A&D:Programs Don't Run On Design Alone
...Prepared by ENOVIA MatrixOne, Inc.
Industry-leading companies in aerospace
and defense (A&D) understand the success
of a program depends on many factors
and is measured over a long span of time.
Delivering-to-contract on time involves
successful centralized management of all
program data key processes and related
knowledge and technology.
This paper covers the business and
organizational challenges in the A&D
industry and how a product lifecycle
management (PLM) solution addresses
those unique challenges. A&D enterprises
require a PLM solution that can manage
all of an A&D program’s inter-related
business processes – from early concept
stage, through product design, production
and manufacturing and the associated
supply and operations functions – as a
cohesive whole to optimize delivery-to-
contract and increase profits.
Executive Summary
• Executive Summary 2
• Successfully Managing Aerospace
and Defense Programs 4
• Understanding the Program Lifespan 4
• The Expanded Role of PLM 5
• Enhancing the Program Review Process 6
• Avoiding What Can Go Wrong 7
• Getting It Right 7
• Successful Team Collaboration 8
• Seamless Data Sharing 9
• Communicating the Big Picture 10
• Removing Program Management
Barriers 10
• Providing Traceability of Information 11
• Communicating the Product Plan 11
• Evolving the Product Definition
Throughout the Product Lifecycle 11
Programs Don’t Run on Design Alone
Successfully Managing Aerospace and Defense Programs
A PLM Whitepaper Prepared by ENOVIA MatrixOne, Inc.
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It’s not surprising that profit opportunities for most enterprises in aerospace and defense are linked to program
performance. Similar to the management by objectives (MBOs) a manager may use to calculate a year-end bo-
nus, most contracts for the United States government...
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