Shop floor
Work orders, dispatch, operations, labour, material issue, scrap and completion, recorded where the work happens.
Illustrative shop-floor schedule
Manufacturing ERP
From material plans to finished products.
Connect product engineering, material planning, shop-floor work, purchasing, quality and manufacturing costs in one system.
Approval conditions
Planner reviews suggestions, releases WorkOrders (Status: Planned → Released), and WorkOrderComponents + WorkOrderOperations are generated from the referenced BOM and Routing.
StatusPlannedReleasedInProgress
| Work Order Number | Product | Quantity Ordered | Quantity Completed | Planned Start | Planned End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO-12156 | PRD-5525 | 50 | 0 | 21 Sep | 27 Sep |
| WO-61333 | PRD-6326 | 550 | 0 | 26 Sep | 01 Oct |
| WO-59893 | PRD-3945 | 210 | 70 | 16 Sep | 25 Sep |
| WO-72971 | PRD-5394 | 840 | 0 | 18 Sep | 27 Sep |
| WO-14931 | PRD-8370 | 50 | 0 | 19 Sep | 23 Sep |
| WO-92173 | PRD-9069 | 520 | 300 | 15 Sep | 20 Sep |
Illustrative records derived from the system specification.
Built for your kind of manufacturing.
Planners, production managers and controllers at make-to-order and repeat manufacturers who want planning, the floor and costs on one record.
- Defined tables
- 65
- Operational views
- 13
- Defined roles
- 8
- Reports
- 8
Defined in the planned system specification.
What’s inside.
Connect product engineering, material planning, shop-floor work, purchasing, quality and manufacturing costs in one system.
Product engineering
Items, bills of material, routings and engineering change, with revision control on all of it.
Planning
Demand, master schedule, MRP and capacity: from what customers want to what the plant and suppliers must do, with every planned order traceable to its demand.
Inventory
Warehouses, locations, lots and serials, every stock movement, cycle counting and valuation that reconciles to the ledger.
Purchasing
Requisitions, sourcing, purchase orders, receiving, three-way match and supplier performance, with approval where money is committed.
Quality
Inspection plans, incoming and in-process inspection, non-conformance, corrective action, holds and certificates, tied to the exact lot or order.
Costing and finance
Standard costs, cost rollups, work-in-progress, variances and the journal entries that make every movement a posting.
Keep production moving
StatusPendingInProgress
- WC-130: WO-15343 · 20, 24 Sep to 03 Oct, Pending
- WC-110: WO-54773 · 10, 06 Sep to 08 Sep, InProgress
- WC-110: WO-16425 · 70, 28 Sep to 07 Oct, Pending
- WC-150: WO-92810 · 20, 13 Sep to 21 Sep, InProgress
- WC-120: WO-83081 · 20, 20 Sep to 27 Sep, Pending
- WC-120: WO-60275 · 70, 14 Sep to 22 Sep, InProgress
StatusPendingInProgressnext 14 days
- WC-120: WO-92859 · 40, 27 Sep to 01 Oct, Pending
- WC-120: WO-60275 · 30, 12 Sep to 15 Sep, InProgress
- WC-130: WO-35979 · 30, 19 Sep to 28 Sep, Pending
- WC-120: WO-57821 · 20, 17 Sep to 21 Sep, InProgress
- WC-150: WO-56453 · 10, 27 Sep to 03 Oct, Pending
- WC-130: WO-88658 · 80, 12 Sep to 15 Sep, InProgress
- WC-130: WO-50465 · 40, 27 Sep to 01 Oct, Pending
- WC-110: WO-72984 · 70, 16 Sep to 19 Sep, InProgress
- WC-150: WO-76628 · 30, 18 Sep to 22 Sep, Pending
- WC-110: WO-78348 · 30, 15 Sep to 23 Sep, InProgress
- WC-110: WO-20055 · 20, 18 Sep to 22 Sep, Pending
- WC-150: WO-55597 · 40, 14 Sep to 22 Sep, InProgress
Youdue todaynot Completed
- 10 · Cut to lengthWC-12017 Sep → 25 SepPending
- 80 · Weld frameWC-11012 Sep → 21 SepInProgress
- 40 · Drill and tapWC-11017 Sep → 20 SepPending
- 70 · DeburrWC-13015 Sep → 24 SepInProgress
- 50 · AssembleWC-12017 Sep → 22 SepPending
Approval conditions
The assigned Approver reviews submitted requisitions and POs, records the decision in Approvals, and approves the purchase (Status: Submitted → Approved).
