Aerospace & Defense

Manage global supply chains for operational excellence

Many top aerospace and defense (A&D) businesses and government agencies — including the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. General Services Administration, Defense Logistics Agency and Rockwell Collins — have turned to JDA for its supply chain management technology and domain expertise in parts and obsolescence management, production management, supplier management and collaboration, and sales, inventory and operations planning.

JDA’s innovative software and services enable government and A&D enterprises to:

• Reduce total purchasing cost for direct and indirect materials. Companies can centralize part numbers and suppliers, and leverage intelligent cross-referencing capabilities to significantly improve productivity.
• Align product design with global sourcing strategies to determine the best parts and suppliers to use. Companies can centralize part information for fast, accurate pricing, improved procurement and parts management, and maximized part reuse.
• Streamline planning and execution in a build-to-contract and/or maintenance environment. Create, administer, monitor and manage global contracts across the enterprise for improved quality management.
• Accelerate fulfillment and lower overhead costs. By quickly aggregating demand and executing enhanced distribution and replenishment, companies can minimize time, inventory and administrative expenses.
• Design for supply and improve collaboration to increase lifecycle sustainability and risk visibility. Companies can increase collaboration between design and sourcing to better manage product components and supply-based strategies.
• Optimize asset utilization and delivery performance. Through constraint-based factory planning and scheduling, companies can drive efficiency while adapting to changing customer needs.
• Utilize JDA's GSA schedule for purchases of software, training and services. .

JDA offers additional solutions tailored to the needs of A&D businesses and government agencies, including JDA’s solutions for network design and optimization, inventory optimization, sales, inventory and operations planning and strategic sourcing.

Why JDA?

JDA solutions are built on an in-depth understanding of your supply chain needs, and feature configurable, best practice processes and workflows developed in conjunction with leading A&D companies and government agencies. With JDA solutions, you can improve synchronization and extend visibility across the global supply chain — for improved productivity and operational efficiency.