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With the kickoff of the new year we are looking forward to helping our customers further reduce cost and gain efficiencies. Thrust looks forward to helping the airlines combat the rising fuel prices through the use of our technology streamlining their processes.
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Dec 16, 2007
With the kickoff of the new year we are looking forward to helping our customers further reduce cost and gain efficiencies. Thrust looks forward to helping the airlines combat the rising fuel prices through the use of our technology streamlining their processes.
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Mar 14, 2007
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Dec 07, 2006
With the kickoff of the new year we are looking forward to helping our customers further reduce cost and gain efficiencies. Thrust looks forward to helping the airlines combat the rising fuel prices through the use of our technology streamlining their processes.
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Aug 04, 2006
We have been asked over and over again by customers... "Why go electronic... I have a paper based and microfilm based system that works today." The answer is simple and two fold, number one compliance, number two cost. Here we explore both arguments for the transition.
Compliance is a hot topic today. With reduced and stressed man power at many companies today the ease of access to the pertinent information is critical. Why go electronic? With software solutions such as our Jetway information distribution system an employee can search all documentation within mere SECONDS. Simply type, click, and then review results from ALL sources of information available. The employee can not forget a manual or overlook a small detail where there is information they need. Each result is presented clearly and is easily investigated. There is no argument that electronic data enhances overall compliance.
The second driver for a complete electronic conversion is COST. The cost of distribution, library upkeep, and employees lost time and efficiency on a paper based system is very high. Studies show that with an electronic system overall search time for a particular piece of data is reduced by over 33%. In a world where employees spend approximately 28% of their day simply searching for information this reduction in search time results in an 8-12% productivity gain across the entire employee base. Once again there is no argument the electronic data will pay for itself quickly.
Products such as our Jetway information distribution system can take documents that have been historically distributed in paper format and make them electronically distributed and searchable. Contact us today for more information.
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Jun 24, 2006
Over and over we have our staff questioned by customers and perspective customer asking "What is this XML thing I keep hearing you talk about?" The simple answer that can be found around the web goes: XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a standard for creating markup languages which describe the structure of data.
It is not a fixed set of elements like HTML, but rather, it is like SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) in that it is a metalanguage, or a language for describing languages. XML enables authors to define their own tags, and thus their own data structure.
What does this mean in terms that apply to our business is the next question we get asked. Hearing this often we hope the following example many help the non technical understand what XML can do for us all.
The airline business is very paper intensive. Take a common non routine item that is generated on the hangar floor during a check visit. This item is generally entered onto a specific form by the employee. This form is most likely made up of a piece of paper with boxes on it for each piece of data the employee must enter, the form also generally contains an individual control number, and has some carbon copies for other related business functions to use.
Remember above that the techies told us that we could use XML to define our own data structure. So with XML we can now take our non routine form and generate a custom data structure that matches our existing form exactly. In the XML one could actually see each data field from the paper based form in XML format. The tag describing that particular data could be as user friendly as the actual name of that data field on the paper based form. So what does this do for us now that we have our paper based form in an electronic format?
Remember those carbon copies that were attached to the original paper based copy? Now without distribution of the paper based copies our electronic data can be parsed and sent automatically to each concerned work group. Did the original form notify the stores group that parts were necessary? Now it can happen automatically as soon as the form is completed by an employee. No lost carbon copies. Did the original form get placed in a pile for reliability data collection? Now it can be entered into the reliability database automatically. No retyping of data or new data entry since each piece of data is clearly labeled and available for reuse.
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Mar 17, 2006
The Thrust Aerospace web log will focus on the topics that we see our customers struggling with on a daily basis and the solutions they put in place. As time progresses we will have both management and technical staff writing here about what they see in the field, what they are currently working on, and their general thoughts about the aerospace market.
Our technical staff will be also posting entries about new technology and how it may provide solutions for some of the problem areas we see with customers today. We hope you enjoy our writing, keep checking back for new entries.