Submitted
- PO-55389 VND-020 8 d
- PO-89371 VND-208 9 d
- PO-68571 VND-238 8 d
- PO-24669 VND-207 3 d
- PO-82651 VND-231 4 d
PO-55389
- Vendor
- VND-020
- OrderDate
- 09 Sep
- RequiredDate
- 15 Sep
- TotalAmount
- 9,911.53
- Buyer
- TL
Approval waits for the approver.
Approval conditions
Visible to: Buyer, Quality Inspector. Visibility does not establish approval authority.
PendingQC
- GR-67393 PO-76934 5 d
- GR-21462 PO-31733 13 d
- GR-55779 PO-17489 14 d
- GR-93355 PO-58041 13 d
- GR-87386 PO-98542 13 d
GR-67393
- PurchaseOrder
- PO-76934
- ReceiptDate
- 12 Sep
- Warehouse
- WRH-130
- ReceivedBy
- VJ
- Status
- PendingQC
Approval conditions.
StatusApprovedInProduction
Connect planning, production and finance
Work Order Variancelist
Planned vs. actual quantity, time, and cost per work order; highlights scrap rate and labor efficiency.
opens Open Work Orders →| Work Order Number | Product | Quantity Ordered | Quantity Completed | Planned Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO-12156 | PRD-5525 | 50 | 0 | 21 Sep |
| WO-61333 | PRD-6326 | 550 | 0 | 26 Sep |
| WO-59893 | PRD-3945 | 210 | 70 | 16 Sep |
| WO-72971 | PRD-5394 | 840 | 0 | 18 Sep |
- Planned
- Released
- InProgress
- Completed
- Closed
- Cancelled
- WorkOrderNumber
- WO-12156
- Product
- PRD-5525
- QuantityOrdered
- 50
- QuantityCompleted
- 0
- PlannedStart
- 21 Sep
- PlannedEnd
- 27 Sep
- Planner
- ZV
ownerProduction Planner
Go from the big picture to the details behind it. Open any record to see its status, owner and history.
PendingQC
- GR-67393 PO-76934 5 d
- GR-21462 PO-31733 13 d
- GR-55779 PO-17489 14 d
- GR-93355 PO-58041 13 d
- GR-87386 PO-98542 13 d
GR-67393
- PurchaseOrder
- PO-76934
- ReceiptDate
- 12 Sep
- Warehouse
- WRH-130
- ReceivedBy
- VJ
- Status
- PendingQC
Approval conditions.
- Accept
- Reject
- Rework
- ReturnToVendor
- InspectionNumber
- text
- InspectionType
- Incoming, InProcess, Final, FirstArticle
- ReferenceType
- GoodsReceipt, WorkOrderOperation
- ReferenceID
- text
- Product
- → Products
- LotNumber
- text
- InspectedBy
- —
Illustrative records. Connections and approval states follow the authored specification.
From demand to delivery
From material plans to finished products.
Illustrative previews from the system specification.
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01
Sales order
Capture customer demand, quantities and delivery dates so production knows what to make.
Order to cash -
02
MRP run
Compare demand with available stock and open supply to plan purchases and production.
Plan to produce -
03
Purchase
Review buying decisions before orders go to suppliers.
An assigned approver reviews the purchase within their authority; requesters and buyers cannot approve their own spend.
