Manufacturing ERP Software Built Around How Factories Actually Run
Our manufacturing ERP brings production planning, inventory, procurement, quality, maintenance, and finance into one connected system -- built for factories, not retrofitted from a generic back-office ERP -- and able to plug directly into real-time shop-floor data instead of relying on manual re-entry at the end of every shift.
Where Generic ERP - and No ERP - Both Fall Short
Manufacturing operations without a purpose-built ERP -- or running one that was never actually designed around a shop floor -- tend to hit the same walls:
Production planning done on spreadsheets that don't reflect real machine or material availability
Inventory and material counts that drift from what's actually on the floor, discovered only at the next audit
Procurement running on email threads and manual purchase orders, with no real visibility into what's actually needed and when
Quality data -- inspections, rejections, rework -- captured on paper or in disconnected spreadsheets, cut off from the production data that would explain why
Maintenance scheduled by calendar instead of actual machine condition, planned separately from production instead of alongside it
A generic, off-the-shelf ERP that handles finance and HR well but treats the shop floor as a black box, requiring manual data entry to reflect what's actually happening on the line
Planning, inventory, quality, and finance each running as their own disconnected system, none of which agree with each other
None of this is a shortage of software -- it's software that was never actually built around a factory floor.
Key Modules & Features
A manufacturing ERP earns its keep module by module -- each one solving a specific operational gap, and all of them sharing the same underlying data instead of keeping their own version of the truth.
Production Planning & Scheduling
Master production schedule aligned to actual machine capacity and material availability, not a static plan.
Master production schedule aligned to actual machine capacity and material availability, not a static plan- Bill of Materials (BOM) and routing management, versioned as products and processes change
- Work order generation and shop-floor dispatch, tied to real machine and shift availability
- What-if scheduling to model the impact of a rush order, machine downtime, or material delay before it happens
Inventory & Materials Management
Real-time stock visibility across raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods.
- Real-time stock visibility across raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods
- Multi-location and multi-warehouse tracking, including in-transit and consignment stock
- Automatic reorder points and safety-stock alerts tied to actual consumption patterns, not fixed averages
- Batch and lot traceability, from raw material through to finished product
Procurement & Vendor Management
Purchase requisition-to-order workflows tied directly to production and inventory needs.
- Purchase requisition-to-order workflows tied directly to production and inventory needs
- Vendor performance tracking -- on-time delivery, quality rejection rate, and price trends
- Approval workflows configurable to your authorization hierarchy, not a one-size-fits-all chain
- Landed cost tracking across freight, duties, and handling, not just the invoice price
Quality Management (QC/QA)
Incoming, in-process, and final inspection workflows configurable per product and process.
- Incoming, in-process, and final inspection workflows configurable per product and process
- Non-conformance and rejection tracking, tied directly to the batch, machine, and operator involved
- Root-cause and CAPA workflows -- the same corrective/preventive action structure already proven on the EpsumThings platform -- so a quality issue gets closed out, not just logged
- Supplier quality scorecards feeding back into procurement decisions
Maintenance Management
Preventive and condition-based maintenance scheduling tied to actual machine usage and health data.
- Preventive and condition-based maintenance scheduling tied to actual machine usage and health data, not just a fixed calendar
- Work order management for maintenance tasks, spares consumption, and technician assignment
- Integration with plant-floor condition data via EpsumThings' Condition-Based Monitoring (CBMS), so a maintenance schedule reflects real equipment condition instead of a guess
- Downtime and MTTR/MTBF tracking tied back to production impact
Sales & Order Management
Sales order-to-production linkage, so a confirmed order actually drives the production plan.
- Sales order-to-production linkage, so a confirmed order actually drives the production plan
- Available-to-promise and capable-to-promise checks before a delivery date is committed to a customer
- Dispatch and delivery tracking through to invoicing
- Customer-wise order history and demand pattern visibility
Finance & Costing
Standard and actual product costing, tracked down to the batch or work order level.
