Our View of the Sector
Team Spirit
In recent years, significant structural developments have changed the face of the aerospace and defense industry. International cooperation has become essential and European countries have begun to work together as a team, pooling their resources (knowledge, skills, material) and sharing risks and costs.
The number one concern of companies remains cutting internal costs; they should also be investing in collaborative applications in order to increase their income.
On a sector where streamlining and controlled investment have become vital, aerospace and defense companies are turning to service providers with the expertise required to transform their PLM information system via efficient architecture and thorough organization: MDTVISION ranks among these service providers.
In recent years, significant structural developments have changed the face of the aerospace and defense industry. International cooperation has become essential and European countries have begun to work together as a team, pooling their resources (knowledge, skills, material) and sharing risks and costs.
Future Challenges
From A380, A400M and Rafale airplanes and NH90 and Tiger helicopters to the Ariane 5 launcher, changes caused by these major new projects have spilled over into the equipment and systems manufacturing sector, forcing companies to face new challenges:
This competitive climate induces a constant pressure to be more efficient, accomplished by :
From A380, A400M and Rafale airplanes and NH90 and Tiger helicopters to the Ariane 5 launcher, changes caused by these major new projects have spilled over into the equipment and systems manufacturing sector, forcing companies to face new challenges:
companies must henceforth
compete in terms of performance and costs;
their ability to design sub-assemblies or sub-systems that are simple
and easy to integrate is a key factor;
their strategy is
to improve the productivity of their industrial tool
and offer new or additional services to increase profit margins;
innovation : 15% of company
revenue is now dedicated to research and technology and the
development of new products.
This competitive climate induces a constant pressure to be more efficient, accomplished by :
introducing new technologies;
reducing costs and streamlining
program cycles, including supply chains;
introducing new collaborative elements
such as risk sharing and work sharing,
thereby emphasizing the added value created by the collective, while
preserving the competitive edge brought by the individual (co-competitive
spirit).
The number one concern of companies remains cutting internal costs; they should also be investing in collaborative applications in order to increase their income.
On a sector where streamlining and controlled investment have become vital, aerospace and defense companies are turning to service providers with the expertise required to transform their PLM information system via efficient architecture and thorough organization: MDTVISION ranks among these service providers.