ERPNext for manufacturing companies
One system for production, inventory, quality, costing, purchasing, dispatch and finance. We have taken manufacturers live on ERPNext in four to six months, from a multi-plant bag maker to a plate manufacturer serving 180+ centres.
- 1Demand
Sales Order / forecast - 2Planning
Production Plan (MRP) - 3Execution
Work Order and Job Card - 4Costing
Stock Entry and valuation
Where manufacturers lose control, and how ERPNext restores it
ERPNext manufacturing modules we implement
BOM, routing and work orders
Multi-level BOMs, operations, workstations, job cards, production plans, material issue and finished goods receipt.
MRP, purchasing and shortages
Demand-driven material requests, reorder levels, purchase orders and shortage reports before production slips.
Quality, batch and traceability
Incoming, in-process and final inspection, rejected quantities, batch and serial history and returns analysis.
Inventory, barcode and warehouses
Bin-wise stock, serials, batches, barcode scanning, transfers, reconciliation and valuation control.
Maintenance and shop-floor discipline
Preventive schedules, breakdown logs, spares consumption and equipment history.
Costing, finance and GST reports
WIP valuation, landed cost, production variance, stock and general ledger, GST-ready invoicing and dashboards.
What changes for each role
- Plant managerLive view of shop-floor load and job card status.
- Quality headTraceability from raw-material supplier to finished product.
- CFOReliable WIP valuation and variance reports.
Which production type are you?
The standard manufacturing module fits.
- Multi-level BOMs
- Serial number tracking
- Subcontracting flow
Batch-controlled manufacturing.
- Batch numbers
- Batch-wise BOMs
- Variable output and scrap
Production linked to sales orders and projects.
- Work orders from sales orders
- Order-specific BOMs
- Project costing
How a manufacturing rollout runs
Inside our five-phase method, these are the industry-specific steps that decide whether the rollout works.
Manufacturing blueprint
Order flow, item coding, BOM levels, routing, warehouses, quality points and finance posting.
Master data readiness
Clean item codes, units, workstations, operation costs, batches, serials and chart of accounts.
Pilot production cycle
Enquiry to dispatch end to end: plan, material request, work order, job card, quality check, invoice.
Management adoption
Train stores, production, quality, purchase, finance and owners on daily reports and approvals.
Manufacturers running on ERPNext with Midocean
“Midocean played a key role in helping us digitize and centralize our core business operations through ERPNext.”
PFive Bags went live in four months with 30+ users; Shimnit India in six months with 200+. See the case studies
ERPNext manufacturing questions
Is ERPNext good for manufacturing companies?
For most discrete and batch manufacturers, yes. It brings BOMs, routing, MRP, work orders, job cards, inventory, quality and finance into one database.
Can ERPNext handle subcontracting and job work?
Yes. It tracks raw materials sent to subcontractors, service charges and finished goods received, with the right stock and accounting impact.
Can shop-floor teams use barcode scanning?
Yes. Barcodes and QR codes can be used for stock entries, material issues, job card updates and dispatch checks.
How long does a manufacturing implementation take?
Our manufacturing projects have gone live in four months (PFive Bags) and six months (Shimnit India). A single-plant scope can start with a 60-day Starter Pack.
Plan your manufacturing rollout
A senior consultant reviews how your operations run today and recommends a scope, in writing.