Aerospace and Defense

Exploring new frontiers of innovation

Aerospace and defense companies are innovating at the cutting edge of human expertise – leading us forward into new realms of hypersonic flight, deep space exploration, and climate-neutral propulsion.

At the same time, developments like the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and big data are transforming day-to-day operations, paving the way for new business models and data-driven services.

To take full advantage of digitalization and Industry 4.0, aerospace and defense businesses must reconfigure everything from collaboration partnerships and customer relationships to production processes and supply chains.

SAP systems will play a key role in many A&D companies’ digital transformation, with teams responsible for SAP experiencing unprecedented levels of demand for rapid change at low risk.

Key Challenges

An already-complex sector must navigate new layers of complexity as technologies like big data, AI and 3D printing transform the industry landscape. Systems that support and enable change are vital.

Aligning Around the Customer

In an industry with complex needs, safety-critical requirements and capex-heavy investments, understanding and responding to customer demand is vital. Companies must align insights from customer conversations, feedback and usage data to drive timely, customer-centered innovation. The ability to pool data and act rapidly on insights will be vital.

Accelerating Innovation

The pace of change in aerospace and defense is accelerating, with technology advances driving new use cases, and new players disrupting established markets. New products and services must be brought to market faster than ever, which means shortening cycles right through from design to commercialization. Operational systems must flex and adapt to support new R&D processes.

Evolving Business Models

As products evolve from standalone to connected, the resulting influx of asset usage data can form the basis of new business models. From use-based pricing to subscription models and predictive maintenance, data-driven services can open up new revenue streams. Enterprise systems must be agile enough to support the smooth introduction of new products, services and commercial processes.

Connected Value Chain

The transformation to digitally-enabled products and services means forging new relationships with customers, suppliers, academia and industry innovation partners, and adopting new collaboration technologies including digital twins, VR and AR. Trusted and resilient value chains – and the software systems that underpin them – will be critical to bringing new products and services to market.

Benefits of SAP DevOps & Test Automation

Many aerospace and defense companies rely on SAP to support and enable critical operations. DevOps and automation allow SAP systems to be changed quickly, easily and at low risk – putting companies ahead of slower-moving competitors.

Align processes with customer requirements

As customer needs change, your business processes need to be able to keep up. With DevOps and automation, SAP systems can be changed and updated much faster (but still safely) – so SAP can support rapid delivery of the new functionality your customers need.

Automation Engineered for SAP

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DevOps Automation
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Automation technology that gives you the flexibility to deliver high quality change on-demand, without risk of business disruption.

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