Product and Sales Support
Brendan is responsible for strategic product management activities including market research and competitor analysis, as well as development and communication of a 5 year product roadmap for the Aerospace and Defense market. He also has a role supporting the Enterprise Operational Intelligence solution. Brendan has been part of the team at IFS Defense since 2007, with previous roles including Product Services Manager and Senior Consultant on the F35 ALIS Retail Supply Chain Management and AutoLog Replacement Programme projects. Prior to this, Brendan held the role of Business Application Manager at Babcock Support Services.
Why business intelligence (BI) tools are no longer enough to support today’s military logistics and why a new approach is needed. Maintaining operational effectiveness while balancing budgets is a constant consideration for the military, be it for a whole defense department, support chain, or even military base. Military organizations are now tasked with support responsibility…
In Aerospace and Defense, maintenance in the field is very different from at the depot or base. The environment is unique, often extreme – movement is rather limited for an engineer in a dark submarine bilge or the underbelly of an aircraft! – and turn-round schedules can be tight. These unique environments are driving new…
Every asset used to support military operations has a vital role – even the humble boot is useless if it doesn’t fit either the user or the task properly. As equipment becomes more complex, the task of capability and asset management for defense departments gets a whole lot more complex. In this blog I look at…
3D printing is becoming a ‘must have’ for manufacturers rather than a luxury R&D project. Simplifying the process can cause pain for traditional ERP. Top commercial aircraft builder Airbus recently printed 1,000 parts to meet delivery deadlines. With demand for air travel showing no signs of slowing down, civil aviation organizations must ensure aircraft remain airworthy…
The top-performing maintenance, repair and overhaul companies have defined an enterprise platform to overcome the barrier to organizational change by aligning process management and business intelligence with a common organizational strategy. But oftentimes, enterprise software run by MRO companies does not adequately address the organizational strategy. Even top-tier contractors working on performance-based logistics (PBL) contracts…
