Bill of materials management

Manufacturing inventory and material planning

Connect each job's bill of materials, pick list and consumed quantities with your ERP. See what production needs and record what operators actually use on the shop floor.

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Record material use

Operators record consumed materials as part of their shop floor workflow.

Shortages caught early

AI compares real-time stock levels with scheduled production demand and flags material shortages before they become production delays.

Accurate job costing

Compare actual material usage and costs against the quantities allowed in your estimate.

How materials tracking works

A connected system that replaces spreadsheets and weekly counts with real-time material intelligence.

Pick lists & BOMs from ERP

Pick lists and BOMs flow into operators' digital job packets direct from your ERP. When a work order is pushed to production, the Bill of Materials is included automatically.

Continuous inventory tracking

Replaces manual stocktakes as operators update materials consumed while working. Continuous reconciliation turns your weekly stocktake into a quick verification, not a full-day count.

Supervisor approvals

Supervisors approve inventory adjustments triggered by conflicting counts. When physical stock doesn't match the system, operators quickly log actual quantities used versus planned.

AI material alerts

AI flags low inventory requiring reordering before it causes production delays or missed orders. Predictive alerts identify material shortages and jobs at risk from insufficient stock.

Central dashboard

View affected jobs, stock on hand, committed materials and replenishment needs in one dashboard.

Min-max alerts

Set stock thresholds and receive alerts when levels need attention. Use them to plan replenishment and reduce over-ordering.

Operator View

Pick lists that go straight to the shop floor

Quote with AI Estimator and the pick list is built from the estimate, so it’s accurate from the start. It flows straight to the operator’s tablet with no retyping, and shows the quantity allocated beside the quantity used.

Operator tablet showing a job’s pick list, with the allocated and used quantity for each item and an edit button on each row.

Material Tracking

Update quantities as you go

Operators update quantities with a single tap as they use materials. What they use goes back to your ERP, so stock stays accurate on a rolling basis and a stocktake becomes a quick check, not a laborious full-day count. Anything that differs from the plan is caught immediately.

Full Visibility

All inventory at a glance

Search inventory and check stock levels from the operator tablet without leaving the shop floor.

The workflow

Order arrives

Work order is created in your ERP. Smart Shop Floor pulls the BOM and pick list into the operator's digital job packet automatically.

Materials consumed

As operators work, they log materials used with a single tap. Actual consumption is compared against planned quantities in real time.

Stock levels update

Inventory records update as material use is recorded, giving your team a current view of recorded stock.

AI monitors & alerts

AI scans inventory against upcoming production demand. When stock drops below your min-max thresholds, alerts trigger before production is impacted.

Replenishment scheduled

Affected jobs and line items appear in a central dashboard. Your purchasing team has clear visibility on what needs reordering and when.

Material requirements planning and BOM management

How do the BOM and material requirements connect?

The bill of materials lists what a job needs. Material requirements planning relates those quantities to stock and planned production. Smart Shop Floor connects job requirements, pick lists and recorded consumption so production and purchasing work from the same job context.

Does this replace our accounting or ERP system?

No. Smart Shop Floor works alongside your accounting or ERP system. It provides pick lists, updates the connected ERP as items are picked, and sends consumed materials back through the agreed integration.

How does an accepted quote become a material plan?

A won quote becomes a production handover with its bill of materials, material and labour requirements. Operators access the job's materials on their tablets and record quantities used during manufacturing.

How does material planning support production scheduling?

The material plan describes the quantities required for the job; the production schedule places the work against capacity and priorities. Linking planned requirements with picked and consumed materials helps your team review the job's needs as work progresses, instead of maintaining disconnected lists.

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