Procure to pay -
04
Work order
Coordinate materials, operations and shop-floor progress against the released production plan.
Plan to produce -
05
Quality release
Complete required inspections and resolve holds before goods become available for delivery.
The quality inspector reviews required inspection results and authorises release of held material before completion or shipment.
Quality hold to release -
06
Ship
Allocate finished goods to approved orders, record delivery and prepare the customer invoice.
Order to cash
Control purchasing and quality
Two checkpoints where the decision stays with your team.
Purchase
An assigned approver reviews the purchase within their authority; requesters and buyers cannot approve their own spend.
Procure to payQuality release
The quality inspector reviews required inspection results and authorises release of held material before completion or shipment.
Quality hold to releaseResolve shortages, holds and variances
Human approval and system automation have different jobs.
Purchase
An assigned approver reviews the purchase within their authority; requesters and buyers cannot approve their own spend.
Quality release
The quality inspector reviews required inspection results and authorises release of held material before completion or shipment.
Approval workflows for WorkOrder release, PO, Bill match, and Quality holds.
Auto-JE posting on every material movement.
Shortage alerts when MRP detects component unavailability inside the planning time fence.
Integration feeds to EDI, carriers, and shop-floor scanners.
Bring your manufacturing teams together
Production Planner
Owns MRP, work-order release, scheduling, and BOM/Routing maintenance.
Shop Floor Supervisor
Runs the floor — assigns operators, posts production, handles holds.
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.
Operator
Executes assigned production operations; separately assigned receiving and stock-handling permissions cover warehouse work.
Approver
Makes assigned purchasing and control decisions independently of the person who requested or prepared them.
Track output, costs and quality
Start with the question. Follow it to the records behind the answer.
List report
MRP Exception Report
Components short to cover demand, grouped by lead-time bucket and buyer.
Production Planner
View MRP DemandSource view · Illustrative records
Work OrderComponentQuantity RequiredQuantity Issued
List report
Work Order Variance
Planned vs. actual quantity, time, and cost per work order; highlights scrap rate and labor efficiency.
View Open Work OrdersSource view · Illustrative records
Work Order NumberProductQuantity OrderedQuantity Completed
Drill-down
OEE by Work Center
Availability × Performance × Quality per work center, rolled up to department.
Shop Floor Supervisor
View Work Center LoadDepartment↓Work center↓Source records
Source view · Illustrative records
Work CenterWork OrderOperation NumberPlanned Start
Drill-down
Inventory Valuation
Standard-cost valuation by item type (Raw, WIP, FG) and warehouse, reconciled to GL inventory accounts.
Accountant
List report
Supplier Performance
On-time delivery %, incoming-inspection reject %, and price variance per vendor.
View Incoming Inspection QueueSource view · Illustrative records
Receipt NumberPurchase OrderReceipt DateWarehouse
List report
Production Schedule Attainment
Orders completed on-time-in-full vs. planned, by product family and week.
Production Planner
View Shop Floor Schedule (Gantt)Source view · Illustrative records
Work OrderOperation NumberWork CenterOperator
List report
Quality Summary
First-pass yield, reject rate, and top-10 defect codes for a period.
Quality Inspector
View Quality HoldsSource view · Illustrative records
Hold NumberHold TypeLotWork Order
Goods Receipt
Drill-down
Financial Overview
Trial balance and manufacturing P&L with COGS broken into material, labor, and overhead.
Accountant
View Unposted Journal EntriesSource view · Illustrative records
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionTotal Debit
Agent assistance for daily operations
Let your AI agent help with everyday work. Set its permissions during setup and keep approvals with your team.
- Engineering
- CAD and PLMin
- Customers and suppliers
- EDIPurchaseOrders, MatchExceptions · in
- Supplier portalSuppliers, Certificates · in and out
- E-commerce and marketplacesSalesOrders · back
- The floor
- Barcode and RFIDin and out
- Machines and sensorsin
- Labelsout
- Money
- Accountingout
- Bankingin and out
- Taxout
- Shipping
- Carriersback
- Agents
- Your agentWorks within the permissions you assign
Your agent works within the permissions you assign.
