Connected Manufacturing
From raw materials to finished goods, in the same system as your accounting
Small and medium-sized manufacturers juggle supply chains, inventory levels, production costs, and margins. Too much stock ties up capital; too little costs you sales. Connected brings it all together, with real-time data from your first component to your last shipment.
How Connected helps
Multi-tiered bills of materials
Define the components for each item you build, including sub-assemblies that have components of their own.
Work orders from customer orders
Create a work order directly from a customer order, so production starts from what was sold.
Labor and overhead in every build
Add labor or overhead to a bill of materials so each finished item carries its true cost. Learn how
Track work orders by stage
Tag work orders with your own stages, like Scheduling, Assembly, and Quality Assurance, and filter the Work Order ledger by stage. Learn how
Lot and serial traceability
Track finished goods and their components by lot or serial number. Lot control
Reverse a manufacture
Take a build apart to sell a component or correct a mistake. Components return to stock at their original cost. Learn how
Connected’s profitability analysis puts your production costs and revenue side by side, so you can see where to adjust production volumes, renegotiate supplier contracts, or rethink your sales strategy.
Use case
Building to order: TABLE-200
A customer orders 5 units of item TABLE-200, a table your shop assembles from a pre-built top, legs, and hardware, plus two hours of labor per table.
Bill of materials, per table
Order
A work order for 5 tables is created from the customer order.
Track
The work order moves through your stages, from Scheduling to Assembly to Quality Assurance.
Build
Manufacturing relieves the components from stock, adds the 5 tables, and posts the general ledger entries. Each table includes $100 of labor in its cost.
Ship
The tables are invoiced, and your margins reflect the true cost of materials and labor.
Manufacturing is included in Connected Enterprise.Need full traceability? See how Lot Control tracks lots through every build.
