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ERP Solutions for Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

Compliance with ITAR, FAA and AS9100 Standards | Military-Level Security (powered by AWS Infrastructure)

Optimize quality, precision, and compliance with ERP solutions built for the Aerospace & Defense industry. Infor and ESS bring over 50 years of experience delivering secure, standards-driven systems for these mission-critical processes. 

Unique Infor ERP Capabilities for Aerospace & Defense Manufacturers

Infor’s aerospace and defense software provides tailored solutions specifically built for aerospace and defense OEMs, tier suppliers, and space manufacturers. This all-in-one platform simplifies operations by handling customer contract requirements, as well as inventory, manufacturing, and procurement processes. With Infor’s specialized tools, you can effectively manage industry challenges and adopt best practices to boost efficiency and performance.


Infor Aerospace & Defense solutions;

  • Is in use 100+ countries.
  • Is used by 800+ aerospace and defense companies.
  • Is used by 19 of the top 20 aerospace companies.
  • Moves nearly 4 billion plane passengers per year.
  • Is specially focused on aerospace, defense, MRO and service providers, defense electronics, and metal fabrication companies.
  • Is built on 25+ years of aerospace and defense industry experience.
Government Contract Compliance & Support

Defense contractors must adhere to strict regulations (like DFARS, ITAR, CAS, etc.). Infor’s capacity to handle these requirements is essential. Infor provides built-in tools and workflows designed for government contract tracking, reporting, and compliance. 

End-to-End ETO (Engineer-to-Order) Capabilities

Defense contractors are often in ETO (Engineer-to-Order) environments, and Infor is perfect for customized builds and high-variation workflows. Managing complex, one-off engineering and production processes from R&D through to delivery. 

Departmental & Product Line Performance Visibility

For companies balancing R&D, prototyping, and production, Infor identifies bottlenecks and optimizing resource allocation. Infor real-time dashboards and data allow visibility into the financial and operational performance of each department or product line. 

Lean Manufacturing Integration

Lean is highly effective in defense/aerospace environments where cost control and quality are non-negotiable. Infor provides the tools to support lean principles, such as reducing waste, improving flow, and continuous improvement.

Business Intelligence (BI)

Infor’s user-friendly reporting and analytics tools allow non-technical users to create adhoc reports. It reduces dependence on IT, accelerates decision-making, and enhances cross-functional collaboration.

Cost, Profitability & Earned Value Management (EVM)

Defense projects often require earned value reporting for government oversight. Infor’s integrated tracking simplifies this process and supports financial planning. Detailed tracking of costs, profit margins, and earned value in real time. 

User-Friendly Interface

Infor’s graphically enhanced, intuitive UI. increases adoption across teams, reduces training time, and minimizes user errors—especially valuable in smaller firms that cannot afford large IT teams.

What makes Aerospace & Defense Manufacturers ​unique from other manufacturers?​​​

The Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Manufacturing industry is built on quality, precision, and security. While other industries value these traits, A&D holds them to a higher standard—especially security—requiring business systems that meet or exceed these expectations.


Ideally, enterprise systems (ERP) should enhance quality, improve precision, maintain cost efficiency, and simplify compliance.


ERP providers like Infor, and service partners like ESS, have supported the A&D industry for over 50 years.

Shopfloor Production Scheduling in a Low Volume, Hi-mix Environment

a.  What if scenario planning

b.  Finite Capacity Planning

c.  Profitability Analysis

d.  On time Project delivery

Government Regulatory Compliance

a.  ITAR

b.  FARS

c.  DFARS

d.  CMMI

e.  NIST

Quality Management

a.  AS9100 compliance

b.  ISO compliance

c.  Non-Conformance and Corrective Actions – at minimum

d.  Supplier and Customer Audits

e.  Cost of Quality Analysis

f.  PPAP, etc..

g.  Six Sigma Philosophy

Highly Engineered Products

a.  Engineer-To-Order

b.  CAD/CAM integration

c.  Lot/Serial Traceability

d.  Engineering Change Control

Revision Management

a.  Document Revision Control

b.  Part Revision Control

c.  Cradle to Grave auditibility

Projects-based Cost Accounting

a.  Percent complete Revenue Recognition

b.  Work Break-Down Structure Mgt.

c.  Actual Costing 

Material Management and Supply Chain Management

a.  Procurement

b.  MRP/MPS

c.  Vendor Management

Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

a.  Tear-Down, Reverse Configuration

b.  Field Service

c.  AOG

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