Best Practices for Implementing SAP MRO in A&D

Jul 22, 2025

Modernizing MRO isn’t just about technology—it’s about change. Aerospace & Defense companies need to evolve from siloed, reactive maintenance environments to integrated, predictive ecosystems that support readiness, traceability, and sustainability. 
 
But making that shift requires more than installing new software. It requires strategy, alignment, and a partner who understands A&D complexity. Here’s how successful organizations approach SAP MRO implementation—and how delaware helps them get it right. 

By Allen Morrison - Senior SAP Consultant

Step 1: Align Stakeholders Early 

Your maintenance, supply chain, compliance, and IT teams all need to be on the same page. Before implementation begins, define what success looks like: 

  • Do you want to reduce emergency maintenance? 

  • Improve audit readiness? 

  • Optimize spare part availability? 

 

Clear goals drive alignment and adoption later. 


Step 2: Map Current and Future Processes  

Before deploying SAP MRO, map your current maintenance workflows and identify inefficiencies. Then define future-state processes that take advantage of SAP MRO's automation and integration capabilities. 


delaware helps you bridge the gap by tailoring prebuilt SAP MRO templates to your operational needs. 


Step 3: Focus on Integration  

Many A&D companies still rely on disconnected planning and execution systems. SAP MRO works best when fully integrated with: 

  • SAP S/4HANA or ECC 

  • Inventory and warehouse management 

  • Maintenance execution systems 

  • Quality and compliance tracking tools 

 

We ensure all systems are connected, tested, and supported—so your teams can work with a single source of truth. 


Step 4: Plan for Change Management 

Modernizing MRO will change how technicians work, how planners forecast, and how leadership makes decisions. Change management isn’t optional—it’s critical. 

 

We help you build training plans, communication strategies, and user adoption programs that make transformation stick. 


Why delaware? 

delaware is a trusted SAP partner with deep A&D experience. Our FAST A&D methodology helps companies deploy SAP MRO faster, with less customization and greater agility. 

 

If you're planning to upgrade, replatform, or optimize MRO, our team is ready to help you modernize with confidence. 

 

  • Discover what Delaware offers on its Aerospace & Defense MRO webpage