The Agile Aerospace and Defense Enterprise
Globalization, the world economy, and shrinking defense budgets conspire to disrupt the aerospace and defense landscape. Leading aerospace and defense firms must rise to meet these challenges, streamlining their operations while continuing to innovate
Business Capture and Program Delivery
Sharpen operational insight and boost program performance.
- Omnichannel Commerce
- Quote-to-Cash
- Portfolio, Program, and ProjectManagement
- Government Contracting
Designing and Building Complex Products
Centralise and improve planning, execution, and monitoring of metering-related processes with full support of device rollout and flexible consumption analysis.
- Device Operations and Maintenance
- Meter Reading and Energy Data Management
- Utilities Planning and Analytics
Aftermarket Services
Profitably deliver maintenance services and spare parts. Solution Omnichannel Customer Service
- Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO)
- Performance-Based Lifecycle Support
- Service Parts Management
- Billing and Revenue Innovation Management
Responsive Supply Network
Drive down cost and risk in global supply networks with quick responsive planning and processes
- Warehouse Management
- Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning
- Response and Supply Management
- Transportation Management
- Track & Trace and Logistics Networks
Sourcing and Procurement
Procurement Excellence in a Networked Economy
- MSource and Contract
- Buy and Deliver Indirect Goods
- Central Procurement,Plan and Forecast
- Supplier and Risk Management
- Buy and Deliver Direct Goods and Services
- Procurement Analytics, Invoice and Pay
- Trading Partner Collaboration
Human Resources
Inspire your total workforce with engaging experiences designed to improve people performance and business results
- Payroll and Time & Attendance Management
- Core Human Resources and Service Delivery
- Talent Management and Learning
- Talent Acquisition
- People Analytics
Aerospace and Defense Companies Face New Challenges and
Opportunities Digital Disruption
Leading A&D companies use market dynamics to create and capture new business opportunities.

Demanding customers Aerospac e and defens e (A&D) enterpris es face increased customer expectations for product innovations. They want more for less and want performance-based services, such as performance-based logistics. This revolutionizes how A&D companies manage complex programs and their global supply chain
Limited resources Besides a lack of engineers, A&D companies must also battle for supply resources and cost-effective materials.
New competitors on the playing field As industry boundaries are blurring, aerospace manufacturers are getting boxed in by suppliers that are moving up the value chain, as well as customers moving down the value chain. Vertical integration is again becoming increasingly important
Digitalization Digital is the new norm. The digitalization of products, processes, and services is a way to react to increased customer demand, but it poses a number of challenges in itself. These span from organizational setup and systems engineering capabilities to having the right talent and being able to operate in a cybersecure environment.
Solutions tailored to your building products business
Forge a vision for a different kind of data-driven business by adopting technologies for Big Data,
mobility, autonomy, geo sensing, analytics, and 3D printing.

SAP S/4HANA is an intelligent, integrated ERP system
Address industry-specific requirements with proven best practices for 26 verticals and enable new business models as your marketplace evolves
Revolutionize business processes with intelligent automation — supported by artificial intelligence and robotic process automation
Make better decisions faster with embedded analytics, a conversational interface, and digital assistants
Meet your IT landscape goals with hybrid, cloud, and on-premise scenarios that share a consistent data model, code line, and user experience

SAP S/4HANA Cloud
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SAP's Value Proposition for Aerospace and Defense Companies
SAP S/4HANA provides A&D companies with a proven framework to adopt industry best practices while attaining operational excellence across the full value chain.
Strategy enablement
- Reduced complexity through simplified and more efficient and adaptable core processes
- Agile, faster, and more data-driven operations
- Accelerated creation of new business models
- Accelerated mergers and acquisitions synergy and on-the-fly reorganizations
- Optimization across a value chain through a360-degree view of the enterprise
- Comprehensive platform for digital transformation road maps
Empowered Employees
- Empowered users through role-driven, user-centric processes and self-service business intelligence
- Accountability through real-time KPIs
- Optimized exception processing through system-based work prioritization
- Increased productivity and user adoption with a new, intuitive SAP Fiori user experience on all devices
Business benefits
- 10%–15% reduction in order fulfillment lead time
- Up to 15% reduction in revenue loss due to stock-outs
- 25%–30% reduction in inventory levels
- Up to 10% reduction in total manufacturing costs
- 10%‒20% increase in on-time delivery
- Up to 10% increase in project manager productivity
- 10%‒20% higher customer satisfaction
- 20%‒30% reduction in R&D cost
Strategy enablement
- Lower TCO by reduced landscape complexity and data footprint, or consolidated LoB or industry
- Merged OLAP and OLTP
- Standardized systems and processes
- Connectivity to business partners, the workforce, and the IoT
- Central, scalable platform that can grow with needs

Creating Value for Utilities in a Digital World with SAP® Cloud Platform
Utility companies have many opportunities with new technologies, rising customer expectations, and new business models on the rise. SAP® Cloud Platform can help customers adopt innovations faster, achieve higher asset productivity, and ultimately lower their IT costs
This powerful platform-as-a-service offering delivers proven tools to help bring innovative business ideas to the point of market readiness . There’s no need to waste time and resources building complex system landscapes. With SAP Cloud Platform, you can get started right away. It’s a move that will keep you one step ahead of the competition