Manufacturing & shop floor
Manufacturing management software
- Multi-level BoMs
- Work-centre scheduling
- Shop-floor progress
Manufacturing (MRP) software starts from the bill of materials, generates manufacturing orders and schedules work centres, following progress to the finished product. In Odoo, manufacturing is linked to inventory and purchasing: an order consumes components, flags what to reorder and books finished goods, with no parallel spreadsheets.
What manufacturing (MRP) software is
MRP means material requirements planning: the system that knows what's needed to produce, when to launch it and where it stands. It manages bills of materials and routings, creates manufacturing orders and schedules them across work centres. Linked to inventory and purchasing, it aligns components, work-in-progress and finished goods in one flow.
From bill of materials to finished product
Each step updates components and stock automatically.
- 01
Bill of materials & routing
Define components, quantities and work operations for each product, even across multiple levels.
- 02
Manufacturing order
The order is created from a sale, from reordering rules or manually, reserving the needed components.
- 03
Work-centre scheduling
Operations are scheduled across work centres with a Gantt view, highlighting loads and bottlenecks.
- 04
Shop-floor progress
Operators record consumption, quantities, scrap and times from a tablet, in real time.
- 05
Booking finished goods
At order completion finished goods enter the warehouse and consumed components leave, updating stock.
What Odoo's manufacturing handles
The features we most often configure for manufacturing SMEs.
BoMs & routing
Multi-level BoMs with variants, operations and times for each work centre.
Manufacturing orders
Create and track orders with status, reserved components and real-time availability.
Tablet shop floor
Operator interface: consumption, produced quantities, scrap and operation timer.
Scheduling & Gantt
Schedule work centres, see loads and spot bottlenecks before they stop the line.
Subcontracting & by-products
Manage external work (subcontracting) and by-products of the same order.
Inventory & purchasing integration
MRP flags what's missing and proposes purchase or manufacturing orders to cover requirements.
Production spreadsheets vs integrated MRP
What changes between planning production on Excel and having it in the suite.
| Excel and paper | Integrated MRP (Odoo) | |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | Computed by hand, often late | Proposed by MRP from BoMs and orders |
| Components | Out of sync with the warehouse | Consumed and tracked in real time |
| Scheduling | On a whiteboard or sheet | Work-centre Gantt with loads |
| The shop floor | Progress on paper | Real-time tablet recording |
| Production costs | Hard to reconstruct | Computed from materials and times |
Connected to inventory, purchasing and sales
Manufacturing doesn't live alone: a sales order can launch a manufacturing order, which consumes components from the warehouse and, if they're missing, triggers a purchase proposal; finished goods return to the warehouse ready to ship. It's the same data shared across manufacturing, inventory, purchasing and sales, so the factory and the office speak the same language.
Who it's for
Make-to-order manufacturing
Those producing to order who must coordinate components, times and deliveries for each job.
Make-to-stock production
Companies producing for stock that must plan batches and reorders based on demand.
Assembly and processing
Businesses with bills of materials and processing steps, including external subcontracting.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about manufacturing software
What's good MRP software for a manufacturing SME?
For most SMEs an MRP integrated with inventory and purchasing is best, so requirements are computed automatically and stock stays aligned. Odoo covers BoMs, manufacturing orders, scheduling and shop floor; Gitogi configures it around your production process.
Does it handle multi-level bills of materials?
Yes. Odoo manages multi-level BoMs with variants, work-in-progress and routings across work centres.
Does it connect to inventory and purchasing?
Yes. The manufacturing order consumes components from the warehouse and, when they're missing, MRP proposes the purchase or manufacturing order to cover them.
Can I plan work-centre loads?
Yes. The Gantt view shows work-centre loads and helps spot bottlenecks; fine scheduling depends on how we configure capacity and times.
How much does Odoo's manufacturing cost?
Prices and editions are on odoo.com. Gitogi does not resell licences: we handle process analysis, BoM and work-centre setup, migration and training. For an estimate, get in touch.
Can I start with manufacturing and add more?
Yes. You can activate manufacturing and inventory and add purchasing, sales or accounting when needed, on the same platform.
Related processes
The same software also runs these processes
Warehouse management
Real-time stock, locations, lots and shipping, connected to sales and purchasing.
Learn morePurchasing management
Requests, purchase orders and automated reordering tied to inventory and accounting.
Learn moreMaintenance management
Preventive and corrective maintenance of machinery and assets, with full history.
Learn moreQuality control
Control points, tests and non-conformities built into manufacturing and inventory.
Learn moreFrom the field
Forecasting demand instead of chasing it
A representative scenario: testing forecasts from ERP data against your current method. The pilot runs for eight weeks; wider use depends on the results.
Read the caseReplacing your legacy ERP while keeping the business running
A representative manufacturing scenario: choosing what to migrate, testing real orders and planning the ERP changeover around the work your business still has to do.
Read the caseLet's bring order to production
Tell us how you plan and track production today: together we'll see how to configure Odoo's MRP to align shop floor, inventory and purchasing.
Updated June 2026
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