The results will be completely anonymous, with a summary published in the Aircraft IT MRO eJournal. You can request to receive a copy of the full post survey report (compiled by Capgemini) prior to submitting your answers.
At the end of the survey you also have the option to enter a prize draw to win an iPad Pro. The winner will be notified by email the day after the survey closes.
We invite you to take part in this 10 minute survey. Deadline for entries: 15th March 2019
Q1) What type of organization do you work for? *
Q2) What is your area of responsibility / department / business domain? *
Q3) Has aircraft sensor data, maintenance data and operational data grown to the point of exceeding most company's ability to efficiently and effectively use it to improve business processes? *
Choose
Strongly agree - data volume, velocity, variety and veracity always exceed most company’s ability to effectively and efficiently drive business value
Agree – data volume, velocity, variety or veracity often exceed most company’s ability to drive efficiencies, and it is often detrimental to operations.
Neutral - data volume, velocity, variety or veracity sometimes exceed most company’s ability to drive efficiencies, but it is sometimes detrimental to operations.
Disagree - data volume, velocity, variety or veracity never exceed most company’s ability to drive efficiencies in operations.
Strongly disagree - most companies easily leverage disparate data sources, volume, velocity, variety and veracity to deliver advanced analytics and business value
Q4) The term "digital thread" represents an industry capability to trace data from OEM design, through manufacture to aircraft and maintenance operations and back to OEMs, lessors and other ecosystem entities. What level of value do you see in closing gaps in the digital thread? *
No value
Low value
Moderate value
High value
Very high value
Aircraft Operators & MROs
OEMS
No value
Low value
Moderate value
High value
Very high value
Aircraft Operators & MROs
OEMS
Q5) ATA SPEC 2400 & 2500 and ASD/AIA S5000F are industry standards for the digital thread exchange of sensor, configuration, maintenance, and lease data among industry stakeholders (such as airlines, MROs, OEMs, lessors). To what extent is your organization knowledgeable of and engaged in implementing these industry standards? *
Choose
Not aware of these standards and not currently planning on using them
Aware of these standards but not currently planning any pilot projects this year
Aware of these standards and intend to implement or pilot within the next 24 months
Very aware of these standards and are currently piloting with the intent to integrate into core MRO and, or lease management solutions
Very aware of these standards and have implemented them into core MRO and, or lease management solutions
Q6) Which type of company most benefits from predictive maintenance, prognostics, and machine learning analytics? *
Q7) Is Operational Data (OD) ownership in debate? *
Q8) Is Technical Content (maintenance & repair manuals, technical procedures, …) ownership in debate? *
Q9) If Intellectual Property (IP) ownership of machine learning algorithms, patented processes or systems were raised, would you postpone contracting with vendors disputing IP ownership? *
Q10) What primary MRO IT solution does your company use? *
Q11) Is your organization in the process of implementing a new primary MRO IT solution? *
Q11.1) If yes, then what solution are you implementing?
Your answer
Q12) Does your current MRO IT solution have a mobile tablet capability? *
Q13) Does your current MRO IT solution have voice recognition capability instead of typing data or commands? *
Q14) Does your current MRO IT solution integrate to an AIRCRAFT health management solution (Airbus Airman or Skywise, Boeing AnalytX AHM, Bombardier AHM, Embraer AHeAD, …)? *
Q15) Does your current MRO IT solution integrate to an ENGINE health management solution (GE SmartSignal, GE OnPoint, Pratt & Whitney ADAM, Rolls-Royce IntelligentEngine, …)? *
Q16) Do you believe your current primary MRO IT solution meets your needs in the following areas: engineering, maintenance planning & scheduling, maintenance execution, supply chain and operational and analytics? *
Choose
Does not meet our needs – negatively impacts labor productivity, dispatch rate, material cost and / or usability.
Meets the basic functionality required to do our jobs – while not a impediment, our system is very complicated and manual entry.
Meets industry average functionality required to do our jobs.
Exceeds industry average functionality in one of four areas: simple ease of use, integration with voice recognition & mobility; integration with technical manuals & task cards; integration with advanced analytics systems.
Best MRO IT system on the market – simple to use, intuitive, enhances labor productivity through automations and improves material management.
Not Applicable - We do not use an MRO IT Solution
Q17) To what degree has or will your company ACHIEVE paperless operations (no paper or pdfs)? *
Choose
Do not intend to be 100% paperless, but some projects to reduce manual paper process are being evaluated.
Intend to be partially paperless within 24 months, but specific projects, budget and timeline have not been established.
Intend to be 100% paperless within 24 months end of 2020 and have allocated capital and resources to projects.
Intend to be 100% paperless with funded projects in place to be paperless by end of 2019.
100% paperless today – no hard copies or pdfs.
Q18) Has your organization implemented any of the following digital innovations? (select all that apply) *
Required
Q19) Do you believe innovative technologies can address the aging demographics and engineer / technician labor shortage issue within the aviation and aerospace industries? *
Choose
Yes (>80%), and in the near-term (<2 years)
Yes (>80%), but NOT in the near-term (2-5 years)
Probably (50%-80%), in the next decade (5-10 years)
Possibly (20%-50%), in the next decade (5-10 years)
No (<20%), skilled labor shortages must be addressed via pay & benefits, hiring campaigns and better training
Q20) What are the major barriers preventing your company from adopting innovations like new devices, new software or predictive capabilities (select top three in order of precedence)? *
Quality Data
Core MRO / SCM software
Cost
IT Ability to Implement
User adoption
Regulatory compliance
1st Most
2nd Most
3rd Most
Quality Data
Core MRO / SCM software
Cost
IT Ability to Implement
User adoption
Regulatory compliance
1st Most
2nd Most
3rd Most
Q21) Which of the following types of companies do you TRUST to deliver business innovation and value to the aviation industry in the areas of labor productivity and asset reliability & efficiency in MRO (select top two in order of precedence)? *
Aircraft Operators (Pax, Cargo or Airforce)
Independent 3rd Party MROs
OEMs (Aircraft, Engine or Component)
Industry Organizations (AIA, ATA, ASD, IATA, ICAO, …)
Technology Firms (Google, Apple, Software Vendors, System Integrators)
Government Regulators
1st Most
2nd Most
Aircraft Operators (Pax, Cargo or Airforce)
Independent 3rd Party MROs
OEMs (Aircraft, Engine or Component)
Industry Organizations (AIA, ATA, ASD, IATA, ICAO, …)
Technology Firms (Google, Apple, Software Vendors, System Integrators)
Government Regulators
1st Most
2nd Most
Q22) Which of the following types of companies do you TRUST to deliver technology innovation and value to the aviation industry in the areas of information and operations technologies (IT/OT) (select top two in order of precedence) *
Aircraft Operators (Pax, Cargo or Airforce)
Independent 3rd Part MROs
OEMs (Aircraft, Engine or Component)
Industry Organizations (AIA, ATA, ASD, IATA, ICAO, …)
Technology Firms (Google, Apple, Software Vendors, System Integrators)
Government Regulators
1st Most
2nd Most
Aircraft Operators (Pax, Cargo or Airforce)
Independent 3rd Part MROs
OEMs (Aircraft, Engine or Component)
Industry Organizations (AIA, ATA, ASD, IATA, ICAO, …)
Technology Firms (Google, Apple, Software Vendors, System Integrators)