Manufacturing ERP
Manufacturing ERP: real job costing, reliable dates, traceable quality
BOM to despatch on one platform — planning, work orders, shop-floor capture, subcontracting, quality and multi-level costing — so delivery promises and margins hold.
18%
Reduction in production lead time
Real-time
Job costing instead of month-end estimates
+12 pts
On-time in-full delivery improvement
Full
Batch and serial genealogy for recalls
Definition
What Manufacturing ERP means here
A manufacturing ERP extends core ERP with production-specific capability: bills of material, routings, MRP, capacity scheduling, shop-floor execution and cost roll-ups, connecting planning decisions to actual shop-floor outcomes.
Who it is for
You will recognise your situation here
- Discrete and process manufacturers costing jobs after despatch
- Plants planning capacity and materials in spreadsheets
- Manufacturers with heavy subcontracting or job-work flows
- Companies needing batch and serial traceability for audits or exports
Modules
What the platform includes
Modules are activated in phases — you never pay for or train on capability you are not ready to use.
BOM & routing
Multi-level BOMs, alternates, versions, operations, work centres and cycle times.
Planning & MRP
Demand consolidation, material planning, finite capacity scheduling and what-if runs.
Shop-floor execution
Tablet terminals, barcode capture, downtime and scrap logging, live work-order status.
Subcontracting
Job-work challans, material issue and receipt, and subcontractor cost tracking.
Quality management
Inspection plans, non-conformance, CAPA and certificate generation.
Costing & OEE
Standard vs actual costing, variance analysis and OEE by line, shift and product.
Integrations
Connects to the systems you already run
Rollout plan
How the platform goes live
Indicative phasing for a single entity; groups and multi-site operations roll out on the same template.
- 01
Plant assessment · 2-3 weeks
Product families, routings, data readiness and costing model design.
- 02
Core manufacturing · 8-12 weeks
BOM, work orders, inventory, procurement and costing live.
- 03
Shop-floor capture · 4-6 weeks
Terminals, barcoding, downtime logging and live dashboards.
- 04
Quality & planning · 4-6 weeks
Inspection workflows, traceability and finite scheduling.
- 05
Continuous improvement · Ongoing
OEE tuning, predictive maintenance and multi-plant rollout.
Comparison
Manufacturing platform options
| Dimension | Odoo Manufacturing | Custom manufacturing ERP | ERP plus separate MES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shop-floor depth | Good | Exact to process | Deepest |
| Costing accuracy | Multi-level | Fully tailored | Requires integration |
| Implementation time | 10-16 weeks | 20-32 weeks | 24-40 weeks |
| Best fit | SME plants | Unique process IP | High-volume automated plants |
What you gain
- Every work order carries live cost, status and quality evidence
- Planning reflects real capacity, so promise dates hold
- Traceability answers audit and recall questions immediately
- Scrap, downtime and yield become managed metrics
Trade-offs to plan for
- BOM and routing accuracy is a prerequisite, not an outcome
- Shop-floor data capture changes operator routines
- Machine integration depends on controller age and protocols
Decision guide
Where should you start?
Match your situation to the recommended first phase.
| If this sounds like you | We recommend |
|---|---|
| Costing arrives after despatch | Core manufacturing ERP with real-time job costing |
| Delivery dates keep slipping | Finite capacity scheduling and MRP discipline |
| Heavy job-work or subcontracting | Subcontracting module with challan compliance |
| Frequent quality escapes | Inspection plans and traceability before automation |
Delivery
How we deliver Manufacturing ERP
Industries running this platform
FAQ
Manufacturing ERP questions, answered
Related solutions
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ERP
A single system of record for finance, purchase, sales, stock and projects — with multi-entity, multi-currency and country-specific compliance built in from day one.
Inventory Management
Real-time stock across every location and channel, with barcode-driven movements, batch and serial traceability and reorder rules that stop both stockouts and dead stock.
Warehouse Management
Directed putaway, wave and batch picking, packing verification and dispatch control — engineered around your layout so throughput rises without more headcount.
Ready to scope your Manufacturing ERP rollout?
Share your current systems and volumes. We will return a phased plan, timeline and indicative investment — under NDA.