SubscribeStrategic Alliance of GlobeFuel Systems & Services GmbH and FuelPlus Software GmbH
GlobeFuel Systems & Services GmbH (GFS), the leading vendor of Fuel Handling Software for Into-Plane-Services and fueling service companies and FuelPlus Software GmbH (FPS), the leading vendor of enterprise fuel management systems for the airline industry have formed a strategic alliance to provide totally integrated fuel management solutions for the aviation industry.
The alliance is the result of the growing demand from customers requesting solutions which ensure seamless data transfer between own and partner systems in order to automate their business.
Aim of the alliance is to define and implement an integration framework which enables plug-and-play business process integration between the alliance partner's solutions. Such plug-and-play enabled systems can easily be combined in order to implement totally integrated fuel management covering supplier, Into-Plane and airline processes.
By integrating the different systems of supplier, airline and Into-Plane company, the complete supply chain from the refinery via transport systems to the fuel farm to the aircraft to the enterprise back office can be managed in an automated way. The strategic alliance combines the long experience in business of the both partners and offers through their system integration important benefits:
General benefits:
- Eliminate possible sources of errors (e.g. human errors) through electronic communication
- Operate effective and cost-efficient based on reliable data
Supplier benefits:
- Reliable electronic delivery tickets
- Receive delivery tickets and storage balance in time
- Invoice faster due to timely receipt of fuel tickets
- Transmit electronic invoices
- Inquire invoice status at airline and react faster on discrepancies
- Calculate supply demand based on airline's flight schedule
Airline benefits
- Receive tender bids electronically
- Award bids after normalization and notify supplier
- Generate contracts based on awarded bids
- Receive DFT updates from supplier electronically
- Sign fuel delivery electronically
- Use reliable electronic delivery tickets for monitoring of own inventory
- Electronic invoices for automated invoice checking
- Notification of supplier in case of invoice discrepancies
- Ensure determined turnaround times due to reduction of manual paper work
- Identify unproductive times through detailed data collection (e.g. 'No-Fuel Events') and reporting
Into-Plane benefits:
- Operate effective and cost-efficient based on reliable data
- Reliable estimate future costs and calculate fuel forecast more accurate
- Ensure determined turnaround times
- Identify unproductive times through detailed data collection (e.g. 'No-Fuel Events') and reporting
- Eliminate possible sources of errors (e.g. human errors) through electronic communication
Save staff and/or trucks through optimized fuelling - Ensure sufficient fuel supply particularly during unforeseeable events
About FuelPlus Software GmbH
FuelPlus Software GmbH is offering the integrated solution FuelPlus EFM that supports all aspects of today's modern fuel management activities. By combining best practices of major airlines in the areas of fuel planning, purchasing, supply chain management, operations, and accounting FuelPlus enables process automation which leads to cost reduction and productivity increase. Being in use at a growing number of renowned airlines such as Lufthansa, SWISS, South African Airways, All Nippon Airways and Malaysia Airlines, FuelPlus EFM has proven its value in day-to-day business.
The cooperation of FuelPlus Software GmbH and GlobeFuel Systems & Services GmbH will be an advantage for the whole aviation industry.
For information please contact www.globefuel.com or www.fuelplus.de
FuelPlus Software GmbH
Vahrenwalder Straße 12 - 14
30165 Hannover, Germany
Tel: +49 511 496 050
