Boeing

BEIJING, November 9, 2011 – Inventory Locator Service^® (ILS), a Boeing Company, announced the launch of a Chinese language version of the ILS website that comes online today. Airlines, MROs (Maintenance Repair and Overhaul providers) and parts suppliers that use Chinese as a primary language will be better able to take advantage of the benefits and growth opportunities available with ILS products. 

ILS supports customer-to-customer sales of parts and services worldwide. The company also provides business tools to assist with sales and procurement decisions across the entire supply chain, from buying and selling parts to maintaining complex assets such as airplanes.

”This is one example of our long-term commitment to serving our customers with targeted solutions,” said Per Norén, vice president of Boeing Information Services. “We want to offer our customers products and services that meet their unique needs, wherever they do business.”

ILS supply chain solutions assist aviation, defense and marine companies in managing their supply chain from sourcing to sale. ILS solutions range from ILSmart, the most active global online parts and services marketplace in the aviation industry, to supply chain services that manage sales, procurement and inventory. ILS provides critical business intelligence regarding supply and demand of parts in the worldwide market.

Customers can access the ILS Chinese site at www.ilsmart.com/cn.

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Contacts:

Bob Saling
Boeing Communications
+1 206-852-3327
bob.saling@boeing.com

Jessica Treadwell
ILS Communications and Marketing
+1 901-794-5000
Jtreadwell@ilsmart.com