Aerospace, automotive and transport
Companies of the aerospace, automotive and transport sector face very similar tasks and challenges. They research, design, develop, manufacture, operate, maintain, market and sell vehicles moving through air and space, or traveling on roads, railways and waterways.
All these organizations operate on a global scale and in highly competitive environments. They need to be able to identify industry and market trends, and deliver innovative, secure and high-quality products quickly and at a competitive price.
“A company's success will be determined by its ability to accelerate product innovation, establish agile IT and business processes, and redefine roles.”
(Source: Gartner: "Agility and Product Differentiation Ensure Auto Industry's Success", 08-Nov-06)
In another study, Gartner found that especially automotive industries suffer from information silos that exist between internal departments and external value-chain partners. (Source: Gartner "Findings: Automotive Leaders Must Tear Down Information Silos", 27-Nov-07)
It has to be noted that aerospace, automotive and transport organizations have to manage a complex supply chain, including customers, suppliers, partners, dealers, contractors, consultants and OEMs. They are constantly challenged to manage a tremendous flow of information. The management of the content and information lifecycle becomes imperative, and requires strong systems capable to meet the new requirements.
Adherence to a number of regulatory compliances and standards, including environmental concerns, is another challenge. Especially in the aerospace sector, mission-critical responsiveness and compliance with information standards and safety regulations are extremely important.
Facing all these challenges, it is becoming more and more difficult to cost-effectively support these complex products and to timely distribute information using traditional paper-based publications.
But there are ways to succeed. For example, a reduction of development time can be achieved through the use of computer-aided design and drafting. In aerospace, this allows companies to design and test an entire aircraft (including the individual parts) by computer. In addition, drawings of these parts can then be sent electronically to suppliers who use them to produce the parts.
More and more companies take advantage of relying on an experienced partner for technical writing and drawing services, who at the same time is also able to provide integrated solutions to support document and content management projects and any stage of the lifecycle.
Learn how euroscript supports the aerospace, automotive and transport industry:
- Products & services – Engineering | Business process services
- Case studies – Air France | Brit Air