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The Return of Demand: How Aerospace & Defense Can Prepare for the Next Normal with Virtual Twins

DELMIA Quintiq

The Aerospace & Defense (A&D) industry is arguably one that was most immediately and severely impacted by the coronavirus crisis. Without a strong digital thread across the enterprise and operations, companies have to contend with the complexities of managing disconnected supply chains, which is difficult even in the best of times.

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Leveraging Virtual Twin in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

DELMIA Quintiq

The aerospace and defense (A & D) industry is facing numerous challenges following the recent pandemic, dealing with constrained demand and vulnerable supply chains. Design, manufacturing, production planning and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) frequently operate as independent “silos” within the organization.

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Make “Lean” a Part of Collaboration and Teamwork in Aerospace

DELMIA Quintiq

Recent global events have put the Aerospace & Defense sectors in a precarious position. Commercial aerospace is dealing with the sudden drop in demand followed by a gradual ramp-up of production while defense spending has remained strong fueling new production requirements. Teams and processes need to adopt lean principles.

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Securing aerospace and defense-critical supply chains

Resilinc

There are few industries where security requirements are as rigorous and intensive as in aerospace and defense. Both reports underscore the importance of training and develop a domestic workforce capable of staffing aerospace and defense industries. This has long been a priority for the DOD, and entities in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: A Focus on Aerospace and Defense

Kinaxis

by Melissa Clow Just a quick post to share some research courtesy of Lora Cecere of Supply Chain Insights LLC. Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: A Focus on Aerospace and Defense. Increased complexity, slowed growth and shrinking margins are challenging the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) sector.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. Instead, supply chain leaders need to focus on the minimization of waste, and the alignment of signals.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics.