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Pratt & Whitney Joins MCA Solutionsa? Growing List of Industry-Leading Aerospace & Defense Customers

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Thursday, September 23rd 2010 at 7:10 GMT by Market Wire}  

PHILADELPHIA--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Pratt & Whitney ], a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines, is now live with the award-winning MCA Solution Suite for service parts planning and optimization in its Commercial Engines & Global Services (CE&GS) business. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.

"MCAa™s extensive aerospace and defense experience combined with its advanced optimization functionality will help us further by reducing inventory and increasing service levels across our global distribution network."

aPratt & Whitneya™s broad range of material solutions lowers our customersa™ overall cost of ownership and improves efficiency through predictable and stable maintenance costs and very high service levels,a said Louis Quattrocchi, vice president, Materials Management, Pratt & Whitney CE&GS. aMCAa™s extensive [ aerospace and defense ] experience combined with its advanced optimization functionality will help us further by reducing inventory and increasing service levels across our global distribution network.a

Robert Tomastik, manager of CE&GS Materials Center of Excellence added, aThe MCA Solution Suite provides an integrated software platform with advanced technology for spare parts demand forecasting and inventory planning and is a key enabler for global material optimization across our large-scale aftermarket network.a

MCA has spent years working with industry leaders, including [ Boeing ], [ Lockheed Martin ] and the [ U.S. Navy ]. Pratt & Whitney is using MCA Demand Forecasting, Inventory Optimization, and Supply Planning to effectively plan and place spare parts throughout its global network to efficiently and cost-effectively service large commercial engines through various maintenance options, which include time and material plans, fixed-priced workscope options and complete dollar-per-hour fleet management plans.

aAs many A&D organizations experience a reduction in the number of flying hours generated by their customers as a result of the economy, therea™s enormous opportunity to bring new service offerings to market, including performance-based logistics (PBL) or cost per flight hour to reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction,a said [ Bob Salvucci, president and CEO of MCA Solutions ]. aWea™re incredibly excited to have Pratt & Whitney join our growing portfolio of leading aerospace and defense companies, and look forward to helping the company continuously increase its service business revenue.a

As consolidation in the service parts planning and optimization arena picks up pace, MCA Solutions continues to stand on its own a" consistently winning more competitive deals than any other vendor in the space. For more information on MCA Solutions, please visit [ www.mcasolutions.com ].

About MCA Solutions

MCA Solutionsa™ award-winning service parts planning and optimization software helps aerospace and defense, high-tech and capital equipment companies of all sizes transform their service supply chains into bottom-line business drivers, by reducing inventory, lowering support costs and improving service levels to maximize customer satisfaction. MCA Solutions is a privately held company headquartered in Philadelphia, and can be reached at [ www.mcasolutions.com ]. The company is now blogging at [ http://blog.mcasolutions.com/ ].

MCA Solutions, and MCA Solution Suite are trademarks of MCA Solutions, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

About Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and commercial building industries.