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INDUSTRIES

Aerospace & Defense

NetSuite, built out for how aerospace and defense programs actually run — From Long-Lead Components to Serialized Assembly on the Dock.
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NETSUITE CONSULTANTS

ERP for Aerospace & Defense

Aerospace and defense companies build some of the most complex products in the world — satellites, space stations, engines, drones, and mission-critical electronics — yet many still run on disconnected spreadsheets, legacy shop-floor systems, and point solutions that cannot keep up with program growth or government compliance requirements.

MHI has created a path for our clients, from venture-backed space startups to established aviation manufacturers, to move onto a single, scalable platform built on NetSuite. Our solutions connect engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and finance around the finished product, with the traceability, cost visibility, and compliance controls that commercial, government, and prime-contractor customers demand.

As NetSuite’s largest Alliance Partner, with 7,500+ projects completed for over 2,000 clients, we bring the depth to deliver implementations that let clients operate now and grow.
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BUSINESS IMPACT
Aerospace and defense programs connect engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality and finance around the finished product — and commercial, government and prime-contractor customers each demand proof. NetSuite, extended with MHI’s solutions, puts that proof on one platform.
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Traceability

Lot and serial tracking from supplier receipt to finished assembly and customer shipment, with certificates of conformance and AS9100 / ISO 9001 records.

Cost visibility

Direct job and assembly costing — labor, overhead, materials — with margin, on-time delivery and program profitability reporting.

Compliance controls

ITAR-aware system access and data controls, compliance tooling integrations, and DCAA-compliant project accounting and timekeeping with specialist partners.
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Solutions & Areas of Impact

Seven connected areas, following the product from supplier to customer

Supply Chain & Procurement
Engineering & Manufacturing
Inventory, Traceability & Warehouse
Quality & Compliance
Program, Project & Job Costing
Financials & Planning
Sales & Order Management

Supply Chain & Procurement

Long-lead and critical parts planned against program demand, with one system of record for suppliers and spend.
Material Requirements Planning (MRP) for long-lead and critical parts — plan purchases against program demand, build schedules, and current requirements
Consolidated supply chain management — replace spreadsheets with one system of record
Approved vendor and supplier management
Supplier portals and customer EDI for prime-contractor programs
Integrated spend management (e.g., Ramp) and procure-to-pay automation

Engineering & Manufacturing

Multi-level BOMs, engineering change control and shop-floor execution for high-mix, low-volume and custom builds.
Item master, multi-level BOMs, and routings — support for high-mix, low-volume and custom, non-repeating BOMs
Engineering change control and revision-level BOM governance
Work orders, WIP tracking, and work centers
Prototype-to-production, test, repair, and rework processes
Rebuild/overhaul processes for serialized assemblies (e.g., engines)
Integration with MES and shop-floor platforms (e.g., Manufacturo, ION MES, Tulip)
PLM/CAD integration (e.g., CADLink)

Inventory, Traceability & Warehouse

Lot and serial traceability from supplier receipt to customer shipment.
Lot and serial number tracking end to end — full traceability from supplier receipt to finished assembly and customer shipment
Locations, bins, and safety stock management
NetSuite WMS with mobile receiving, picking, and packing
Unique pick/pack processes for regulated and serialized product
Real-time inventory valuation and reporting from anywhere on NetSuite Cloud

Quality & Compliance

Quality records, certificates and access controls for commercial, government and prime-contractor customers.
Quality management and AS9100 / ISO 9001 records
Certificates of conformance
ITAR-aware system access and data controls
Compliance tooling integrations (e.g., Stratokey)
Government contracting support, including DCAA-compliant project accounting and timekeeping in partnership with specialist partners

Program, Project & Job Costing

Actual cost, margin and on-time delivery by program, contract and assembly.
Program and contract tracking for commercial and government work
Direct job and assembly costing — labor, overhead, materials
Margin, on-time delivery, and program profitability reporting
Support for R&D, long-term programs, and one-off custom builds

