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- Automotive ERP
- Who it's for
- Automotive component manufacturers
Automotive component manufacturers
A component manufacturer needs the same part identity to mean the same thing in engineering, purchasing and production. The parts catalog supplies that identity. The bill of materials and routings describe how it is made, while vehicle fitments record the vehicle compatibility evidence that the specialty reviewer checks. Start with a part family whose bill, operation sequence and inspection requirements the team can explain from actual production.
How Automotive ERP is set up for you
Reviewed component changes
A discontinued supplied component becomes an engineering change request for supplier discontinuation. Buyer checks the replacement supply, Accountant checks the cost effect and the assigned Approver reviews the assessed scope before application.
Production with material evidence
Work order component lines retain the quantities required and issued. A lot-controlled component must come from an Available unexpired lot with enough free quantity; a shortage stays visible in planning exceptions.
Inspection at the intended point
Inspection plans distinguish incoming, in-process, final and first article checks. Confirm which plan applies to the chosen product and operation before allowing the corresponding release.
Vehicle compatibility that can be reviewed
Vehicle fitments keep the make, model and model year against the part. Verified compatibility needs its own decision; a shared part number does not settle every vehicle-year question.
A component manufacturer needs the same part identity to mean the same thing in engineering, purchasing and production. The parts catalog supplies that identity. The bill of materials and routings describe how it is made, while vehicle fitments record the vehicle compatibility evidence that the specialty reviewer checks. Start with a part family whose bill, operation sequence and inspection requirements the team can explain from actual production.
Choose an ordinary assembly and its supplied components, then rehearse an approved order through release, material issue and accepted terminal-operation output. Include an incoming failure and a rejected engineering change. Compare quantity completed with the eligible production interval and its Completion movement before closing the work order. Production Overview can direct attention to exceptions and late work, but the underlying records must explain each case.
[Plan the rehearsal](/erp-for-automotive/implementation) and [follow demand to finished parts](/erp-for-automotive/processes/demand-to-finished-parts).
Features to start with
Roles on the team
- Shop Floor Supervisor
- Runs the floor - assigns operators, posts production, handles holds.
- Approver
- Makes assigned purchasing and control decisions independently of the person who requested or prepared them.
- Industry Specialist
- Maintains assigned ERP for Automotive specialty evidence.
- Production Planner
- Owns MRP, work-order release, scheduling, and BOM/Routing maintenance.
- Industry Reviewer
- Reviews exact specialty evidence and authorizes its domain release gate.
- Buyer
- Manages procurement of raw materials and components.
- Quality Inspector
- Performs inspections and dispositions non-conforming material.
- Accountant
- Owns the general ledger, payables, and receivables for manufacturing transactions.
Set up Automotive ERP your way.
Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.