An aerospace shop floor that reports itself in real time
The gap between the ERP plan and the machine is where aerospace shops lose control. Elite Tech closes it with work-order execution, digital job cards, OEE and machine and CMM integration on Zoho plus AWS, so operators work from live instructions, machines report their own status, and inspection results flow back to the record without paper in the middle.
One shop-floor platform, built on Zoho Advanced Partner + custom AWS development
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Plan, machine and
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Work orders, digital job cards, OEE and machine and CMM data in one loop, so the floor and the system tell the same story.
The floor, connected to the plan
Work-order execution, digital job cards, OEE and machine and CMM integration, so shop-floor reality feeds the ERP as it happens.
Work-Order Execution
Operators start, pause and complete operations against live work orders.
Work ordersDigital Job Cards
Paperless job cards with drawings, instructions and sign-offs at the station.
Job cardsOEE & Machine Monitoring
Capture uptime, performance and quality to compute OEE by machine.
OEECMM & Inspection Capture
CMM and gauge results flow into the quality record against the operation.
CMMLabour & Time Booking
Real labour and machine time booked to the operation for cost and capacity.
Time bookingIn-Process Quality Gates
Enforce inspection at defined operations before a job can advance.
Quality gatesLive Dispatch & WIP
Dispatch lists and WIP status update as operations are reported.
WIPShop-Floor Dashboards
OEE, throughput, scrap and on-time status by cell in live views.
Floor KPIsThe floor and the system tell one story
Elite Tech builds the ERP that connects the aerospace shop floor, where work orders, digital job cards, OEE and machine and CMM data feed one record, so planners, quality and finance see what is really happening at the machine.
- Work-order execution with operator start, pause and complete.
- Digital job cards carrying drawings, instructions and sign-offs.
- OEE and machine monitoring for uptime, performance and quality.
- CMM and gauge results flowing into the quality record.
- Labour and machine time booked to the operation.
- Live dashboards for OEE, throughput, scrap and on-time status.
- In-Process Quality Gates Enforce inspection at defined operations before a job can advance.
- Live Dispatch & WIP Dispatch lists and WIP status update as operations are reported.
- Shop-Floor Dashboards OEE, throughput, scrap and on-time status by cell in live views.
Explore related solutions: Aerospace & Defence ERP platform, AS9100 ERP Software, First Article Inspection Software.
Book your free aerospace-ERP demo
Tell us about your plant, we'll map the RFQ-to-invoice journey to your workflow and send a fixed-scope plan.
Two workflows, one connected platform
The manufacturing heart and the sales journey, side by side. Click any stage to walk through exactly what happens at that step.
The manufacturing heart
Per-part routings
Standard times set for every operation.
First-piece approval
Sign-off before the batch runs.
Special processes
Heat-treat, plating, NDT tracked.
Harness & composites
Sub-assemblies built to spec.
Pre-join inspection
Checked before joining the line.
Reserved to job
Components allocated to the order.
Mating & fastening
Torque-controlled and logged.
Systems install
Fitted and filled to spec.
Serial genesis
Lifelong serial number assigned.
First Article Inspection
AS9102 FAI against the drawing.
NDT & functional test
Non-destructive & functional checks.
e-Certificate
Digital certificate per serial.
DGAQA / CEMILAC
Airworthiness data reviewed.
Rework loop
Back to the right station.
CoC handover
Certificate, then to dispatch.
The RFQ-to-invoice journey
Omni-channel capture
Web, tender portal, email, phone.
Programme routing
Auto-assigned to the right rep.
Duplicate check
One clean, de-duplicated lead.
Click-to-call
Screen-pop with the record.
Requirement capture
Spec, material, tolerance, standard.
Recording & task
Auto follow-up scheduled.
Customer account
Contact and account created.
Price book
Part numbers pulled automatically.
Blueprint
Qualification to Quote.
Contract pricing
Programme pricing applied.
GST auto-calc
Tax computed on the quote.
Revisions
Version and status tracked.
Order to invoice
Sales order becomes a GST invoice.
IRN & e-way
Compliance generated in-system.
Milestone billing
Payment link and ledger update.
Warranty & MRO
Tracked against each serial.
Customer portal
Self-service requests.
Dashboards
Pipeline to revenue, live.
Zoho products, tuned for aerospace & defence manufacturing
Every Zoho product mapped to a real aerospace-manufacturing job, from the first RFQ to the last MRO order, extended with custom AWS where the shop floor needs it.
Zoho ERPEnd-to-end manufacturing backbone
Orders, BOMs, work orders, inventory and GST costing unified in one ERP that runs the whole Bangalore aerospace plant.
