Aerospace and defense
Increase innovation and strengthen compliance in aerospace and defense manufacturing
Optimize operations with SAP using connected processes, real-time insights, and embedded AI across large manufacturers, suppliers, and the broader aerospace and space ecosystem.
SAP Business Suite for aerospace and defense can help you:
Enable a secure digital thread from initial design to program delivery.
Deliver complex projects on time with orchestrated supply networks.
Strengthen compliance and protect data with comprehensive sovereign cloud offerings.
Attract and retain talent with digitalized operations and training programs.
Create new revenue streams with recurring and usage-based business models.
Modernize fleets and mission systems end-to-end
Support operational excellence and lasting competitiveness by driving innovation in aircraft, defense, and the emerging space economy—from concept development through the entire lifecycle.
Secure resilient and sustainable supply networks
Meet global demand and navigate disruptions to support both commercial and defense readiness using agile supply chains that support collaboration across the global ecosystem.
Advance talent and future-ready skills
Improve workforce performance and retain aerospace talent by developing employee skills, driving continuous improvement, and leveraging new technology across the enterprise.
Deepen customer engagement and enable new business models
Drive long-term growth and enhance customer relationships through tailored engagements, strategic alliances, and flexible service- and outcome-based models.
Explore aerospace and defense software from SAP and partners that can help your business run better
Control costs, manage mission-critical projects, and strengthen compliance with connected processes across finance, supply chain, manufacturing, HR, sales, and service.
Program and project management
Deliver multi-year complex projects on time and on budget with project management that allows you to:
Accelerate the bidding process with project-centric costs and price estimations.
Improve project plan accuracy with collaboration tools and a single source of truth.
Keep projects on track with critical path analysis and progress and cost visibility.
Avoid project bottlenecks by identifying the right available resources.
Strengthen compliance for regulated contracts with traceable and auditable history.
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Generate quotes for complex business offerings
Create accurate customer-specific quotes and reduce order errors with an intuitive configuration process across every sales channel.
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Manage customer engagements
Drive revenue and improve sales processes with assisted outreach, guided selling and pipeline, and forecast management.
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Recommend the most fitting product configuration
Accelerate sales quoting for configurable products using AI-driven recommendations based on customer requirements and historical deals.
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Cognitus Government Contracting Compliance Solution (CIS-GovCon)
Strengthen DCAA, DCMA, FAR, and CAS compliance by simplifying adherence with AI-powered contract lifecycle management.
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Mirakl Marketplace Management
Boost margins, quality control, and customer experiences with smooth customer experiences and a multi-seller marketplace.
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Intelligent Project Pricing and Estimating (iPE)
Improve accuracy of cost estimates and reduce effort per proposal with best practice proposal templates and automated estimating algorithms.
Multi-stage, multi-phase product development
Accelerate aerospace innovation from concept to launch with software that:
Reduces time-to-market using digital twins to manage the impact of change.
Strengthens regulatory compliance through automated reporting.
Provides fast access to product information through a single source of truth.
Improves visibility and collaboration with a synchronized digital thread.
Enhances customer service with integrated engineering change management.
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Production engineering and operations
Improve quality and efficiency with detailed work instructions and embedded quality and engineering change management.
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Product lifecycle costing
Improve profits by calculating and modeling different cost scenarios with incomplete master data early in the development process.
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Manufacturing operations management
Reduce cycle time, control costs, and minimize waste by orchestrating machines, resources, and processes across your shop floor.
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AI for manufacturing
Maintain production quality and get results faster using AI-assisted visual inspection, error log analysis, and case matching.
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SAP Product and Process Governance by BDF
Improve customer-specific order processing efficiency and accuracy with synchronized product data and ETO and CTO workflows.
Advanced planning and scheduling
Improve manufacturing effectiveness with integrated planning and operations to:
Optimize production planning and detailed scheduling.
Balance demand and supply and mitigate constraints at work centers.
Reduce inefficiency and waste with process automation and real-time monitoring.
Improve change impact analysis by considering the entire supply chain.
Identify risk and performance across multiple tiers of the supply chain.
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Integrated planning
Respond to change faster, improve forecast accuracy, and balance demand and supply through AI-powered algorithms and automation.
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Supplier collaboration
Improve supply predictability, transparency, and traceability through close collaboration with direct material suppliers.
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Procurement
Boost efficiency and secure supply continuity with automated, compliant, transparent, and consolidated procurement.
