Expert: Ray Wilkinson - 2/7/2007

Question
I am a doctoral student at the University of LaVerne, CA.
I am in need of expert participants such as yourself to include in my research project.
Project Description

The current challenge in the aviation maintenance industry has been focused on the need to maximize operational efficiency. Faced with the challenge of reducing maintenance costs, executives in Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Industries continually look for alternative ways to streamline their maintenance operations.
The uncertainty of meeting the dynamic and complex needs of the changing aviation industry, devoid of newer technology are widespread. The transition to new technologies for managing maintenance programs will be challenging. Research suggests that maintenance providers possessing strategic technologies can define their position in the aviation industry and stand to reap the greatest benefits. The shift towards utilizing innovation escalates challenges, competition, cost and risk. The current demands of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul industry has a direct impact on the MRO Technicians, which include maximum job efficiency; reduced down time, while maintaining safety and reliability, impacted by emerging technology.

The purpose of this study is determine what new or emerging technology organizational leaders in the aviation maintenance industry believe will impact commercial Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul practices over the next decade? Will the impact of emerging technologies enable maximum job efficiency; reduce down-time while maintaining safety and reliability? How important is implementation of new or emerging technologies to the Commercial Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Industry?  Is implementation of new or emerging technologies feasible?



The Delphi Process

The Delphi Technique seeks to gain consensus on a particular issue utilizing data collected from a panel of experts who possess experience and/or expertise in the areas pertinent to the study.

The Delphi panel for this study is comprised of a select group of twenty-five people throughout the Untied States who are recognized as having experience and/or expertise related to the history, developmental and/or practical considerations related to Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Industry.

The key aspect of the Delphi process is anonymity. Expert panelist will remain anonymous throughout the course of this study. The identification number in the lower right hand corner of the questionnaire will be used only to determine who has or has not responded for follow up purposes. All individual responses will be held in the strictest confidence.  

Answer
Sorry, I can't help for the following reasons:

i) I don't have the time to participate in such a study;
ii) I'm not in the USA, I'm in the UK;
iii) I'm an academic rather than a practitioner, so my direct experience of this is limited.

Good luck with the study, though.

Regards

Ray