List the work that needs attention. Keep the approval with the assigned reviewer.
Download agent Agent setup guide$ curl -fsSL https://www.erp.ai/skill.md
› open Manufacturing ERP and list records waiting on purchase
Plan to ship · records listed with owner and age
› approve the first one at purchase, as its approver
Approval requiredWaiting for the assigned reviewer
Fit your production model
Job shops and make to order
Every order is different: quoting from estimated routings, job costing, and a schedule that changes daily.
Quote from an estimated routing
Setup, run and material at standard produce the quote price; the same estimate becomes the job's plan on order.
Repetitive and line manufacturing
Stable products in volume: rate-based schedules, backflushing, line-side stock and takt, with the ledger still exact.
Rate-based scheduling
Instead of a work order per batch, a production schedule states units per shift per line; completions are reported against the schedule.
Process and batch manufacturing
Formulas instead of bills, yields, potency and shelf life, lot genealogy, and the batch record a regulator can read.
Formulas and recipes
Quantities by percentage or weight, scalable to batch size, with by-products and co-products.
Engineer to order and projects
Long-lead, designed-to-contract products: project structure over the plan, milestones, progress billing and cost to complete.
Project as the top of the tree
Work orders, purchases and engineering hours belong to a project phase; the project shows cost to date and cost to complete.
- 01
Map the operating model
Products and product families, plants and warehouses, work centres and shifts, item policies (make or buy, lot sizing, lead times), approval thresholds, quality gates, cost method, chart of accounts and dimensions. This is a workshop and a spreadsheet, and it becomes configuration.
Plant and ERP.ai - 02
Configure and load master data
Create the application from the reviewed specification, configure roles and workflow thresholds, and verify the document conflicts for Approver. Then load items, bills, routings, suppliers and customer contacts in the migration order on the data model page. Reconcile record totals and inspect representative references before loading open transactions.
Approver - 03
Rehearse real scenarios
A normal week: orders in, MRP, releases, receipts, production, shipments, close. Then the exceptions: a short part, a failed inspection, a change order, a returned lot. Each role runs their own steps.
Plant and ERP.ai - 04
Load opening balances
Stock by lot, open orders in their current status, ledger balances by account, reconciled to the old system on the cutover date.
Plant and ERP.ai - 05
Go live by process
Usually purchasing and inventory first, then planning and production, then finance close. Each process goes live when its rehearsal passed, and the previous system is retired for that process only.
Plant and ERP.ai - 06
Stabilise and extend
Standards corrected from the first variances, reports tuned, integrations switched on one by one.
Plant and ERP.ai
No per-user fees.
The base account and ordinary manual work in ERP.AI's official interface are $0. Viewing, searching, creating, editing, approving, deleting and exporting records in that interface do not consume read or write credits. There is no per-user fee.
Machine work: external API-key requests, imports, workflows, agents and scheduled jobs. Successful external API-key reads and writes use the operation rates below. Starting a managed execution from the interface still starts that metered service.
Pricing and account rules| Machine work | Included per $1 of credit |
|---|---|
| List/filter or get record calls | 20,000 |
| Search or aggregate calls | 4,000 |
| CSV or PDF exports | 100 |
| Record writes | 4,000 |
| Imported or synced records | 200,000 |
| File upload in MB | 2,000 |
| Workflow runs | 2,000 |
| Code-node compute beyond included in CPU-sec | 12,000 |
| Agent executions | 2,000 |
| Scheduled jobs or webhook activations | 20,000 |
Read and write rates apply to successful external API-key requests. Ordinary manual work in the ERP.AI interface is $0.
prepaid creditsSmallest pack $5, purchased credits never expire.
Your questions, answered.
How the system works, what you can configure and how to get started.
