BAE Systems PLC
FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for centrally managing the performance of maintenance on a fleet of vehicles, the method comprising: acquiring criteria specifying vehicle availability for a predetermined time period; acquiring vehicle data specifying multiple maintenance operations to be performed on one or more of the vehicles; determining, based on the criteria, a fleet plan including, for each vehicle, a schedule of the maintenance operations for that vehicle; determining, using the fleet plan, a maintenance plan comprising, for one or more maintenance service providers, a schedule of maintenance operations to be performed on a vehicle by the maintenance service providers; and managing the maintenance service providers to perform the maintenance operations on the vehicles in accordance with the maintenance plan.