SkySelect Streamlines USM Engine Parts Sourcing for MTU Maintenance - A Digital Transformation
Traditionally, MTU Maintenance, the MRO arm of German aero engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines, has lost lots of time by trying to reach suppliers one by one via email and tracking quotes with spreadsheets.
Working in such a manual way is not only time consuming, but lends itself to potential mistakes and missed savings opportunities, especially considering that the MRO service provider is an engine shop which handles specific and high-ticket engine parts on a daily basis.
MTU needed to find a better way of working that allows for more efficient and more effective processes in order to reduce the cognitive overload of its staff. The organization looked for a technology to replace its conventional costing out of production material.
”MTU Maintenance is a perfect example of how a company can easily and effortlessly convert offline processes into more efficient digital workflows and empower a procurement team to be more effective.”
MTU Maintenance chose SkySelect as its technology partner because of the software company’s track record of leading digital transformation and change management at MRO service providers and airlines across the globe.
By leveraging SkySelect’s platform, MTU Maintenance was able to digitalize part of its procurement system.
Instead of sending out emails and manually collecting relevant information and paperwork for quote comparisons, with SkySelect, the MTU team can efficiently review the quotes and paperwork, make a decision and download the compliance report in a matter of minutes.
The end result was a time reduction of 20% when sourcing quotes from suppliers.
Not only was MTU able to source prices faster, but they also received more viable quotes. Eighty percent of their PNs received at least three quotes, which meant MTU’s procurement team was given more competitive pricing for the high-ticket engine parts it was sourcing and can focus better on price-negotiation.
”Thanks to SkySelect’s software, we’ve been able to reduce our time spent sourcing parts, while receiving highly competitive offers from suppliers. Their platform provides exactly what we need, as we increasingly digitalize MTU Maintenance’s processes.”
Choose the service level you currently need and scale up and down as needed. You'll pay for everything your aircraft material procurement process needs and nothing it doesn’t – no risky contracts and frivolous add-ons.