Integrated Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

BOM Recipes.
Absolute control over margins.

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Standardise operational processes and optimise raw material consumption. Build precise routings and calculate actual margins directly within your central ERP database.

Natively built into the SolutionsERP ecosystem, the manufacturing module (powered by the robust ERPNext engine) instantly links finished product structures with accounting, warehouse, and purchasing. Eliminate material shortages and plan machine workloads without chaotic spreadsheets.

SolutionsInc ERP Manufacturing Dashboard
Multi-level Bill of Materials and Costing Engine
Active BOM Costing

Electric Motor 15kW

Recipe Code: BOM-ENG-0042

Raw Materials Total: £312.50
Operation Costs: £112.50
Manufacturing Cost: £425.00
Engineering & Structure

Multi-Level Bill of Materials
& industrial routings.

The Bill of Materials is the heartbeat of your production. Create comprehensive lists of materials (raw items, sub-assemblies, packaging) and define precise operational steps for every finished product.

  • Multi-Level Product Architecture Build nested, multi-level BOM structures for finished goods and sub-assemblies. Seamlessly manage **subcontracting** processes, automatically allocating raw materials transferred to external suppliers.
  • Standardised Costing & Operations Enforce rigorous raw material consumption standards. Link precise work routings (Workstations) with employee hourly rates and machine overheads to secure accurate manufacturing cost forecasts.

Business Benefit: Avoid costly product pricing errors. Automate **Material Requests** generation based on missing raw items in the BOM, and dispatch Work Orders driven by solid time and cost standards.

On-Demand Fulfillment

Make-to-Order
from sales order to shipping.

Ditch speculative stocking. Transition to an agile Make-to-Order model where every confirmed contract triggers a centrally automated chain of material procurement and shop-floor scheduling.

  • Unified ERP Pipeline Experience complete operational synchronisation. Seamlessly bridge your Selling, Manufacturing, Buying, and Accounts departments within a single database.
  • Instant Plan Generation Trigger structural actions immediately. Create custom Bill of Materials (BOM) configurations and dynamic Production Plans straight from the active Sales Order record.

Business Benefit: Keep your cash flow highly liquid and prevent costly inventory accumulation. By producing exactly against confirmed customer orders, you lower storage overheads and deliver customized, high-margin finished goods with absolute logistical consistency.

ERPNext Sales Order to Manufacturing and Production Plan Interface
MTO Workflow Active

Demand Dispatcher

1. Sales Order (Selling) Confirmed
2. Work Order (Mfg) In Progress
3. Purchase Order (Buying) Pending BOM
4. Sales Invoice (Accounts) Not Started
ERPNext Engineer-to-Order and Project Manufacturing Dashboard
ETO Project Active

Bespoke Conveyor V3

Project Code: PRJ-2026-004

Project Budget: £45,000
Bespoke BOM Cost: £28,400
Project Margin: 36.8%
Bespoke Manufacturing

Engineer-to-Order
for tailor-made products.

Supercharge your custom and prototype manufacturing. Seamlessly link unique product designs, specialized material procurement, and job cards straight to your project cost centers.

  • Project-Specific Dynamic BOMs Build custom, project-linked Bill of Materials (BOM) configurations. Edit raw material specifications and sub-assemblies dynamically as designs evolve, without cluttering your master product catalog.
  • Direct Buying & Cost Allocation Unify your Selling, Manufacturing, Buying, and Accounts. Procure custom components directly against project budgets and automatically book all operational and material costs to designated project cost centers.

Business Benefit: Deliver complex, highly customized engineering projects with complete margin protection. Gain instant, real-time visualization of actual raw material costs and shop-floor labor hours vs. your original estimations, preventing unprofitable overruns.

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“Designing a flawless Bill of Materials is a work of art, but the real magic happens when your shop floor meets your warehouse. With SolutionsInc, your production runs dynamically check and allocate real-time inventory, preventing costly delays and ensuring every component is exactly where it needs to be.”

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Advanced Supply Planning

Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
for proactive operations.

Transition from reactive firefighting to strategic foresight. Predict and schedule exact material requirements dynamically to avoid cash-flow locking, raw material waste, and delivery bottlenecks.

  • Master Production Scheduling (MPS) Consolidate diverse demand signals into one central ledger. Merge long-term **Sales Forecasts**, multi-date **Delivery Schedules** from complex contracts, and active Sales Orders into a singular, optimized production queue.
  • Time-Phased MRP Bucket Reports Translate demand structures into time-phased bucket reports. Factoring in specific **Item Lead Times**, the engine maps exact procurement windows—notifying your purchasing team precisely when to issue Purchase Orders and dispatch Work Orders.

Business Benefit: Eliminate emergency procurement runs and stop-go floor operations. By planning resource requirements systematically weeks in advance, you secure raw material volume discounts, lower carrying costs, and guarantee prompt client fulfillment.

ERPNext Material Requirements Planning MRP dashboard
MRP Forecast Active

Copper Sheet 2.0mm

Item Lead Time: 7 Days

MPS Gross Demand: 1,500 kg
Projected On-Hand: 350 kg
PO Release Date: 28 May (Urgent)
ERPNext Production Plan and Stock Reservation Dashboard
Stock Reserved (v16)

Production Plan #PP-0024

Item: Steel Bracket Assembly

Steel Sheet 2.0mm 100% Locked
Sensor Module PO Auto-Created
Coated Casing WO Sub-assembly
Advanced Floor Coordination

Production Plans &
automated stock reservation.

Secure your floor materials from theft or poaching. ERPNext introduces advanced stock reservation directly within the Production Plan, synchronising materials, sub-assemblies, and procurement workflows seamlessly.

  • Guaranteed Material Allocation Lock in raw materials and sub-assemblies specifically for high-priority sales orders. The system prevents other concurrent floor jobs from poaching reserved components, ensuring complete delivery reliability.
  • Intelligent Procurement Chains When components are out of stock, the system instantly triggers nested Work Orders for sub-assemblies and Material Requests for external purchases. Once received, stock is automatically locked back to your plan and consumed.

Business Benefit: Safeguard your lead times and build an unbreakable bridge between production, warehouse, and purchasing. Prevent shop floor scheduling conflicts and optimise your working capital by procuring exactly what you need, when you need it.

Unified Manufacturing OS
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One ecosystem for
your entire factory.

BOM planning is just the engine. SolutionsInc provides a fully integrated digital landscape where shop floor orders, raw material inventory, project milestones, and accounting ledgers operate in absolute synchronisation.