In service support center and method of operation
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1. Apparatus for the support of a vehicle fleet, comprising:
- an in service support center including a data storage module and a processing module, said data storage module collecting information from a number of sources relating to vehicle condition, said processing module including an analysis module and an assessment system to provide stakeholders with information to assess vehicle fleet health and to provide maintenance and support information from said in service support center to service personnel, whereby said in service support center enables the development of high level information, intelligence and situationed awareness assessment over time, as well as fleet management awareness and reduces life cycle costs associated with a fleet, said in service support center providing a centralized database to obtain, process and store vehicle maintenance and support information.
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In a method for in service support for a vehicle fleet wherein the improvement comprises providing Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Conditioned Based Maintenance (CBM), Fleet Management (FM), Vehicle/Component Asset Tracking, Stores/Consumable Inventory, and maintenance management.
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1. Apparatus for the support of a vehicle fleet, comprising:
an in service support center including a data storage module and a processing module, said data storage module collecting information from a number of sources relating to vehicle condition, said processing module including an analysis module and an assessment system to provide stakeholders with information to assess vehicle fleet health and to provide maintenance and support information from said in service support center to service personnel, whereby said in service support center enables the development of high level information, intelligence and situationed awareness assessment over time, as well as fleet management awareness and reduces life cycle costs associated with a fleet, said in service support center providing a centralized database to obtain, process and store vehicle maintenance and support information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. In a method for in service support for a vehicle fleet, the improvement comprising providing an in service support center with reliability centered maintenance, conditioned based maintenance, fleet management, vehicle/component asset tracking, stores/consumable inventory, and maintenance management tools.
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