Cost Effective Manufacturing for Military and Aerospace Products

In the new era of defense contracting, many suppliers are comparing their internal operations to the “best-in-class” practices of non-military original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). This analysis is uncovering multiple opportunities to reduce costs and eliminate waste.

This management brief reviews a variety of cost-saving approaches that are available as part of a comprehensive supply-chain strategy. It explores how outsourcing methodologies with a properly aligned and sized supply chain will provide significant opportunity to achieve the levels of cost reduction and business process acceleration that are required to support defense and aerospace customers in the future.