Production ramp up and production release in anticipation
95% of modifications documented by the tier one supplier are accepted by the OEM. However, the implementation will typically take place only 4 to 5 months after the documentation.

SOS AIRCRAFT ON TARMAC aims to provide aircraft manufacturers and tier one suplliers with functionalities allowing not only to release production of modifications in anticipation but also to orderly “de stack” the modification in the low probability case where it is not approved. Thus, in return for a managed risk, and the tools to manage it, an improved production ramp up and a decrease of late work can be achieved across the supply chain in a context of extended concurrent engineering. 

Aircraft conversion

50% of aircraft in service are reaching the end of their life. There is a potential market to covert them into tankers, freighters or private jets. However, aircraft conversion is both risky and costly if the original configuration is not completely known.

SOS AIRCRAFT ON TARMAC SOS AIRCRAFT ON TARMAC aims to help create conditions that make the conversion process profitable with a goal of 30% of the price of new.

Research will be carried out on the capacity and flexibility of mass customization. Tools comparing configuration with aircraft in service will allow to: 
                                                                     - Optimize the choice of aircraft or assemblies best suited to a given purpose.
                                                                     - Quickly provide price estimates and coordinated tasks release.

New services

SOS AIRCRAFT ON TARMAC   will carry out research to generate new extracts from product structures and bills of materials in order to facilitate services linked to each product function, at each stage of the product life. This service oriented angle will help the industry improve customer service and the airlines their commercial policy.

 SOS AIRCRAFT ON TARMAC  aims to develop methods and tools that will in turn create new markets or extend existing ones.

SOS AIRCRAFT ON TARMAC  aims to develop a crypto currencie baked on the residual values of a fleet and on the values of technical datas produced by industrial supply chain.

AIRCONFIG Project
 
                             

Batch grouping of modifications for a given MSN seems to be a good scheme for management by the Design Office of aircraft configuration. However, this method entails situations like retrofitting, part-discarding and flow interruption due to the mis-match between the flow of drawings and the assembly line schedule.  The dynamic configuration management system proposes to reverse the flow of drawings, so that it is organized by the requirements of the technical planning and purchasing functions. The system is based on a new modification grouping method in keeping with the manufacturing schedules. It allows to simulate various ways of grouping modifications, calculate cost of materials, technical and cost impacts for a more efficient modification design. From specifications to certification, CLUSTRIA has developed a set of functions (re-assignment, conversion, spares, interchangeability) for good configuration management. These principles also apply to configuration management throughout the aircraft operational life. With its partners, CLUSTRIA proposes the AIRCONFIG Project for the integration in your IT system.