1345-1430 Improve Visibility and Reduce Mtce Cost With RFID AIRBUS

Improve visibility and reduce maintenance costs with RFID

September 2013 IATA MCC 2013

Presented by

Paul-Antoine Calandreau / Flyable RFID project manager

IATA MCC 2013 / Airbus Value Chain Visibility programme

AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.

Why Increase Visibility? Why RFID?


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Business Savings EBIT, Cash, Cost Avoidance

Visibility Information about working, not working

Measurability Where is it working, not working?

Improve the way of working Business Process

RFID, Bar Codes etc. Accurate and efficient information

Quick wins

through data

automation

Long term wins

through

continuous

improvement

Improving visibility is a pre-requisite to improve the way of working and deliver business savings


Value Chain Visibility and Auto-ID Total Lifecycle Visibility


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Value Chain Visibility and Auto-ID Programme

Non-Flyable Flyable

Logistic Distribution Manufacture Assembly Maintenance Cargo

Supply Chain Tracking (3PL Centre, Toulouse)

Warehouse Logistics (3PL Centre, Toulouse)

Inventory Management (A380 FAL, Toulouse)

Distribution Tracking (A380 FAL, Hamburg)

Global Transportation (Beluga, Hamburg Station)

Work In Progress (A380 Hamburg, St Nazaire, Broughton)

Traceability (A330/A340 FAL, Toulouse)

Tooling Management (A400M, Filton + SA Flowline, Broughton)

Configuration Data Capture (Air France)

Payload Tracking (Air France)

Repair Shop Traceability (Air Portugal)

Spares Logistics (Singapore Airlines)

The portfolio of RFID process lighthouses already deployed in multiple business areas can benefit all industry sectors


First industrial journey to RFID part marking A350XWB RFID part marking project


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Benefits Verification &

Validation

Enabler availability

Technology and specifications

Decision and project launch

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013


A350XWB RFID tests status


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2000 RFID enabled parts

by aircraft

700 different part

numbers

230 part numbers to be

tested

Test scope

Complete scope

Test successful: Tag readable All data are ATA spec 2000 compliant Data format issue: Tag readable but wrong EPC or data format

Software issue: Tag is not readable or was not correctly encoded

Tag not present: No tag on part in spite of supplier agreement


Next steps : RFID part marking generalization Flyable tag Generation 2 Objectives

Data consistency: 3-in-1 integrated labels: readable, bar-codes, RFID Enable wide application of RFID part marking to a/c components

Minimizing design change (inter-changeability of nameplate types) Minimizing industrial change (replacement of printable item) Minimizing overall cost (vs. traditional nameplate + RFID tag)

Same functionality than A350 XWB tags (Generation 1) Improved RF performances

Status of the development

RFI (Request for Information) done in Q1 2013 with promising results Selection in Q4 2013 (Request for Quotation RFQ) First industrial products available in Q1 2014

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Next steps : RFID part marking generalization Provisional timeline


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2013 ~2015-2018 ~2020

A350XWB: First commercial aircraft equipped with RFID

2007

Airbus is generalizing the use of RFID across the value chain

CERIS++: Main cabin items (Life-Vests / Seats)

Wave0: RFID Traceability in Airbus for A350 parts

Wave1: RFID integrated label on

High volume items Items requiring complementary data Rotable assemblies (+ Inputs from the IATA survey)

All traceable items

(AIR&CAIR) as

required

Vision:

All serialized

items


Adoption support initiatives Industry bodies and standardization IATA paperless aircraft operations

Paperless transition roadmap Industry white paper on RFID part marking RFID airline survey (on-going until 15th September) 4th Think Tank late October

ATA e-Business - Spec 2000

2009 : first publication Chap 9-5 2011 : Airbus interoperability lab 2013 : second publication Chap 9-5

SAE AS5678

2009 published standard for environment and performance


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Use cases example (1) Configuration Data Capture

Are you sending mechanics to aircraft to check configuration data?

Do you need to remove parts on aircraft to access nameplates?

Are you manipulating paper (e.g. work orders) in large numbers?

Do you need to clean up on a regular basis your data in your MIS?

RFID is todays enabler to remove / reduce these pain points Supporting electronic work orders on mobile devices Supporting error-free data capture during all processes Recording traceability data locally before it can be transmitted to MIS


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Make your own assessment with your fleet size / business set up


Use case example (2) Repair shop cycle How much time do your teams take to send a part for repair?

How much time do your teams take to receive a part from repair or pool?

What is the Turn Around Time you get from repair shops?

Do you have parts blocked in repair shops for documents problems?

Are you providing repair shop data to your mechanics performing

troubleshooting on aircraft?

RFID is todays enabler to remove / reduce these pain points Supporting recording of reasons for removal for repair shops Allowing immediate retrieve of technical data at your door steps Providing automatic Turn Around Time calculation capabilities Providing historical data to all actors along the lifecycle


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Use cases example (Quick Wins) Cabin inspection & Non-Flyable How often are you performing life-vests inspections?

How much effort to inspect cabin loose equipment presence and dates?

How much effort to ensure TSA enclosure requirements?

How many tools do you loose each year?

Do you have issues with Foreign Objects Detection?

How much waiting time for mechanics to obtain tools?

How many GSEs are under used because their position is unknown?

RFID is todays enabler to remove / reduce these pain points Cabin inspection RFID based solutions are proven RFID based tool management system are proven Many more use cases could be developed


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Conclusion & Questions

Airbus is supporting industry-wide adoption of RFID technology

Airbus products are or will be equipped with permanent RFID tags

It is time for airlines and MROs to evaluate RFID opportunities

Airbus Value Chain Visibility team is ready to assist

Questions are welcomed!


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