Zoho CRMSales & programme management
Every RFQ and tender captured, scored and routed. Pipelines, quotes and price lists in one place.
Zoho InventoryStock & bonded stores
Serial- and lot-traceable stock from raw-material heat number to the certified, dispatched assembly.
Zoho BooksGST-ready finance
GST-native billing with e-invoice (IRN) and e-way bill built in, plus programme-wise profitability.
Zoho AnalyticsProduction & sales dashboards
Pipeline, OEE, earned-value, dispatch and receivables in one live view for owners on any device.
Zoho CreatorCustom shop-floor apps
Job cards, FAI capture and inspection apps. Mobile-first, low-code, built to your process.
Zoho DeskMRO & warranty
Serial-linked warranty, non-conformance and spares with a self-service customer portal.
Zoho FSMField service & AMC
Schedule commissioning and AMC visits, dispatch technicians and capture service on mobile.
Zoho ProjectsProgrammes & NPD
Plan defence programmes, new-product development and plant projects with tasks, milestones and gantt.
Zoho PeopleShop-floor HR & payroll
Attendance, shifts and payroll for machinists, technicians and staff across the plant.
Zoho SignDigital signatures
e-Sign quotations, supplier agreements and purchase orders. No printing, no couriers.
Zoho FlowIntegration & automation
Wire Zoho to AWS, machines and portals. Automate every hand-off between apps.
Why Elite Tech Corporation for aerospace & defence manufacturing
A complete Zoho & AWS partner that builds the custom apps generic ERPs can't, purpose-fitted to how Bangalore's aerospace & defence makers actually sell and build.
Zoho + ETC custom apps
Where standard Zoho stops, we build custom apps on Zoho Creator and AWS, and you own the code in your own repository.
Zoho for aerospace-industry automation
Pre-built aerospace BOMs, AS9100 & FAI flows, traceability and dashboards, shaped for airframe, engine & avionics production out of the box.
Aerospace-specific, not generic
We speak configuration control, first article inspection, special processes and serial genealogy, not a horizontal ERP retrofitted to aerospace.
You own your code & data
Custom code in your private Git repo, data in your own tenant. No black-box lock-in, ever.
Local & proven in Bangalore
A Zoho Advanced Partner with 250+ implementations and a Bangalore presence, on the ground and in your timezone.
Zoho ERP vs traditional ERP for aerospace & defence manufacturers
A side-by-side look at how a Zoho ERP delivered by Elite Tech compares with legacy and generic ERP software for a Bangalore aerospace & defence manufacturer.
| Criteria | Zoho ERP + Elite Tech | Traditional / other ERP |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | Low, subscription (OPEX), no heavy hardware | High, big licence + servers (CAPEX) |
| Go-live time | 15-60 days, phased rollout | 6-18 months |
| Aerospace & defence fit | Pre-built AS9100 workflows, BOM, routing & serial traceability | Generic, heavy customisation to fit |
| First-article & quality gates | ✓ Native FAI, NCR/CAPA & lot/serial capture | ✕ Custom development required |
| GST e-invoice & e-way bill | ✓ Built-in, India-native | ✕ Add-on / third-party bolt-on |
| Custom apps | Zoho Creator + custom AWS, you own the code | Costly change requests, vendor-controlled |
| Cloud & mobile | Cloud-native, mobile-first | Often on-premise, desktop-bound |
| Export & compliance docs | ✓ Included | ✕ Rarely available |
| Local support | Team serving Bangalore, in your language | Remote / partner-dependent |
| Scale as you grow | Add users & modules à la carte | Expensive tier jumps |
| Data & lock-in | ✓ Own your data & code | ✕ Proprietary, hard to exit |
Shop-floor ERP for aerospace, questions answered
It is ERP extended to the machine, with work-order execution, digital job cards and machine data. The plan and the floor share one record, so status is live rather than reconstructed from paper.
Work orders, job cards and quality gates run on the floor while machine and CMM data flow back automatically. The MES layer and the ERP stay in step without manual re-keying.
Yes. Uptime, performance and quality are captured per machine to compute OEE, so you can see where availability and speed are being lost by cell.
Yes. Operators work from digital job cards with drawings, instructions and sign-offs at the station, and completions post straight to the work order.
Yes. CMM and gauge results attach to the operation and the serial or lot, so inspection evidence lives with the part rather than in a separate log.
Yes. Quality gates at defined operations block a job from advancing until the required inspection is recorded, so steps are not skipped under pressure.
Connect your floor to the plan
Bring one work centre and its job cards. We'll show work-order execution, OEE and CMM capture working live, then send a fixed-scope plan.