Air Transport: Defects Tracking and Maintenance Scenario

["Zachary Alexander" <zack2003@ebtdesign.com>]

Situation:
The estimated mean time to failure for an aircraft while in flight is
infinity. In order to meet this reliability goal maintenance must be
performed both on a regular basis and on an as-needed basis. The time
spent diagnosing and repairing problems can cause departure and
subsequent arrival schedules to slip.  The departure and arrival
schedule slippage can lead to loss of revenue and good will for the air
carrier. Repeated difficult to diagnose defects can lead to reputation
problems for both the aircraft manufacturer and its suppliers.  The loss
of reputation for aircraft manufacturer and its suppliers can lead to
loss of revenue.

Problem:
How can a Semantic Aware ebXML Registry/Repository be used to improve
defect tracking and maintenance?

Semantic Components:

*	The Registry/Repository provides metadata support capabilities
for defect tracking and images of the defects when applicable.
*	The Registry/Repository provides semantics in the form of
diagnostics and repair heuristics.
*	The Registry/Repository provides ontology support to capture
and/or store heuristics.
*	The Registry/Repository provides semantics-based image storage
capability.
*	The Registry/Repository provides semantics-based image discovery
for diagnostic support.
  

Zachary Alexander
The IT Investment Architect 
ebTDesign LLC, (703) 283-4325
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