The Manufacturing module of Odoo is designed to help companies plan, manage, and track their production processes effectively. No matter what size of business you are running, this module brings everything together—from raw materials to finished products.
Components and materials of the product can be defined, and Bills of Materials is created. Multiple BoMs are also supported which is helpful when product is made of sub-assemblies.
An SOP can be created to help teams with production steps. Steps for every work center can be defined and assigned accordingly. Real-time tracking of production progress is also available.
Manufacturing orders based on current demands are easy to schedule. An overview of what needs to be produced and when is seen with Master Production Schedule.
When production starts, inventory is automatically updated showing details of consumed materials and finished products are added in the inventory. Details of Lot and serial numbers are also available if required.
Quality Control parameters can be configured during and or after completion of production. If something is not as per expectations, a quality alert is flagged, and necessary corrective action is taken.
The maintenance process can be defined for machines as suggested by the machine manufacturer or as per planned scheduled. It makes sure that the production run smoothly
Product cost is calculated considering material costs, labor cost, maintenance costs and overheads. Based on accounting and business preferences different costing methods can also be chosen.
Various businesses adopt subcontracting if they don’t have or don’t want have a specific capability. In such cases a finished product is received from them and tracked in Odoo.
All the production cycle components like purchase, inventory, manufacturing, sales, finance etc. are interlinked. Odoo can automatically generate a manufacturing order if any new sales order is processed.
Raw material thresholds can be defined to trigger purchase orders. Odoo is designed to manual work and allow control over production.