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Production Management
Plan, make and cost every production order
Production orders follow sales demand and stock, and every order's consumption, cost and wastage is reported.
What is production management software?
Production management software plans and controls manufacturing: what to make, with which materials and machines, and what each order really cost.
In HYP ERP, Production Management covers machines, work centers and production routes, Bills of Materials, planning documents, production requests, production orders and work orders, stock transfer requests and progress tracking, with consumption, cost and wastage reported by order, route and sales item.
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Production management capabilities in HYP ERP
When planning lives in spreadsheets and execution in separate records, material shortages hold up production, work order status is unclear and actual consumption cannot be checked against the BOM. Wastage goes unmeasured and production cost arrives late.
Production planning from sales orders and stock
Planners monitor sales orders, review stock availability and check reorder-level information before planning, so customer demand, available materials and stock gaps are known before production starts.
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Machines, work centers and production routes
Define machines, work centers and production routes to show where production happens, which resources are used and how a product moves through each stage. See Production Planning, BOM & Routing.
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Bills of Materials
Manage material BOMs and review BOM details: the materials, components and quantities behind each finished or semi-finished item, used for material planning, consumption tracking and production costing.
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Planning documents
Create and manage planning documents that align demand, materials, routes, work centers and operational readiness before execution begins.
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Production orders and work orders
Move from demand to execution with production requests, production order networks, production order management and work order management, giving supervisors visibility of active orders, assigned work and follow-up.
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Production Manager and progress tracking
The Production Manager view and order progress documents show production status and progress, so supervisors see where work needs attention and planning and the shop floor stay coordinated.
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Stock transfer requests for production
Raise production-related stock transfer requests and transfer details to move materials between storage locations, work areas and production locations, with each movement visible in inventory.
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Production reports and consumption visibility
Reports cover BOM consumption, consumption by route, consumption cost by order, consumption values by sales item, sales order production profiles and additional output or wastage, showing material usage, production cost, output performance and wastage trends.
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A short walkthrough of Production Management in the live system.
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How production runs in HYP ERP
Plan
Review sales orders, stock and reorder levels, then prepare planning documents.
Define
Apply the BOM, route, machines and work centers to the product.
Execute
Issue production orders and work orders and transfer the materials they need.
Track
Follow order progress in the Production Manager view.
Report
Review consumption, cost, output and wastage by order, route and sales item.
What planners, supervisors and plant management gain
For production planners and supervisors
Planners handle demand, materials and planning documents in one place; supervisors follow production orders, work orders and progress instead of tracking them manually with late shop floor updates.
For warehouse and finance teams
Warehouse teams handle production-related material transfers tied to actual production needs, and finance reviews consumption cost and production impact by order rather than estimating it.
For quality, maintenance and plant management
Quality teams support production inspection and issue control, maintenance teams help reduce machine downtime, and management monitors output, wastage and production performance from the same records.
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Customer results
Proven in the region
Qutoof connects date production, stock and finance with HYP ERP
14warehouses with batch and expiry traceability
6modules live since September 2024
3months to implement
HYP has brought our core departments together on one cloud platform. We have a clearer view of operations and costs, and plan to build on this with Quality and Maintenance modules, followed by HYPOS when we open direct retail shops.
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Production management FAQs
Does HYP ERP manage Bills of Materials?
Yes. HYP ERP Production Management supports material BOM management and BOM details, defining the materials, components and quantities that each finished or semi-finished product requires.
Can production routes and work centers be defined in HYP ERP?
Yes. HYP ERP Production Management defines production routes, machines and work centers, organizing production steps and operational flow so each order follows a standard path.
Does HYP ERP handle production orders and work orders?
Yes. HYP ERP supports production requests, production order networks, production order management and work order management, and supervisors follow each order's progress in the Production Manager view.
Can HYP ERP monitor material consumption and wastage?
Yes. HYP ERP Production Management reports BOM consumption, consumption by route, consumption cost by order, consumption values by sales item and additional output or wastage for management review.
Is production connected to inventory and purchasing in HYP ERP?
Yes. HYP ERP production works alongside inventory, purchasing, sales, quality, maintenance and finance, so stock availability, material transfers and consumption share the same records as the rest of the ERP.
Connect your production plan to the shop floor
See a sales order become a planned, executed and reported production order in HYP ERP.