How do I get started?
Select Start now to create your account. Explore the system specification, or use Proto to configure it for your business.
Does it handle multi-level bills and revisions?
The specification defines multi-level bills, dated bill revisions and versioned routings. Released work orders retain their referenced bill and routing. Phantom items, component substitutes and serial-based effectivity need to be included explicitly in the rollout scope where the plant uses them.
Does it run MRP, or only reorder points?
The planned flow explodes bills, nets demand against inventory and open supply, and records planned orders and exceptions. MasterSchedule and work-centre capacity support the planning review. The rollout must verify the plant's lot-sizing, forecast-consumption and rescheduling rules against real orders.
Lot and serial traceability?
The model includes Lots and Serials, with links to production and delivery. A rollout rehearsal must trace actual receipts through issues and shipments, including partial quantities, returns and rework, before the plant relies on it for a recall.
Standard or average cost?
The authored model uses standard costing, pending standards and reviewed cost rollups. Average costing requires an agreed extension and reconciliation checks; it is not represented by the current item fields.
Can we keep our accounting system?
Yes. The ledger is included, but journals export by period to a group ledger if that is where consolidation happens.
What about our machines and scanners?
Scanners can be connected to receiving and movement actions. Machine counters can feed production logs through an agreed mapping. Device protocols, duplicate handling and operator confirmation are part of integration work described on the integrations page.
How long does implementation take?
The schedule depends on the app configuration, data quality, integrations and rehearsal results. Agree it after reviewing the plant's scope; the implementation page sets out the work and acceptance points.
Can we change it?
Yes. Fields, rules, approval steps and modules are changed with Proto on a branch you review. You never wait for a vendor release.
Can our agent use it?
Yes. Same records, same permissions, its own identity. Human gates stay human. See the agent page.
What does it cost?
Nothing per user. Credits pay for machine work and never expire. See pricing.
Who signs at purchase, in procure to pay, and what waits?
An assigned approver reviews the purchase within their authority; requesters and buyers cannot approve their own spend.
Who signs at quality release, in quality hold to release, and what waits?
The quality inspector reviews required inspection results and authorises release of held material before completion or shipment.
Explore the complete system.
Follow the operating model from the process to the people, records and decisions behind it.
Industries
Job shops and make to order
Every order is different: quoting from estimated routings, job costing, and a schedule that changes daily.Repetitive and line manufacturing
Stable products in volume: rate-based schedules, backflushing, line-side stock and takt, with the ledger still exact.Process and batch manufacturing
Formulas instead of bills, yields, potency and shelf life, lot genealogy, and the batch record a regulator can read.Engineer to order and projects
Long-lead, designed-to-contract products: project structure over the plan, milestones, progress billing and cost to complete.
Reference
Roles and permissions
Who does what: the roles, their records and the human decisions that require independent approval.Reports and dashboards
The numbers a plant runs on, each with what it answers and who reads it, all built on the same postings as the ledger.Data model
The tables, their keys and how they relate, written for the consultant or IT team that has to migrate into it or integrate with it.Integrations
What a plant connects to a manufacturing ERP, and how each connection works here: CAD and PLM, EDI, accounting, scanners, machines, carriers and e-commerce.Implementation
How a plant goes live: mapping the operating model, configuring, migrating, rehearsing, and launching one process at a time.Agent and API
How an agent runs Manufacturing ERP: identity, permissions, the calls it makes, and what it may not do without a person.
Start
Pricing
No per-user fees. Pay for automation as you use it, with implementation priced separately.Questions
The questions a plant asks before choosing an ERP, answered straight.Get started
Plan Manufacturing ERP for your plant: confirm the scope, configure the application and rehearse the work before launch.
From a request to a reviewed change.
Say what you need
“Add a second approval above 10,000.”
Plain language.
Review the branch
The change lands on a branch with the diff and a test run.
Release
Merged into your workspace. Every user gets it.
