About Manufacturing
Manufacturing in RedERP: work centers, BOM, routings, production fiches, production orders, work orders, inventory, and quality control.
Overview
The Manufacturing module plans and runs shop-floor production: define capacity and recipes, release orders, track work on the floor, issue materials, receive finished goods, and record inspections.
Open Manufacturing from the module launcher or sidebar. The first screen is the manufacturing dashboard.
How records connect
| Record | What it is | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Work Center | A machine, line, or cell with capacity | Assign it on routing operations and work orders |
| BOM | Components needed to make a product | Link to routings and production fiches |
| Routing | Ordered operations for a product | Release a production order to spawn work orders |
| Production Fiche | Reusable batch recipe (materials + steps) | Create or import before raising production orders |
| Production Order | A manufacturing run for a quantity | Release, start, complete; drives materials and QC |
| Work Order | One routing step on the shop floor | Start, report progress, complete |
| Material issue / FG receipt | Stock movements for production | Post from Inventory Management |
| Inspection | Quality check on production output | Record in Quality Control |
Products and locations still come from Data Management. Sales orders can be linked on a production order when the run fulfills customer demand.
Sidebar sections
| Menu item | Open via | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Work Centers | Manufacturing → Work Centers | Define capacity and work-center types |
| Bill of Materials (BOM) | Manufacturing → Bill of Materials (BOM) | Maintain product structures and components |
| Routings | Manufacturing → Routings | Define operation sequences and times |
| Production Fiche | Manufacturing → Production Fiche | Reusable shop-floor recipes |
| Production Orders | Manufacturing → Production Orders | Plan and run manufacturing batches |
| Work Orders | Manufacturing → Work Orders | Execute routing steps on the floor |
| Inventory Management | Manufacturing → Inventory Management | Material requirements, issues, finished-goods receipts |
| Quality Control | Manufacturing → Quality Control | Inspections and defects |
The Manufacturing sidebar also includes Sales, Procurement, Stock, Finance, Reporting, and Settings groups for the full factory workspace. This guide focuses on the eight manufacturing screens above.
Recommended setup order
- Create Work Centers for each line or cell you track.
- Build the Bill of Materials (BOM) for finished products.
- Add Routings that reference those BOMs and work centers.
- Optional: save a Production Fiche to standardize recurring batches.
- Create and release Production Orders; work Work Orders as steps complete.
- Post Inventory Management issues and receipts; log Quality Control inspections before closing the order.
Configure manufacturing flags (auto work orders, sequential steps, BOM issue tolerance) under Manufacturing → Settings before you rely on release automation.