Business Interoperability in Aeronautics Collaborative Networks in Spain

The strategic participation by the Andalusian aeronautic cluster in COIN is aimed at overcoming the current demand oligopoly of the prime contractors in the region, by promoting the connection and interoperability with analogue aeronautic European clusters and thus carrying out process/product innovation to be competitive in the international market.

The existing business model and ICT infrastructure in the network, which is already in use, were developed to fulfil the need of the local prime contractor EADS-CASA, and thus support processes in the upstream supply chain. On the other and, the advanced international collaborative scenario that is a reality in the global aerospace industry demands an evolution of this business case, where the main contractor demands technology and process compliance of the supply chain. When a consortium of distributed international partners (OEMs, integrators, SMEs) work together to produce a product, it will span the multiple participating extended enterprises. It is unlikely that all the partners use the same tools, even if that is the case these tools will be configured differently. The cluster will therefore have to use an adaptive and integrated platform to support cross-enterprise business processes in a secure, reliable and efficient way.