- Standard and actual product costing, tracked down to the batch or work order level
- Direct integration of production, inventory, and procurement data into finance -- no manual reconciliation between what happened on the floor and what the ledger says
- Budget vs. actual tracking by cost center, department, or product line
- Multi-currency and multi-entity support for operations spanning more than one legal entity or site
Shop-Floor & MES Integration
Direct integration with EpsumThings for live machine status, OEE, and production counts feeding straight into the ERP.
- Direct integration with EpsumThings for live machine status, OEE, and production counts feeding straight into the ERP -- not manually re-entered
- Digital shift logs and operator data capture, replacing paper logbooks
- Real-time production-vs-plan variance visible the moment it happens, not at end-of-shift reconciliation
Reporting, Dashboards & Business Intelligence
Role-based dashboards for shop-floor supervisors, plant managers, and executives.
- Role-based dashboards for shop-floor supervisors, plant managers, and executives -- each seeing the view relevant to them
- Standard reports across production, inventory, quality, maintenance, procurement, and finance
- Drill-down from a summary KPI to the specific work order, batch, or transaction behind it
- Exportable MIS reports for management review and board-level reporting
Multi-Plant & Multi-Location Management
Centralized visibility across multiple plants or production units, with local autonomy where it's needed.
- Centralized visibility across multiple plants or production units, with local autonomy where it's needed
- Inter-plant stock transfer and consolidated inventory visibility
- Standardized processes across sites, without forcing every site into an identical configuration
Why a Purpose-Built Manufacturing ERP, Not a Generic One
Connected to the shop floor by design
Grounded in real manufacturing ERP delivery
Modular and incremental, not big-bang
How It Works
How It Works
Process & Workflow Assessment
Mapping current production, inventory, procurement, quality, and finance workflows before configuring anything.
Module Selection & Configuration
Choosing which modules to deploy first based on the biggest operational pain point, not a fixed bundle.
Data Migration & Master Data Setup
BOMs, routings, vendor and item masters, and historical data brought into the new system.
Shop-Floor Integration
Connecting the ERP to EpsumThings, or your existing PLC/SCADA systems, for live production and machine data where relevant.
Testing & Parallel Run
Validating the new system against existing processes before cutover, instead of switching overnight.
Training, Go-Live, and Support
Role-based training, phased go-live, and ongoing support as usage matures.
Key Benefits
One connected system for production, inventory, procurement, quality, maintenance, and finance, instead of five disconnected ones
Real-time shop-floor data flowing into planning and finance, instead of manual re-entry and end-of-shift reconciliation
Faster, more accurate production planning based on actual capacity and material availability
Full batch and lot traceability from raw material to finished product
Maintenance scheduled by actual equipment condition, not a fixed calendar
Fewer inventory discrepancies and faster, more accurate audits
Role-based visibility, from shop-floor supervisor to plant manager to executive, from one source of truth
Industries We Serve
Manufacturing ERP earns its keep anywhere production, inventory, and quality need to run off one connected system rather than several disconnected ones: steel, cement, power, and aluminium process manufacturing; discrete manufacturing operations managing complex BOMs and routings; and multi-plant operations that need centralized visibility without forcing every site into an identical setup. Our manufacturing ERP development work for Maithan Ispat is the clearest proof point in the steel vertical specifically.
Steel Plants
Power Plants
Cement Plants
Aluminium Plants
Manufacturing
Frequently Asked Questions
It's delivered as a project-based implementation configured to your operation -- as with our manufacturing ERP work for Maithan Ispat -- so modules are configured to your processes rather than either being rebuilt from zero or forced into a rigid, generic template.
Have a Question, or Running Production on Spreadsheets and Separate Systems?
If production planning, inventory, quality, and finance each live in a different spreadsheet or system that doesn't talk to the others, that's exactly the gap a purpose-built manufacturing ERP is meant to close.