Presented at PNAA Advance 2025, this presentation showcases how factory digital twin technology surpasses the analysis capabilities of traditional tools while being significantly more affordable for SMMs.

During the latter half of 2021, we conducted 60 interviews with SMM manufacturers in the aerospace supply chain as well as with various industry experts and software professionals.

This paper approaches the collection, storage, and analysis of factory data from a user's perspective. Industry standard classification of data system are summarized and current commercial systems are critiqued at a high level.

A high level brief of the COVID-19 impact on aerospace production. All numbers are based on industry consensus of air traffic recovery by early 2023.

A discussion on the enhancements technology can add as long as a company is rooted in the scientific method and acknowledges the power of technology to reveal opportunities for the company.

India's aerospace supply chain is evolving into a new phase which can be identified by eight macro factors. This presentation includes a discussion on these factors as well as India's supply chain growth and its implications.

Data analytics complements LEAN methodology but does not replace it. This presentation discusses practical approaches to best leveraging existing data while improving its integrity.

An overview of the evolution of aerospace supply chains involving the implementation of new technologies. The impact of these technologies on consumer/supplier dynamics creates a more efficient supply chain management system.

Responding to skilled labor shortages requires embracing a digital future. This is a discussion on how analytics and simulation can be used throughout a product life cycle to increase cash flow.

A high level brief of the impact of COVID-19 on production and the ways the aerospace industry may work to recover while including emerging future trends. 

Outsourcing aerospace manufacturing to emerging countries has not been an unmitigated success, yet manufacturing in these countries continue to grow. This discusses trends and opportunities in countries like China, Brazil, and India.