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Strategic sourcing
Reduce risk and costs while scaling with AI automation that connects sourcing insights to everyday procurement.
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Pelico, collaboration for supply chain operations
Improve on-time delivery with AI-driven risk sensing, whatif simulation, and real-time, cross-team supply chain collaboration.
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shyftplan
Increase efficiency with an intuitive, AI-supported shift scheduling tool that connects easily and securely with SAP products.
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Cogniac Visual Operations Intelligence
Maximize automated visual task performance by integrating existing camera structures and workflows to track process performance.
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Icertis Contract Intelligence for SAP S/4HANA
Enhance operational reliability by unifying contract workflows to boost efficiency, compliance, and insight across procurement.
Manage complex service agreements and plans
Deliver profitable, reliable outcomes with integrated processes to:
Enhance quote accuracy by simulating costs of services and parts.
Boost efficiency with field service, repairs, returns and intercompany flows in one system.
Improve visibility and compliance by tracking product and component history.
Raise productivity with easy access to history, specs, and part availability.
Grow high-margin service revenue by providing configurable service offerings.
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Case management and customer service
Resolve issues faster and more consistently with AI-driven insights, recommendations, and automated guidance for service agents.
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Field service operations
Increase efficiency by matching skilled technicians to needs and scheduling service activities based on business priorities.
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AI for service
Maintain production quality and get results faster using AI-assisted visual inspection, error log analysis, and case matching.
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Collaborative asset maintenance
Reduce downtime, improve data quality, and enhance collaboration by connecting OEMs, operators, and MROs.
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HCL iMRO/4
Enhance asset utilization with MRO capabilities, workbenches, and automation for complex, high-value, regulated assets.
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HCLTech iSAM Maintenance Operations Planning
Deliver large maintenance events on time and on budget with streamlined planning and insights on capacity and network activities.
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TeamViewer Frontline Augmented Reality
Reduce inspection time and solve problems onsite by giving technicians intuitive augmented instructions and connection to remote experts.
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KINEXON OS
Boost productivity by automating operations, tracking orders, and orchestrating mobile robots on your shop floor and in your warehouse.
Equipment maintenance
Boost overall equipment effectiveness with enterprise asset management to:
Improve decision-making with intuitive analytics and automated reports.
Increase productivity and highlight exceptions with interactive dashboards.
Manage time-sensitive concerns such as overdue orders and missing spare parts.
Gain transparency into equipment lifecycles with detailed operational data.
Reduce analysis time with flexible and highly customized reporting.
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Asset performance management
Reduce maintenance costs and increase asset availability by using data insights to predict failures and make corrections.
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Business network asset collaboration
Increase transparency across the asset lifecycle and ecosystem collaboration with a single platform and version of the truth.
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AI for maintenance
Reduce unplanned downtime with AI-suggested maintenance orders and proactive asset health monitoring.
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TeamViewer Tensor Enterprise Remote Support
Resolve issues faster and reduce costs by connecting service agents to any device or smart product while engaging with customers.
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ETM.next
Increase utilization and compliance using end-to-end processes for asset lifecycle management and resource planning.
Financial operations management
Elevate finance performance using predictive analytics and real-time financial data to:
Increase productivity through automated, data-driven finance processes.
Improve finance operations through automation and optimizing working capital.
Decrease days sales outstanding using improved cash insight and management.
Mitigate risk and strengthen compliance with embedded standards and controls.
Simplify decision-making with instant insights, ready-to-use KPIs, and AI.
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Governance, risk, and compliance
Enhance risk monitoring and security with automated controls, screening, and integrated risk assessment across the business.
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Core HR, time tracking, and payroll
Improve efficiency with simplified and automated HR processes that integrate with the rest of the business.
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Talent management
Improve employee engagement and productivity, aligning business goals with integrated, AI-driven talent management processes.
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Business AI for finance
Boost financial resilience and efficiency and gain insights using embedded AI across all your financial processes.
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SAP Intercompany Governance by BlackLine
Unify reconciliation, settlement, and compliance across all entities with one hub for standardized intercompany workflows.
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SAP Time and Attendance Management by WorkForce Software
Gain visibility into workforce costs, reduce administrative effort, comply with local laws, and improve employee engagement.
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SAP SuccessFactors Document Management
Increase efficiency and reduce costs with centralized tools to store, manage, and create documents for digital employee records.
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