{"id":24122,"date":"2017-05-24T20:37:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T17:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/?p=24122"},"modified":"2024-08-22T20:32:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:32:46","slug":"boeing-improves-operations-with-blockchain-and-the-internet-of-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/boeing-improves-operations-with-blockchain-and-the-internet-of-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing Improves Operations with Blockchain and the Internet of Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><small><a href=\"https:\/\/myibm.ibm.com\/events\/interconnect\/all-sessions\/session\/2227A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Featured image credit<\/a><\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/boeing-improves-operations-with-blockchain-and-the-internet-of-things\/#Aviation_adopts_IoT_and_blockchain\" >Aviation adopts IoT and blockchain<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/boeing-improves-operations-with-blockchain-and-the-internet-of-things\/#A_life_cycle_of_an_aircraft\" >A life cycle of an aircraft<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/boeing-improves-operations-with-blockchain-and-the-internet-of-things\/#What_changes_with_an_IoT-driven_blockchain\" >What changes with an IoT-driven blockchain?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/boeing-improves-operations-with-blockchain-and-the-internet-of-things\/#Beyond_assembly_lines\" >Beyond assembly lines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/boeing-improves-operations-with-blockchain-and-the-internet-of-things\/#Related_videos\" >Related videos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/boeing-improves-operations-with-blockchain-and-the-internet-of-things\/#Related_reading\" >Related reading<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/boeing-improves-operations-with-blockchain-and-the-internet-of-things\/#About_the_speaker\" >About the speaker<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aviation_adopts_IoT_and_blockchain\"><\/span>Aviation adopts IoT and blockchain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Recently, we&#8217;ve posted a story about the potential of combining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/ibm-interconnect-blockchain-to-transform-iot-supply-chains-and-the-world-around-us\/\">the blockchain technology<\/a> and IoT into an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/ibm-aims-to-improve-manufacturing-and-supply-chain-by-coupling-iot-and-blockchain\/\">IoT-driven blockchain<\/a>. This combination is being recognized as a winning adoption by the aviation industry. In that story, we highlighted the industries and scenarios that could benefit from the merging of the two technologies.<\/p>\n<p>One such use case is in manufacturing, specifically for parts life cycle tracking and maintenance, where an IoT-driven blockchain could be used to track individual part provenance from the manufacturing date all the way to disposal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24148\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IBM-InterConnect-2017-Boeing-IoT-Blockchain-Robert-Rencher.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IBM-InterConnect-2017-Boeing-IoT-Blockchain-Robert-Rencher-150x150.png\" alt=\"Robert Rencher\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-24148\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><small>Robert Rencher<\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<p>A couple of months ago in IBM InterConnect and more recently at the Internet of Things World, Boeing&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robert-rencher-6a56527\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Rencher<\/a> talked about how the aircraft manufacturer was using IoT-driven blockchains to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotworldnews.com\/author.asp?section_id=495&#038;doc_id=730630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bolster their aviation ecosystem<\/a> from asset management to customer transparency.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We continue to see opportunities in operational efficiencies throughout the aviation ecosystem. A key to this is improving the trust in data utilization across the ecosystem.&#8221; \u2014Robert Rencher, Boeing<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_life_cycle_of_an_aircraft\"><\/span>A life cycle of an aircraft<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To better understand how the technology can help Boeing, we first have to look at how aircraft assembly works.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IBM-InterConnect-2017-Boeing-IoT-Blockchain-manufacturing-life-cycle.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IBM-InterConnect-2017-Boeing-IoT-Blockchain-manufacturing-life-cycle.png\" alt=\"IBM InterConnect 2017 Boeing IoT Blockchain manufacturing life cycle\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24136\" \/><\/a><small><a href=\"https:\/\/myibm.ibm.com\/events\/interconnect\/all-sessions\/session\/2227A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image credit<\/a><\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>In the diagram above, we can see that there are four key phases\u2014design and build, schedule and operate, monitor and maintain, and dispose\u2014and each of this phases have steps assigned to them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 4px;\"><strong>Design and build<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Product life cycle management<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise requirements planning<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 4px;\">Manufacturing operations management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 4px;\"><strong>Schedule and operate<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Airline operations center<\/li>\n<li>Flight control system<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 