Aerospace and defense
Meeting demand with agility and sustainability
Large manufacturers, suppliers, and space start-ups are facing changing demand, ongoing disruption, scarce talent, and ambitious sustainability targets.
Our aerospace and defense solutions can help you:
- Stay connected with customers across the lifecycle
- Empower supply partners to operate across one business network
- Automate and connect production to increase efficiency and decrease costs
- Drive sustainability initiatives to achieve net zero by 2050
- Generate new revenue streams by embracing new business models
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Aerospace and defense software from SAP and our partners
Solutions that address specific needs of the aerospace and defense industry help you be resilient today and adapt for the future.
Cloud-based demand planning
Respond to changing demand with machine learning, connected processes, and increased supply chain visibility.
Real-time supply network management
Collaborate with global partners on ordering, forecasting, inventory management, supply and demand monitoring, and onboarding.
Service parts business
Get the right parts in the right place at the right time across your supply network with robust service parts planning capabilities.
Integrated planning and scheduling
Drive efficiency with manufacturing planning and scheduling that’s connected to business planning, ERP, and manufacturing execution.
Smart handover to manufacturing
Integrate and connect engineering and manufacturing processes to meet production requirements.
Integrated product lifecycle management
Increase visibility and transparency with a digital thread that connects your portfolio of product lifecycle management solutions.
Accelerated product development
Gain insights and tools for requirement-driven product development using a shared workspace, 3D viewer, and integrated inbox.
Cross-discipline product engineering
Combine mechanical, electrical, and electronic design in one place to provide quick access to product development information.
On-the-job learning
Boost employee skills while helping ensure compliance by building AI-driven, personalized learner experiences for every worker.
Workforce management
Attract, retain, and develop staff and manage scarce resources with talent management, analytics, and workforce planning capabilities.
Automated HR processes
Embed AI into HR processes to optimize workforce planning and align employee experiences with business objectives.
Data management
Help ensure your aerospace and defense organization can access and enrich mission-critical business data and provide meaningful insights.
Fast-tracked AI development
Take advantage of AI that is ready to use, customizable, based on business data, and supported by leading generative AI foundation models.
Accelerated software development and automation
Create apps, automate processes, and design business sites with drag-and-drop simplicity using our low-code development solutions.
Business process extensions
Extend and evolve your business processes and support innovation with proven prebuilt integrations, APIs, connectors, and best practices.
Migration to cloud ERP
Get the benefits of cloud ERP while retaining company-specific configurations and addressing your specific business and compliance needs.
Ready-to-run cloud ERP
Adopt best practices with preconfigured processes, improve transparency, grow and scale quickly, and take advantage of new innovations.
Cloud solutions in regulated environments
Meet security requirements for U.S.-based cloud solutions with an enhanced deployment model that helps you keep data management compliant.
Integrated risk and compliance management
Reimagine risk and compliance with integrated, automated, and embedded solutions that provide early insight into anomalies.
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Our aerospace and defense industry solutions can help you create a more resilient, collaborative aerospace network.
Business capture and program delivery
Drive ongoing value through business model innovation and effective program management for faster product innovation cycles.
Complex product design and build
Build sophisticated and innovative products that are tightly regulated and under constant quality, cost, and schedule pressure.
Responsive supply networks
Manage the risk and complexity of global supply chains by adjusting planning horizons to streamline logistic execution.
Aftermarket services
Streamline maintenance operations and create a unified customer experience to drive efficiency and asset utilization.
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