Best practices in aircraft engine MRO : a study of commercial and military systems
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2004.
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| author | Choo, Boon Seh, 1979- |
| author2 | Charles P. Coleman. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/177612019-04-11T10:42:30Z Best practices in aircraft engine MRO : a study of commercial and military systems Best practices in aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul Choo, Boon Seh, 1979- Charles P. Coleman. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-113). Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) is a key activity in the lifecycle of an aircraft and its engines. Because of the typically long operational lifetimes expected from these costly assets, MRO is necessary to maintain these systems in a safe and functional condition, so that they can fulfill the operational role that they were designed for. The MRO system can be understood as a complex socio-technical system organized and operated to achieve aircraft availability and operation safety at minimal cost. As a complex socio-technical system, it consists of various layers: The environmental context, organizational structure, management, infrastructure, workers and the technical core. Focusing primarily on infrastructure, management, and manpower, this thesis seeks to identify best practices found within each layer by examining current practices in both commercial and military aircraft engine MRO, as well as surveying potentially useful concepts from related fields to propose how they can be applied to aircraft engine MRO. Among the issues presented are outsourcing, transportation, maintenance scheduling, inventory management, organization culture and human factors. by Boon Seh Choo. S.M. 2005-06-02T18:32:58Z 2005-06-02T18:32:58Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17761 56525247 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 113 p. 6305943 bytes 6317546 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Aeronautics and Astronautics. Choo, Boon Seh, 1979- Best practices in aircraft engine MRO : a study of commercial and military systems |
| title | Best practices in aircraft engine MRO : a study of commercial and military systems |
| title_full | Best practices in aircraft engine MRO : a study of commercial and military systems |
| title_fullStr | Best practices in aircraft engine MRO : a study of commercial and military systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Best practices in aircraft engine MRO : a study of commercial and military systems |
| title_short | Best practices in aircraft engine MRO : a study of commercial and military systems |
| title_sort | best practices in aircraft engine mro a study of commercial and military systems |
| topic | Aeronautics and Astronautics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17761 |
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