Financials & Planning

Revenue and cost visibility from pre-revenue startups to high-growth manufacturers.
GL, AP, AR, and accelerated financial close
Multi-entity and consolidated reporting
Revenue and cost visibility for pre-revenue through high-growth companies
Integrated HR/payroll and tax (e.g., Rippling, Avalara)
Integrated FP&A solutions through NetSuite Planning & Budgeting

Sales & Order Management

Quote to invoice on one platform.
Quoting, order entry, shipping, and invoicing
Configure, Price and Quote
Pipeline and quote analysis
Shipping integrations
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Functionality

What’s in the solution set

A core set of aerospace and defense capabilities, extended with add-ons for the way your programs run.
Included · Added to fit your operation

Our functionality list

Core

NetSuite ERP — Financials, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay
Manufacturing: BOMs, routings, work orders, WIP, assembly costing
Lot and serial traceability
Job, program, and project costing
Inventory management and valuation
Reporting and dashboards: job cost, margin, on-time delivery

Add-Ons

NetSuite WMS (mobile receiving, picking, packing)
Advanced Manufacturing / shop-floor capture
Quality management
Demand and supply planning, MRP, and available to promise
NetSuite Planning & Budgeting
Engineering change control and revision management
Customer EDI / supplier portals
DCAA-compliant timekeeping and project accounting (with partners)
Integrations for MES, PLM, CAD, compliance, spend, HR, shipping, and tax platforms
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MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEMS (MES)

Connecting the Shop Floor to the Business

Aerospace and defense manufacturers need more than an ERP system to manage increasingly complex production environments. Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) provide real-time visibility into shop-floor activity, while NetSuite manages the financial, inventory, procurement, and operational backbone of the business.

Myers-Holum designs and builds integrations that connect these systems, ensuring that production activity translates into accurate inventory records, work order transactions, labor costs, and financial reporting — without relying on disconnected manual processes.
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KEY CAPABILITIES

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Work Order & Production Management

Automatically create and synchronize work orders between the MES and NetSuite.

Capture production activity as it occurs, including work order releases, component consumption, and production progress.

Translate completed production operations into NetSuite work order transactions.

Track individual finished assemblies, production quantities, and serial numbers through completion.

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Labor & Manufacturing Costing

Capture employee labor activity directly from shop-floor time tickets.

Translate labor hours into corresponding work order costs in NetSuite.

Allocate labor and overhead based on employee roles, departments, and predefined cost rates.

Maintain accurate actual costs at the work order and assembly level.

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Material Consumption & Traceability

Synchronize component installations and material consumption between systems.

Capture part numbers, quantities, units of measure, and associated serial or lot numbers.

Maintain traceability from individual components through completed assemblies.

Reflect component removals, replacements, and inventory returns in the ERP.

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Quality, Rework & Production Exceptions

Support component removal, replacement, repair, and rework workflows.

Track additional materials and labor consumed during rework.

Synchronize scrap, restocking, and inventory adjustments.

Maintain accurate work order costs when production requirements change.

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Inventory & Procurement Synchronization

Synchronize purchase orders and supplier receipts between systems.

Automatically update NetSuite inventory when materials are received on the shop floor.

Support partial receipts, receipt reversals, and inventory transfers.

Keep item masters and units of measure aligned across platforms.

One Connected Manufacturing Environment

NetSuite ERP

Business & Financial Operations

Work orders

Purchase orders

Item masters

Units of measure

Cost structures

Production requirements

NetSuite

MES

Production activity

Labor tickets

Material consumption

Serial / lot details

Production completion

Inventory movements

MES Platform

Shop-Floor Operations

The result: Production activity, material consumption, labor, and inventory movements are reflected in the ERP — creating a connected view of manufacturing operations, actual costs, and financial performance.

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Common MES Platform Integrations
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How  we  implement

Four decades of successful implementations

As NetSuite’s largest Alliance Partner, MHI has completed 7,500+ projects for over 2,000 clients — from venture-backed space startups to established aviation manufacturers. Our solutions connect engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality and finance around the finished product.

Let’s discuss your next project