Aerospace supply chain

In the A&D industry, the supply chain focuses on the efficient flow of materials from suppliers to production and delivery. The supply chain also prioritizes logistics and cost reduction. The value chain is broader, focusing on how value is created and delivered at every stage of the process. It encompasses the entire lifecycle of a product, from concept and design through production, marketing, delivery and after-sales service to maximize customer value across the entire ecosystem. Our solutions help align both chains, enhancing real-time collaboration and strategic impact.

One trend in aerospace supply chain management is the push for more connected, accurate and in-context data to drive decision-making. Manufacturers are seeking to accomplish this by establishing an authoritative source of truth via an enterprise bill-of-materials (BOM) management solution.

An enterprise BOM approach consolidates information from engineering, manufacturing and service domains. The primary advantage of this approach is automated reconciliation and synchronization across domain views. Enterprise change is timely and efficient throughout while also meeting the needs of the full product lifecycle. It also empowers teams to better organize documents, automate key processes and visualize their products in a single environment.

Aerospace companies must comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations related to emissions. Companies are shifting toward using sustainable materials, such as lightweight composites, and recycled metals, which will reduce environmental impact. These changes impact supplier choices and encourage companies to collaborate with suppliers who provide eco-friendly alternatives. A digital enterprise holds the key to a sustainable business strategy.

An optimized value chain connects the digital twin across concept, design and build stages under one authoritative source of truth. An enterprise BOM management solution establishes a digital thread backbone for the organization, allowing your teams to gain better control over requirements, efficiently manage data across various BOMs and precisely track different configurations to help eliminate silos, ensure data coherence and accelerate time-to-market.

Intelligent part selection and sourcing risk mitigation in Siemens aerospace supply chain management solutions help aerospace manufacturers select parts and alternatives based on supply chain capabilities. Teamcenter's integrated BOM and supply chain management capabilities give users insights on suppliers and parts ​to make informed decisions that reduce risk and ensure delivery and performance success.

You need intelligent insights at the right time to make informed part and material decisions. This requires:

• Early visibility and access to design, requirements – including those related to sustainability goals, supply, materials data in the context of the comprehensive digital twin to accelerate product design decisions
• Access to the authoritative source of truth and connected data on a flexible, open ecosystem to enable collaboration for all stakeholders
• View of the supply chain as it exists to make “just right” decisions about design, parts, materials, and make-vs-buy to proactively mitigate risk