Innovative Logistics Brochure (PDF) - Northrop Grumman Corporation

Special Supplement to Military Logistics Forum

The Value of
Innovative Logistics
Northrop Grumman delivers innovative logistics solutions enabling
affordability, effectiveness, and global mission readiness.
Innovative logistics establish maintenance, modernization,
sustainment, training, and support-service excellence through
product and process innovation. We enable product innovation
by the integration and application of new technologies, tools, and
devices. Process innovation is achieved through the application
and refinement of logistics operational concepts.
Northrop Grumman is developing and implementing integrated
approaches, such as Performance Based Logistics, to reduce
the cost of providing logistics products and services. We use
manpower reduction schemes, global supply chain inventory
forecasting tools, integrated training solutions, globally
deployed logistics operations, and reliability-center maintenance
approaches. These initiatives have reduced program execution
costs for our customers and increased financial returns for our
company.
Affordability – Cost-Driven Solutions
A major driver within logistics is the cost of products and
services. As our customers face tightening budgets, the
importance of affordability is critical. Northrop Grumman’s
innovative logistics solutions deliver proven performance at
lower cost.
We leverage technology to improve program performance by
improving quality. Low-quality logistics products and services
create rework and additional effort to correct deficiencies,
wasting valuable time and money. By emphasizing innovation
and performance, we deliver high-quality logistics products
and services.
Effectiveness – Sustainable Superior Performance
Our logistics innovations increase the value-added of our
capability offerings and drive improved bottom-line returns
through aggressive risk management. We accomplish
operational excellence through a combination of superior

program performance, a focus on customer intimacy,
selective risk-sharing partnering, and prudent investments in
closing competitive capability gaps.
We deliver modification, upgrade, and modernization
solutions to our customers based on trust, thought leadership,
quality, and commitment. We are also improving our
overhead rates through consolidation of cost centers,
streamlining of processes, and implementation of crosscompany
synergies.
Execution – 24/7 Mission Readiness
Northrop Grumman’s logistics products and services deliver
value and operational success as we stand shoulder to
shoulder with our customers around the world. Our business
and service-delivery flexibility enable us to meet our
customers’ stringent operational demands — providing for
both mission availability and rapid deployment — on time
and on budget.
Northrop Grumman proactively partners with our customers
to enhance mission readiness by implementing innovative
logistics concepts. Our Smart Modernization initiatives
enable us to upgrade capabilities for mission requirements
and deploy them rapidly. Customer mission readiness is
enhanced because their systems are modernized sooner.
We provide superior services for both Northrop Grumman
and non-OEM products at the system, platform, and subsystem
level. The concept of “modernization through sustainment”
establishes a foundation of performance on maintaining,
sustaining, and providing logistics services, principally on
non-OEM systems, enabling longer-term modernization.
We are growing and improving organic capabilities in
key performance areas which enable recurring profitable
business through delivery of upgrades and modifications.
Innovative Logistics solutions ensure affordability and
effectiveness to deliver global mission success.