WBSP791: Grow Your Business by Learning the Aerospace ERP Gap: The $2M Cost of Getting It Wrong w/ Ralph Merhi

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The aerospace and defense industry operates in one of the most demanding environments, where compliance, traceability, and precision are non-negotiable—yet many manufacturers still rely on generic ERPs that were never built for aviation. As a result, they pour millions into customizations just to meet basic FAA, DoD, and OEM requirements, only to end up with fragile systems that struggle under the weight of cert linkage, serial and lot tracking, shelf-life controls, and calibration traceability. In this webinar, we’ll break down the “Aerospace ERP Gap,” exposing the risks and costs of forcing generic ERPs into aerospace use cases, including the all-too-common “$2M customization trap.” You’ll see how industry-built ERP platforms close this gap with out-of-the-box capabilities for MRO, manufacturing, and defense contractors—delivering compliance-ready workflows, integrated configuration management, and real-time visibility across every aircraft, tool, and certificate. Ultimately, these purpose-built solutions help organizations move from reactive and fragmented to unified and intelligent, without blowing budgets or stretching implementation timelines.
In this episode, Sam Gupta hosts Ralph Merhi, CEO, ERP.aero, to discuss the inside of the aerospace ERP gap, the $2M cost of getting it wrong.
Video: https://www.elevatiq.com/events-and-webinars/erp-aero-overview-webinar/
Questions for Panelists?
🔗Sam Gupta: linkedin.com/in/samguptausa/
🔗Ralph Merhi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphmerhi/
Background Soundtrack: Away From You – Mauro Somm
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