ASD-STE100 was originally developed to make maintenance documentation for aircraft and their components easier to understand for a global audience. Over time, use of the specification was increasingly required for other types of manuals in the electronics, automotive and IT industries. Amongst them is Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a subsidiary of the Tata Group. By 2012 revenues, TCS is one of India's most valuable companies, and the largest India-based IT services company. Their services include technical publications for major aircraft manufacturers and their suppliers, who require compliance with relevant standards such as ASD-STE100.
Airbus is widely known to have strict
STE quality checks that are difficult to meet for outside suppliers. Head of
Aerospace Vertical, Mr Sureshbabu says: “Amidst the financial turmoil of 2008,
India continues to offer new business opportunities. At TCS, we constantly keep
up with high quality standards and keep our customers happy. Learning how to
optimally use a documentation standard like ASD-STE100 is a substantial boost
to our technical writing team’s capabilities and significantly improved our
compliance rating.”
Said Dr Frans Wijma, Shufra’s principal
trainer: “To date, Shufra has trained 20 technical writers and SMEs at TCS and
we expect many more companies in India to take this leap forward.”
