
Miro sponsored soccer team news
Miro continues its support of the local community by sponsoring a competitive team Impact BU8 (Boys League - Under 8 Years). Raj Makwana, Senior Director, Product Group, has his son Tyler on the team (2nd from right, front row in team photo). In addition to finishing the regular season in 2nd place in the county-wide Presidio Soccer League, the team also competed in four knock-out tournaments, reaching the semi-finals in one, losing in the finals in two events, and winning the most recent Boys U8 tournament, the Temecula Valley Shootout. The championship game was against a tough team that the Impact team had met in a previous final. After a very physical match from start to finish, the boys held on to win 4:2 with Tyler scoring the last two goals. Congratulations to the Impact BU8 soccer team for a great season!