4px;\">Flight planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 4px;\"><strong>Monitor and maintain<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Aircraft maintenance systems<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 4px;\">Materials requirements planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 4px;\"><strong>Dispose<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Aircraft demolition management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In each of these steps, thousands upon thousands of individual parts are involved, so tracking each and every one along with maintaining a record of its conditions becomes a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Where do IoT-driven blockchains come in? According to Robert, &#8220;the main value proposition is <em>the reduction of outages and unplanned maintenance<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the provenance of each component part in the life cycle of an aircraft is hard to track. This contributes to the complexities that arise in the operation, maintenance, and the eventual disposal of each individual plane. (We have already written about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/a-close-look-at-everledger-how-blockchain-secures-luxury-goods\/\">Everledger<\/a> and the importance of provenance.)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;The generation, collection, dissemination, and accuracy of this information is currently a huge challenge in our industry.&#8221; \u2014Robert Rencher, Boeing<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_changes_with_an_IoT-driven_blockchain\"><\/span>What changes with an IoT-driven blockchain?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With blockchain, Boeing holds complete provenance details of each component part. This information is then accessible by each manufacturer in the production process, the aircraft owners and maintainers, and government regulators.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IBM-InterConnect-2017-Boeing-IoT-Blockchain-platform.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IBM-InterConnect-2017-Boeing-IoT-Blockchain-platform.png\" alt=\"IBM InterConnect 2017 Boeing IoT Blockchain platform\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24138\" \/><\/a><small><a href=\"https:\/\/myibm.ibm.com\/events\/interconnect\/all-sessions\/session\/2227A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image credit<\/a><\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s we can see how the IoT-driven blockchain will work with the aircraft&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/optimizing-the-industrial-internet-of-things-with-digital-twins\/\">digital twin<\/a> to anticipate and mitigate problems before they occur.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The IoT will give us a quicker, deeper understanding of the intimate details of the machines,&#8221; said Robert. &#8220;We&#8217;ll be able to apply predictive analytics to anticipate when there&#8217;s going to a problem, and either mitigating the problem or preventing it from happening through technological means.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IBM-InterConnect-2017-Boeing-IoT-Blockchain-airplane-assembly-history.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IBM-InterConnect-2017-Boeing-IoT-Blockchain-airplane-assembly-history.png\" alt=\"IBM InterConnect 2017 Boeing IoT Blockchain airplane assembly history\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24143\" \/><\/a><small><a href=\"https:\/\/myibm.ibm.com\/events\/interconnect\/all-sessions\/session\/2227A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image credit<\/a><\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>With complete provenance and IoT, operations will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Predict maintenance events<\/li>\n<li>Optimize production operations<\/li>\n<li>Extend the life cycle of components<\/li>\n<li>Customize maintenance for components<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;IoT can increase awareness of what&#8217;s available from whom, and enhance the accuracy of when new parts are delivered, tackling what is a huge logistical challenge,&#8221; said Robert.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;IoT will also help with forecasting demand and rate of consumption, in terms of what the equipment manufacturers are supplying.&#8221; \u2014Robert Rencher, Boeing<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This concept of predictive maintenance was echoed by Boeing&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-herpy-1586325\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Herpy<\/a> in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ey.com\/Publication\/vwLUAssets\/ey-is-collaboration-the-new-innovation\/$FILE\/ey-is-collaboration-the-new-innovation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paper<\/a> published by Ernst &#038; Young. &#8220;We can track an aircraft\u2019s position and its in-flight performance,&#8221; said John. &#8220;When it lands, we can use this data to have the right parts and maintenance capabilities in place to minimize aircraft turnaround time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beyond_assembly_lines\"><\/span>Beyond assembly lines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The efficiencies brought about by IoT-driven blockchains extend from just the manufacturing process. According to Robert, &#8220;IoT will also enhance the efficiency of the airplanes themselves. Today, for the most part, the navigation systems are making sure the plane is at the right place, at the right time, and at the right altitude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IBM-InterConnect-2017-Boeing-IoT-Blockchain-landing-event.