Malaysia Airlines in Final Implementation Stage of Maintenance & Engineering System - 2000 (MES-2000)

Enterprise Systems Solutions, LLC today announced that Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is in the final stage of implementing their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) product, MES-2000.

Malaysia Airlines in Final Implementation Stage of Maintenance & Engineering System - 2000 (MES-2000) San Mateo, CA, October 1, 2002, - Enterprise Systems Solutions, LLC today announced that Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is in the final stage of implementing their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) product, MES-2000. The entire process of customizing the system and migrating and converting the data from multiple mainframe systems took somewhat longer than originally anticipated, but the effort will be well worth it, according to Mr. Kernail Singh, company spokesman Technical Services department at MAS. Mr. Singh added:MAS is finally going to replace our old inflexible mainframe system with a modern and fully integrated system that will help us manage all the complexities of technical and legal aspects of aircraft maintenance requirements, as well as in streamline areas of maintenance planning and production planning and control.We have a large and varied fleet comprising of B747's, B777's, B737's Airbus and Fokker aircraft. The system provides us the ability to specify and track the maintenance program, airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and other special requirements, both on a fleet-wise as well as individual aircraft basis. The system is not restricted to airframe maintenance, but can track complex requirements for complex assemblies such as engines and landing gear.The system is providing us with a many-fold increase in recording and tracking critical information as well as improving inter-departmental communications, which is all extremely vital for our upgrading the airlines maintenance performance.We all, in the Engineering and Maintenance departments are looking forward to the formal system cutover which is expected with a few months, when the full positive impact of the system will be felt company-wide."About Malaysia AirlinesMalaysia Airlines is the national air carrier of Malaysia. The airline has a global reach. As of March 2001, Malaysia Airlines has a fleet of 95 aircrafts in its network. Currently, with the Airlines extensive list of over 114 destinations, passengers can be assured that their travel needs will be catered for when they are abroad. Malaysia Airlines, recognizing the vast business potential in the passenger air charter business, has developed a comprehensive product catering to both scheduled and ad-hoc charter needs of customers around the Asia Pacific region where the market is estimated to be in the region of RM 250 million. The product is now offered to various charter market segments ranging from ad-hoc passenger, government charters, and emergency evacuations to charters for Heads of states and Royalties.Apart from being a carrier, Malaysia Airlines headquartered in Malaysia has diversified its operations into human resource development, training, catering, property consultancy and technical ground support for aircrafts. In the limelight of having an ultra modern Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), they are also providing world-class cargo management facilities to meet the needs of their partners.About Enterprise Systems Solutions, LLCEnterprise Systems Solutions develops software solutions for the Airlines & Maintenance Engineering (M & E) industry. Encompassing airlines of all sizes from smaller commuter carriers, schedule charter operators to medium sized as well major carriers, Enterprise Systems Solutions has formulated an architecture for advanced Maintenance and Engineering Systems called MES-2000. MES-2000 is a computerized system, which provides extensive capabilities for planning and controlling an airlines Maintenance and Engineering functions. It allows airlines from small charter fleets to large commercial carriers to more efficiently track maintenance operations, records and inventory, planned maintenance, and document compliance with regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration and regulatory governmental authorities of other countries. The system has a powerful and scaleable Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application software component, which can be fully integrated with existing Legacy Systems. Enterprise Systems Solutions, headquartered in Silicon Valley has direct access to major high tech companies such as Oracle Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Intel.

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