What this module covers
- Bill of materials (BOM) management, including multi-level BOMs
- Production order planning and scheduling
- Shop-floor tracking of work-in-progress
- Material consumption recorded automatically against inventory
- Production cost tracking against the BOM
Why manufacturing needs its own module, not just inventory
Standard inventory tracking shows what's in stock, but manufacturing needs to know what's being consumed to make something else — raw materials becoming work-in-progress becoming finished goods, each stage with its own cost and timing. This module tracks that transformation, not just static stock counts.
Connected to inventory and finance
When a production order consumes raw materials, inventory updates automatically and the cost flows into finance — no manual journal entries to reconcile what the shop floor actually used against what was planned.
Engagement & pricing
Priced based on production complexity — a single-stage assembly process is a smaller configuration than multi-stage manufacturing with several BOM levels and quality checkpoints.
Fitting this to how you actually manufacture
Discrete manufacturing (assembling distinct units) and process manufacturing (mixing or blending raw materials into a different form) need different configurations under the hood, even though both fall under "manufacturing." We scope this based on your actual production type rather than a generic manufacturing template.
Tracking work-in-progress, not just finished goods
Manufacturing tracking that only counts finished goods misses the actual bottleneck — a job stuck at a particular stage on the shop floor. The module tracks work-in-progress through each production stage, so a delay is visible while it's still happening, not discovered when the finished-goods count comes up short.
Costing each production run accurately
Standard costing that doesn't account for actual material waste or rework quietly erodes margin visibility over time. The module tracks actual consumption against planned quantities per run, so cost variances are visible per job rather than only showing up as a mystery gap at month-end. Machine and labour capacity per stage is factored into scheduling too, so a new job isn't promised a delivery date the shop floor genuinely can't hit given what's already queued.
ERP platforms we work with
We're not tied to one platform — we implement and configure whichever fits your business, including:
Frequently asked questions
Yes — sub-assemblies and multi-level BOMs are supported, important for manufacturers where finished goods are built from intermediate assemblies rather than raw materials directly.
Yes — actual material and labour consumption is tracked against the planned BOM cost, flagging variances for review.
Production orders can be linked to Quality Control Management checkpoints at defined stages, so quality holds are tracked as part of the production flow rather than separately.
Yes — a bill of materials for each finished product drives raw material consumption automatically as production is recorded, keeping raw material stock accurate without separate manual tracking.
Talk to us about the Manufacturing Management module.
Free scoping call — we'll tell you if this module fits what you actually need.