Pratt & Whitney Joins MCA Solutions’

Pratt & Whitney, is now live with  the award-winning MCA Solution Suite for service parts planning and optimization in its Commercial Engines & Global Services (CE&GS) business.  Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. company.

“Pratt & Whitney’s broad range of material solutions lowers our customers’ overall cost of ownership and improves efficiency through predictable and stable maintenance costs and very high service levels,” said Louis Quattrocchi, vice president, Materials Management, Pratt & Whitney CE&GS. “MCA’s extensive aerospace and defense experience combined with its advanced optimization functionality will help us further by reducing inventory and increasing service levels across our global distribution network.” 

Robert Tomastik, manager of CE&GS Materials Center of Excellence added, “The MCA Solution Suite provides an integrated software platform with advanced technology for spare parts demand forecasting and inventory planning and is a key enabler for global material optimization across our large-scale aftermarket network.”

MCA has spent years working with industry leaders, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy.  Pratt & Whitney is using MCA Demand Forecasting, Inventory Optimization, and Supply Planning to effectively plan and place spare parts throughout its global network to efficiently and cost-effectively service large commercial engines through various maintenance options, which include time and material plans, fixed-priced workscope options and complete dollar-per-hour fleet management plans.

“As many A&D organizations experience a reduction in the number of flying hours generated by their customers as a result of the economy, there’s enormous opportunity to bring new service offerings to market, including performance-based logistics (PBL) or cost per flight hour to reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction,” said Bob Salvucci, president and CEO of MCA Solutions.  “We’re incredibly excited to have Pratt & Whitney join our growing portfolio of leading aerospace and defense companies, and look forward to helping the company continuously increase its service business revenue.”