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Monday, December 14, 2009

Strategies for Profitable Growth Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

The Aerospace and Defense (A&D) manufacturing industry is always changing. What worked yesterday might not work today. That's why A&D manufacturers are constantly seeking better ways to manage complexity, cut costs, and boost productivity.

In pursuit of these objectives, A&D manufacturers are looking beyond standard practices to new business strategies that promise solid business results. But what strategies and practices are right for your company? And what are the best solutions for facilitating them? To answer these questions, companies rely on insights and advice from industry thought leaders.

STRATEGIES FOR PROFITABLE GROWTH

To relay what industry experts are thinking, Strategies for Profitable Growth explores the most recent strategies, solutions, and best practices for each of the more than 25 major industries served by SAP.

Each brochure in this series reflects the views of independent analysts, industry experts, and corporate executives on a specific industry. Take a closer look at the strategies, practices, and tools in the pages ahead, and consider how they can help your business achieve profitable growth.

HIGHLY TARGETED SOLUTIONS . . .


SAP® SOLUTIONS FOR THE A&D MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

SAP supports the most important busi- ness processes in any A&D manufac- turing organization and provides tools to help you understand how these processes work. One of these tools is the solution map shown on the next page. Based on input from customers and industry analysts, plus the techni- cal expertise SAP has acquired through extensive business experience and research, solution maps are multilevel blueprints of processes defined for a particular industry. They help you visualize, plan, and implement a coherent, integrated, and comprehen- sive information technology solution. They also show how various processes are covered, including the processes that SAP and its partners support. With solution maps, you quickly understand business solutions and the business value they can bring. A complete library of solution maps, business maps, and business-scenario maps for the A&D manufacturing industry is available at www.sap.com/businessmaps and then select Industry-Specific Business Maps.
SAP® SOLUTIONS FOR THE A&D MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES


REDUCE SPEND BY RATIONALIZING THE SUPPLIER BASE

To reduce global spend, A&D manu- facturers first need to see it. But with multiple procurement systems and a persistent lack of enterprise-wide purchasing visibility, many initiatives to control spend and rationalize the supplier base never get off the ground.

WHAT ANALYSTS RECOMMEND

A&D manufacturers need to consoli- date systems to get a handle on spend, aggregate demand, and negotiate favorable terms with trusted suppliers. Then they need a way to enforce con- tract agreements down to the procure- ment level to realize the benefits of negotiated agreements. This requires business analytics, master data man- agement, supply chain management, and supplier relationship management capabilities.

WHAT SAP OFFERS

Powerful business intelligence and master data management capabilities, provided by the SAP NetWeaver™ platform, help A&D manufacturers analyze spend and consolidate demand. Sophisticated supplier relationship management capabilities help close the loop between sourcing and pro- curement so that companies can reap the benefits of negotiated supply agreements.

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