6 Ways to use ERP for Aerospace and Defense Companies

How much time, money and effort would your company save if you were able to trace your products from lot creation all the way through shipments and returns? Navigating through global supply chains and aggressive delivery cycles is never easy in a highly complex environment such as the aerospace and defense industry - especially when you have limited data visibility.

Vision33 developed several best practices to help our growing aerospace and defense customers realize their potential and prevent common operational challenges. Leveraging the real-time data produced in an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution allows you to:

• Automatically adapt to predefined business requirements
  By configuring your ERP system with preset industry regulations, you will no longer have difficulty complying with tracking requirements, licensing information, safety regulations, and specific certification requirements.

• Keep track of your products at all times
  Having your employees tag items ensures that your ERP system has the most up to date information. Access information and status updates about your inventory from virtually anywhere.

• Improve project management
  The project management modules within ERP systems allow you to easily track time and quote projects more accurately.

• Access performance metrics
  The real-time data produced in these reports and dashboards provides executives the information they need to make better business decisions.  

• Achieve lean manufacturing
  With full visibility to your entire manufacturing process, you can look at your company’s trends and eliminate the amount of unnecessary labor and material waste.

• Improve customer and vendor relationships
  You will have the ability to provide your customers and vendors with the most up to date information through reporting and customized web forms.

If you have any questions about how ERP for aerospace and defense companies, and how it helps them save time, money and effort, feel free to contact us today.