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Global Airline Modernizes Maintenance Supply Chain with WMS, TMS, and AIT Strategy 

For more than two decades, a design and distribution company has established itself as a leader in destination retail, specializing in the design, development, and distribution of licensed and private-label merchandise for some of the world’s most iconic brands and retailers. By combining on-trend design with diverse manufacturing and fulfillment capabilities, they deliver customized product assortments across multiple channels. With expertise in global sourcing, compliance, and both large-scale and quick-turn U.S. production, the company provides innovative solutions that range from traditional manufacturing to print-on-demand, personalization, turnkey displays, and ecommerce—all backed by a commitment to quality, efficiency, and seamless automation. In

Key Challenge

As the airline’s network expanded, fragmented systems and site-specific workflows limited visibility and created execution variability across maintenance inventory locations. Parts availability issues increased the risk of aircraft delays, expedites, and rework. Leadership needed to improve operational control without undermining a culture of local empowerment. At the same time, the organization had to reduce costs and align future WMS, TMS, and AIT investments with an enterprise cloud migration roadmap.

Solution

Alpine led a structured requirements capture and technology readiness initiative to build a defensible business case for enterprise WMS, TMS, and AIT selection. The approach established standardized processes and shared visibility while preserving fast, informed local decision-making. A comprehensive readiness assessment, detailed requirements library, and effort-versus-value analysis supported ROI scenarios across a 12–36 month horizon. All recommendations were aligned to the airline’s enterprise cloud strategy to ensure future-state compatibility.

Results

The engagement delivered a clear, defensible foundation for procurement and technology selection. Leadership gained visibility into value drivers, implementation effort, and dependencies aligned to the cloud migration timeline. Key outputs included quantified ROI scenarios, a prioritized modernization roadmap, and aviation-ready vendor short lists. Collectively, the work positioned the airline to improve productivity, reduce write-offs and transportation costs, strengthen compliance, and support long-term growth while preserving its empowerment culture.

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