Supply chain management of aircraft spare parts is characterized by strict rules, rigid rotation and timing, and large numbers of expensive parts. Management of spare parts in the aviation industry, so there is always a problem for all airline operators and Cathay Pacific is no exception. Spare parts operations for Cathay Pacific is covered procurement, inventory management, repair and logistics. Cathay Pacific handles all purchasing and inventory in the house while the third-party logistics providers parties use to repair and logistics. In this case, the student is invited to consider various alternatives to optimize the supply chain and trigger a process of improving the operation of aircraft spare parts for Cathay Pacific. "Hide
by Benjamin Yen, Karen Lee, Jonathan Pelosi Source: University of Hong Kong, 18 pages. Publication Date: February 24, 2009. Prod. #: HKU820-PDF-ENG
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