Know the true cost of every batch and every product you make
From raw material purchase to finished goods delivery: production planning, BOMs, work orders, quality, inventory and accurate product costing, connected to finance so your margins are real, not estimated.
Common pain points on the factory floor
Guessed product costs
Standard costs that never match reality, hiding loss-making products and customers.
Stock-outs and excess
Production stopped for a missing material while warehouses hold slow-moving stock.
Unplanned production
Work orders released without capacity or material checks, leading to delays.
Waste and scrap
Scrap, rework and yield losses not measured, so they are never reduced.
Quality traceability
No link between a customer complaint and the batch, materials and shift that produced it.
Slow month-end
Work-in-progress and inventory valuation reconciled manually every month.
A connected production and costing system
- Multi-level BOMs, routings, workstations and operations
- Production planning with material requirements (MRP) and capacity
- Work orders, job cards, material transfers and finished goods receipts
- Batch and serial traceability from supplier to customer
- Quality inspections at receipt, in-process and final stages
- Actual costing with labor, overhead, scrap and landed costs
- Subcontracting and toll manufacturing
Manufacturing controls that protect margins
BOM governance
BOM and price changes versioned and approved.
Yield monitoring
Alerts when material usage exceeds standard tolerance.
Stock counts
Cycle counts with variance approval and audit trail.
Supply risk
Single-source and lead-time risks tracked in the risk register.
Manufacturing questions
Does ERPNext support process manufacturing?
Yes. It supports discrete and process manufacturing, including batch production, by-products, scrap and yield tracking.
Can we calculate actual cost per batch?
Yes. Material, labor and overhead are captured per work order, giving you actual cost per batch and variance against standard.
Can the system connect to production lines or machines?
Yes, through integrations with machine data, scales and barcode scanners, depending on your equipment.