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IBM-InterConnect-2017-Boeing-IoT-Blockchain-landing-event.png\" alt=\"IBM InterConnect 2017 Boeing IoT Blockchain landing event\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24155\" \/><\/a><small><a href=\"https:\/\/myibm.ibm.com\/events\/interconnect\/all-sessions\/session\/2227A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image credit<\/a><\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Think about extending that concept to the performance of the engines, taking in more weather information and so on. We&#8217;ll end up with a much greater awareness about the machines and how they&#8217;re operating.&#8221; \u2014Robert Rencher, Boeing<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ingenesist.com\/the-mechanics-of-blockchains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the article<\/a>, Boeing 777 and 787 use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/hyperledger-fabric-chaincode-practical-byzantine-fault-tolerance-and-v1-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">byzantine-proof algorithms<\/a> that convert environmental data to movements of a flight control surface, for instance.<\/p>\n<p>As far as data generation goes, Boeing planes already generate a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotworldnews.com\/author.asp?section_id=495&#038;doc_id=730630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">huge amount of data<\/a> as John explains. &#8220;The Boeing 787 generates one half terabyte of data for each flight. You can see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boeing.com\/commercial\/787\/dreamliner\/index.page#\/dreamliner-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> how many 787s are in flight,&#8221; said John. &#8220;Using 200 as a number of active flights, that\u2019s 100 terabytes of data for each of the flights. These aircraft fly two to three flights a day. That\u2019s over a petabyte a week for those 787 aircraft.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With an IoT-driven blockchain holding all the information, the opportunity for customer transparency is there. &#8220;Informed passengers will be the biggest business opportunity,&#8221; said Robert. &#8220;IoT brings transparency of service. Individuals will have greater selection of services and be responsive to alternatives in opportunities and avoidance of disruption.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Robert also believes that this will also reach other areas in the aviation industry to make them much more efficient. You can also check out <a href=\"https:\/\/myibm.ibm.com\/events\/interconnect\/all-sessions\/session\/2227A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his presentation<\/a> from IBM InterConnect.<\/p>\n<p>This is already proving true. In 2016, the International Air Transport Association mandated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/iot-for-airlines-smart-baggage-tracking-with-rfid-tags-and-cloud-foundry\/\">improved baggage claims with IoT initiatives<\/a>. Where else will we see improvement next?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_videos\"><\/span>Related videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Boeing and IBM have been partners for over a decade now. Here are some of their previous collaborations.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LeHAQ4rW8kw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E0P8IT3S0eo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_reading\"><\/span>Related reading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/ibm-aims-to-improve-manufacturing-and-supply-chain-by-coupling-iot-and-blockchain\/\">IBM Aims to Improve Manufacturing and Supply Chain with IoT-Driven Blockchains<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/iot-for-airlines-smart-baggage-tracking-with-rfid-tags-and-cloud-foundry\/\">IoT for Airlines: Smart Baggage Tracking with RFID Tags and Cloud Foundry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/ibm-interconnect-blockchain-to-transform-iot-supply-chains-and-the-world-around-us\/\">IBM: Blockchain to Transform IoT, Supply Chains, and the World Around Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/decentralized-blockchain-as-a-solution-to-iot-security\/\">Decentralized Blockchain as a Solution to IoT Security<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_speaker\"><\/span>About the speaker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div style=\"float: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robert-rencher-6a56527\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Robert-Rencher-Boeing-bio.png\" alt=\"Robert Rencher, Boeing bio\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24125\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px;\"><small><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robert-rencher-6a56527\/\">Robert Rencher<\/a> is a Senior System Engineer at Boeing. His primary area of expertise is in the identification and validation of strategic Information Technology solutions for Boeing and the aviation industry. Robert is recognized as an effective expert in addressing issues related to complex airline information systems\u2014specifically, the integration, security, and performance of the global information technology infrastructure utilized by the commercial aviation industry. In 2014, he was asked to co-lead the Boeing enterprise Internet of Things\/Digital Business strategy team. Robert&#8217;s contributions in this responsibility include leading the identification of opportunities and proposing strategic partnering relationships.<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<p><center><small>The post is written by Carlo Gutierrez, edited by Sophie Turol and Alex Khizhniak.<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured image credit<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aviation adopts IoT and blockchain<\/p>\n<p>Recently, we&#8217;ve posted a story about the potential of combining the blockchain technology and IoT into an IoT-driven blockchain. This combination is being recognized as a winning adoption by the aviation industry. 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