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PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP
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BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND GROUP STRATEGY
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BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND GROUP STRATEGY
Assystem operates in the engineering market through three divisions:
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Global Product Solutions
(60% of the Group’s revenue in 2016);
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Energy & Infrastructure
(33% of revenue);
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Staffing
(6% of revenue).
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GLOBAL PRODUCT SOLUTIONS
The
Global Product Solutions (GPS)
division specialises in outsourced
research and development for industrial clients operating in the
Aerospace, Automotive, Transport (rail) and Industry sectors. It has
strong technical capabilities and proven expertise in complex and
critical systems.
GPS works alongside its clients throughout the product life cycle in each
of its four business sectors:
In Aerospace,
by contributing to:
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the development and customisation of systems, aerostructures,
spacecraft and engines thanks to its high-level skills in design, stress
analysis and electronic systems;
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the optimisation of manufacturing processes by designing tools and
machines, creating production ranges, monitoring and certifying
suppliers, and carrying out tests and quality audits;
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operational support by designing solutions aimed at reducing the total
cost of ownership of aircraft and their equipment and by drawing
on its retrofit skills.
In Automotive,
by supplying:
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during the development phase, services ranging from the design of
sub-systems to the global design of derivative versions (for example the
estate model) as well as creating prototypes of electronic components,
with a strong positioning in highly strategic areas (such as self-driving
and fully-connected cars). In addition, the division has developed a
test offering that covers the full range of test solutions from creating
testbeds to taking complete responsibility for performing all of the
tests for a particular vehicle;
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during the production phase, services related to developing production
ranges and monitoring suppliers;
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during the support phase, research related to in-service incident
analyses and on-road validation of system specifications.
In Transportation,
by contributing:
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during the development phase, to research on navigation and
signalling systems, security and safety analyses, and assistance with
the certification process for new components;
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during the production phase, to processes for monitoring suppliers;
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during the support phase, to analyses aimed at reducing maintenance
costs and to revamping rail equipment and platforms.
In Industry,
by supplying:
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during the development phase, product design services, man-machine
interface solutions (
e.g.
visualisation systems) and connectivity
expertise;
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during the production phase, services for automating processes and
monitoring suppliers;
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during the support phase, cybersecurity solutions.
In order to more effectively serve its clients and develop new markets,
GPS has a matrix organisational structure, with:
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business units responsible for developing a portfolio of strategic clients
(generally, multinational) and for determining strategy; and
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regions responsible for implementing the strategy put in place by the
business units and for developing business with local clients.
The business units and regions closely coordinate with one another,
with a view to optimising costs, ensuring the quality of deliverables,
guaranteeing consistency and fluidity of internal processes, and
effectively tracking project risks. Thanks to this approach, GPS has
been awarded EN 9001 certification.
Additionally, GPS draws on its innovation capacity, which is backed
by investments in:
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skills related to data science and the digitisation of industrial
equipment;
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targeted projects such as MiTu – a technology demonstrator for
individual vehicles;
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in-house developments (
e.g.
a proprietary software for automating
tests), which can be shared through intellectual property partnerships.
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ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE
The
Energy & Infrastructure (E&I)
division works with nuclear utilities
companies and contractors, players in the conventional and renewable
energy sectors, designers and operators of transport infrastructure and
other complex infrastructure, and life sciences companies, providing
them with the expertise it has built up through its long experience in
the nuclear industry and infrastructure engineering in environments with
complex operating conditions and/or stringent safety requirements.
E&I operates in France and internationally in the Nuclear, Energy,
and Infrastructure (collective and industrial) markets and its clients are
generally large prime contractors. It specialises in research instruments,
electricity production plants and the fuel cycle, urban and regional
transport systems, site decommissioning and waste processing.
ASSYSTEM
REGISTRATION DOCUMENT
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