Published on 23-Aug-2010
Validated on 05 Nov 2012
"Prior to SEA’s launch of the SEAMI loyalty program, passengers entering the airport were anonymous. Now, each member of the program is recognized upon entering the airport, and treated as a preferred guest, complete with recognition awards." - Fabio Degli Esposi, CIO of SEA Milan Airports
Customer:
SEA - Aeroporti di Milano
Industry:
Travel & Transportation
Deployment country:
Italy
Solution:
Selected Business Solution (sBS), Business-to-Consumer, C-Suite Framework, Customer Relationship Management, Dynamic Infrastructure, Express, Geographically Distributed Development , Optimizing IT, Retail Store Solution, RISV Solution
Smarter Planet:
Smarter Transportation
IBM Business Partner:
ICTeam S.p.A.
Overview
SEA is the Italian airport management company that manages Milan Linate and Malpensa and their services. SEA’s tasks are focused on airport centralized services such as landing coordination, informatics system and enquiries based on information given by airlines, security and commercial services supplied through third party concessions. SEA has the task of projecting, building and managing the infrastructure of the Linate & Malpensa buildings and does the same for other airports too.
Business need:
SEA, the company that manages the Milan Airport, wanted to improve passengers’ experience in the airport. By improving services such as faster check-in and seat assignment, passengers would have more time to spend in the shopping area.
Solution:
SEA worked with IBM to implement SEAMI, a customer experience and airport loyalty program. It provides a personalized passenger experience throughout the Milan Airport. The program is administered via a membership card, read by RFID readers in the airport. The system automatically loads customer purchase data, allowing customer segmentation, customer spending analysis and traffic management analysis.
Benefits:
· Enables SEA to target passengers/members with specific marketing promotions and opportunities based on the data analysis provided by the system
· Can be used to manage retailers and rents based on traffic information gathered from readers throughout the airport
· Provides personalized service and benefits to passengers/members, immediately and transparently, thanks to the RFID technology behind the solution
Case Study
SEA is the Italian airport management company that manages Milan Linate and Malpensa, (the main airports for Northern Italy) and their services. SEA’s tasks are focused on airport centralized services such as landing coordination, informatics system and enquiries based on information given by airlines, security and commercial services supplied through third party concessions. SEA has the task of projecting, building and managing the infrastructure of the Linate & Malpensa buildings, and thanks to these capabilities SEA studies and projects infrastructures for other airports too. Linate and Malpensa are part of an airport system that offers worldwide connections and contributes to the country’s economic and social development.
The Need
SEA, the company that manages the Milan Airport, wanted to improve passengers’ experience in the airport. By improving services such as faster check-in and seat assignment, passengers would have more time to spend in the shopping area.
The Solution
SEA worked with IBM to implement SEAMI, a customer experience and airport loyalty program. It provides a personalized passenger experience throughout the Milan Airport. The program is administered via a membership card, read by RFID readers in the airport. The system automatically loads customer purchase data, allowing customer segmentation, customer spending analysis and traffic management analysis.
What makes it smarter
· Enables SEA to target passengers/members with specific marketing promotions and opportunities based on the data analysis provided by the system
· Can be used to manage retailers and rents based on traffic information gathered from readers throughout the airport
· Provides personalized service and benefits to passengers/members, immediately and transparently, thanks to the RFID technology behind the solution
For more information
Please contact your IBM sales representative or IBM Business Partner. Visit us at:
ibm.com/travel and transportation
Products and services used
IBM products and services that were used in this case study.
Hardware:
Power 520 Express, Power Systems running i, SurePOS 300 Express
Software:
WebSphere Application Server, DB2 Performance Expert Extended Insight Feature for Linux, UNIX and Windows, DB2 High Performance Unload
Service:
GBS Strategy and Change: Business Strategy, IBM Global Business Services, IBM Global Services
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