About Janco Electronics Inc.
- Founded in 1958 as a plastic fabrication business, Janco Electronics has evolved into a leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider.
- Serves mission-critical industries including defense, medical, and industrial sectors, requiring stringent compliance, traceability, and quality standards.
Janco Electronics & NetSuite
Janco Electronics expected NetSuite to deliver:
- Automated Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to align procurement with production schedules and reduce manual forecasting
- Lot-level inventory tracking and costing to meet compliance requirements in defense and medical industries
- Faster order fulfillment cycles with improved visibility into order status and delivery timelines
Summary
Folio3 implemented a comprehensive NetSuite ERP ecosystem for Janco Electronics, paired with a custom integration to Factory Logix (their Manufacturing Execution System). This solution addressed the company’s core operational challenges: outdated legacy systems, fragmented processes, and lack of real-time visibility. The implementation unified finance, inventory, procurement, manufacturing, and order management into a single source of truth, enabling Janco to operate with precision, improve margins, and accelerate growth.
The Challenges
Janco Electronics faced several interconnected challenges that hindered operational efficiency and growth:
Legacy System Constraints
- Reliance on an outdated MK system with severe scalability limitations unable to support business expansion
- Lack of integration across finance modules, forcing manual workarounds and creating data inconsistencies
- Heavy dependency on manual data entry and spreadsheets, increasing error rates and consuming valuable resources
Inventory & Manufacturing Complexity
- Difficulty managing lot-controlled inventory across multiple builds and production runs
- Inability to track component traceability from procurement through assembly to delivery—critical for defense and medical compliance
- No automated lot-level costing, making it impossible to determine true production costs and margins
Material Requirements Planning Gaps
- No structured or automated MRP process; planning relied on manual forecasts and institutional knowledge
- Challenges in aligning procurement timelines with production schedules, leading to stockouts and excess inventory
Procurement & Supply Chain Inefficiencies
- Manual purchasing cycles require excessive human intervention and approval delays
- Limited visibility into vendor performance and reliability metrics
Order Management & Fulfillment Disconnects
- Disconnected processes between sales orders, production, and fulfillment created visibility gaps
- Lack of real-time visibility into order status and delivery timelines, hampering customer communication and satisfaction
Governance & Control Weaknesses
- Limited role-based access control creates security and audit risks
- High organizational dependency on individuals with critical process knowledge (tribal knowledge)
- Absence of structured workflows for approvals and standardized process governance
Solution
Folio3 solved Janco Electronics’ problems with a NetSuite implementation and custom Factory Logix integration. Rather than treating NetSuite as a standalone financial system, we architected an integrated operating platform that connected shop floor reality with business intelligence. We provided them with:
- Unified ERP Architecture as the central platform for finance, inventory, manufacturing, procurement, and orders
- Advanced Inventory Management for Lot-controlled tracking with automatic traceability for compliance and quality assurance
- Manufacturing Module with Work-in-Progress (WIP) tracking, routing, and labor hour consumption management
- Intelligent material requirements planning that automatically aligns procurement with production demand
- Procure-to-Pay Automation to streamline purchasing with vendor management and performance analytics
- Integrated sales order processing through production to fulfillment with real-time status visibility
- Custom Factory Logix Integration for bi-directional data synchronization between shop floor execution and financial systems
- Complete transition of legacy data from the MK system to NetSuite
Customizations Implemented
At Janco Electronics, Folio3 created custom integration with Factory Logix (A Manufacturing Execution System) to align closely with shop floor manufacturing processes.
- Inventory items created in NetSuite and integrated with Factory Logix
- Assembly items created in NetSuite and integrated with Factory Logix
- Bills of Material (BOM) created in NetSuite and integrated with Factory Logix
- Work orders created in NetSuite and integrated with Factory Logix
- Work order completions (finished goods) integrated with NetSuite
- Work order completions (labor time consumption) integrated with NetSuite
Results
The NetSuite implementation and custom Factory Logix integration delivered measurable and transformative results for Janco Electronics:
- Significant reduction in manual processes and duplicate data entry; faster procurement-to-production cycles through automated MRP and seamless Factory Logix integration
- Real-time visibility into inventory and WIP; automated lot tracking from material receipt through delivery, supporting defense and medical compliance audits; reduced stockouts and excess inventory
- Accurate lot-level and production costing with true margin visibility across jobs and customers; automated labor cost allocation enabling data-driven pricing and portfolio management
- Reduced stockouts through intelligent MRP forecasting; minimized excess inventory through optimized order quantities; improved alignment between procurement and production schedules
- Stronger role-based access controls and automated approval workflows; standardized processes reducing dependency on individuals; comprehensive audit trails supporting regulatory compliance
- Faster order fulfillment with improved visibility into production status and delivery timelines; more accurate delivery commitments; foundation for profitable growth through better margins and optimized operations
