ERPNext for manufacturing:
precision from BOM to QC
From the bill of materials to the final quality check, ERPNext unifies your shop floor - so you don't run out of raw material or lose track of work in progress.
From plan
to finished goods
ERPNext connects the office to the factory floor, so data flows from planning to execution without re-entry.
Plan (MPS)
Analyse sales orders and forecasts to build a master production schedule.
MRP run
Auto-generate purchase requests for raw material and work orders for assembly.
Shop floor
Operators log time on job cards; material moves to work-in-progress warehouses.
QC & finish
Run inspection templates, move finished goods to stock and capitalise the cost.
Built for
complex assemblies
Discrete manufacturing (machinery, electronics) or process manufacturing (chemicals, food, ceramics) - the same system adapts to your workflow.
BOM management
Multi-level bills of material with version control, so design changes never disrupt production.
MRP & planning
The MRP engine weighs current stock, lead times and open orders to tell you what to buy and when.
Job cards & operations
Assign work to workstations, and compare actual time against estimates to find bottlenecks.
Quality inspection
QC on incoming material, work in progress and pre-dispatch, with readings and pass or fail stored.
Subcontracting
Issue raw material to a vendor and receive finished goods, with the service cost in the valuation.
Real costing
Finished goods costed from material, labour and overheads instead of a spreadsheet estimate.
Nine warehouses and a tile plant
on one ERPNext
Happy Enterprise, a Morbi tile manufacturer shipping 12,000+ boxes a day, ran production planning on spreadsheets across nine warehouses and a four-tier distributor network. We put BOMs under version control, automated purchase requests through MRP and made the shop floor auditable.
- 35%Shorter lead times
- 99%Inventory accuracy
- 9Warehouses unified
ERPNext manufacturing
vs spreadsheets
| What matters | ERPNext manufacturing | Spreadsheets and paper |
|---|---|---|
| Material planning | Automated through MRP | Manual and reactive |
| Costing accuracy | Material, operations and overheads | Estimates only |
| Traceability | Full batch and serial history | Paper logs, or none |
| Shop-floor data | Captured as work happens | Entered at day end, if at all |
| Subcontracting | Stock with the vendor stays visible | Tracked in a register |
Start with one
production line
We don't stop your factory to install software. We prove the numbers on a single line or product family first.
Scope
We map one complex BOM, define your workstations and identify the QC checkpoints that matter.
Simulate
A shadow production week: operators enter data alongside your current method, so nothing is at risk.
Validate & roll out
We compare ERPNext costing against your actuals, settle the differences, then extend to the next line.
Manufacturing ERPNext
FAQs
Related
pages
ERPNext for FMCG
Primary and secondary distribution, schemes and van sales.
Learn moreHappy Enterprise case study
A Morbi tile plant on ERPNext, end to end.
Learn moreERPNext consulting
Process mapping and a roadmap before any build.
Learn moreCost calculator
Estimate your implementation budget.
Learn moreReady to optimise
your production?
Tell us about your products and shop floor. We'll map a BOM and show you how MRP changes your purchasing.
- We map one of your real BOMs
- Costing compared against your actuals
- Rollout line by line
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