Aerospace and Defense

Configuration Management in Aerospace and Defense

2012-03-14T05:00:00Z

Configuration management (CM) first emerged in Aerospace & Defense (A&D) in the 1950s, as a “librarian activity” supporting large space and military industrial programs. Since then, CM’s role and importance have evolved beyond recognition.

Targeting M&A Opportunities in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

2011-09-23T05:00:00Z

Life in a post-program world – approaches to growth in the defense industry.

Aerospace and Defense in the Multi-Polar World

2011-06-10T05:00:00Z

Accenture offers eight tailored industry solutions that help aerospace and defense organizations deliver high performance in the multi-polar world.

Making the Shift to a Customer-Centric World—Aerospace and Defense

2011-06-07T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture's aerospace and defense customer services study and learn why service is an increasingly important element of the aerospace and defense industries.

Navigating the Shift to Services—Aerospace and Defense

2011-01-31T06:00:00Z

The pace of change facing aerospace and defense companies in their dealings with governments will continue to accelerate.

Human Capital Services Study in Aerospace and Defense

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

The North American aerospace and defense (A&D) industry landscape has profoundly changed since the pre-recession days of 2007.

Cyber Security: An Escalating Global Challenge—Aerospace and Defense

2010-10-12T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on cyber security and learn why cyber threats are escalating particularly quickly for aerospace and defense companies.

Engineering Services in Aerospace and Defense: Meeting the Sourcing Challenge

2010-07-01T05:00:00Z

Engineering has always been at the heart of aerospace and defense, but the industry now faces challenges from talent shortage, offset requirements and an aging workforce.

Customer Service and Support for the Aerospace and Defense Industry

2009-11-19T06:00:00Z

Customer service and support is moving to the heart of the aerospace and defense industry value proposition.

Sustainability in Aerospace and Defense

2008-05-15T05:00:00Z

Increased global attention to sustainability presents a significant new opportunity to move toward becoming a high-performance business.

The Road to Agility: Shifting to Service—Aerospace and Defense

2007-04-18T05:00:00Z

Aerospace and defense (A&D) companies are entering a new line of business.

Global Supply Chain Service and Support in Aerospace and Defense

2006-08-22T05:00:00Z

Aerospace and defense contractors and suppliers are expected to underwrite increasingly demanding performance outcomes, improved readiness and sustainability. A more international supply chain will be key.

Managing a Competitive Imperative: Achieving High Performance with Effective Offset Deals in Aerospace and Defense

2006-06-20T05:00:00Z

Offset deals have fast become a competitive priority for aerospace and defense contractors pursuing major global export deals. And the timing couldn't be worse, according to many contractors.

Improved Program Profitability in Aerospace and Defense

2006-06-20T05:00:00Z

Aerospace and defense companies face extreme pressure to cut production costs and drive global growth. Never has there been a more critical time to improve program profitability.

Defense Industrial Strategy: Catalyst for High Performance Through Supply Chain

2006-02-24T06:00:00Z

The Defense Industrial Strategy signals a boundary shift between the domains of industry and government as contractors provide the Ministry of Defense with a rapidly expanding portfolio of services.

Aerospace and Defense Industry: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

To achieve high performance in the aerospace and defense industry, companies must possess speed, flexibility and precision, characteristics that we sum up as agility.

Aerospace and Defense Capability

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture has teamed with the world’s top aerospace and defense companies for more than three decades to help them drive profitable results.

Engineering Services and Business Process Outsourcing for the Aerospace and Defense Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Consensus is forming around the value that business process outsourcing (BPO) can provide to aerospace and defense companies.

Aerospace and Defense in the Multi-Polar World

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture offers eight tailored industry solutions that help aerospace and defense organizations deliver high performance in the multi-polar world.

Program Profitability for the Aerospace and Defense Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The global challenges facing aerospace and defense companies are driving demand for not only new growth, but also greater profitability in existing programs.

Global Supply Chain Management for the Aerospace and Defense Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The aerospace and defense supply chain is no longer bounded by the manufacturing line and the spare parts warehouse.

Sustainability for the Aerospace and Defense Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The goals of sustainability link a company, its profits and the environment and community in which it operates.

Talent Management for the Aerospace and Defense Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Winning the "war for talent" is a priority in all industries, but perhaps none so much as aerospace and defense.

BAE Systems: Human Resource Strategy

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Learn how Accenture helped BAE Systems in developing a human resource strategy by conducting a gap analysis and defining what competencies would be needed.

BAE Systems: Supply Chain Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Together with Accenture, BAE Systems is helping the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) introduce availability contracting to the Royal Air Force's fleet of Tornado aircraft.

Finmeccanica: Enterprise Performance Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

With new enterprise performance management (EPM) processes, Finmeccanica quickly saw improved data integrity and consistency.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): High-Performing Enterprise Solutions—Finance and Performance Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how NASA integrated its procurement and financial systems and processes by leveraging Accenture's SAP experience.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): SAP Solutions for Financial Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

As the primary implementation contractor for NASA’s Core Financial Project, Accenture implemented a state-of-the-art SAP system that allows an agency-wide view of NASA’s financial operations.

Thales: Knowledge Management and Workforce Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture and Thales collaborated on a networked solution that lets 18,000 research and technology engineers in 30 countries create, share and use knowledge and best practices more easily.

U.S. Air Force: Service-oriented Architecture Enabled Accounting and Management System

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped the U.S. Air Force achieve high performance with the design and implementation of the service-oriented architecture (SOA)-based Defense Accounting and Management System (DEAMS).

Accenture Center of Excellence in Madrid

Accenture Center of Excellence in Madrid, Committed to Innovation for Communications, Media and Technology Industry, provides a unique competitive advantage.

Industry Focus: Sensor Telemetry and Defense

Sensors are being used on battlefields today to help piece together what is happening. Embedded in equipment and uniforms, the sensors help track troops and assets around the globe and help monitor the operating performance of satellites and submarines.

Global Mergers and Acquisitions/Merger Integration for the Aerospace and Defense Industry

A decrease in organic growth opportunities, relaxed domestic regulations and greater access to international markets make mergers and acquisitions an attractive growth strategy for aerospace and defense firms.

Avio: Building the High-performance Supply Chain

Read this case study highlighting Avio's ability to improve customer service operations with Accenture's expertise in supply chain management.

U.S. Defense Logistics Agency: Supply Chain Management

America's Defense Logistics Agency provides the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, other federal agencies and joint and allied forces with logistics, acquisition and technical services.