Manufacturing

Odoo Manufacturing helps manufacturers plan, schedule and track production, from bills of materials and work orders through to shop floor execution. It suits businesses that assemble or produce goods in-house, or that rely on subcontractors, and need clear visibility of costs, timing and stock.

What Odoo Manufacturing does

The app manages the full production cycle: setting up bills of materials (BoMs), running one, two or three-step manufacturing operations, tracking work centres and work orders, and recording the cost of each manufacturing order. Tablets on the shop floor can be used to control work orders in real time, record scrap, and flag quality issues.

Main capabilities

• Basic and advanced BoM configuration, including kits, multi-level BoMs and product variants
• Work centre scheduling, work order dependencies and time off
• Manufacturing workflows such as backorders, splitting and merging orders, unbuilding, and tracking by-products
• Shop Floor module for real-time order tracking on the production floor
• Subcontracting, where a third party manufactures products on the company’s behalf
• Reporting on allocation, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and production analysis

Topics covered in this knowledge base

This section covers basic setup (introduction, bills of materials, one-step and three-step manufacturing, and order costs), advanced configuration (BoMs for variants, kits, multilevel BoMs, work centres and order dependencies), manufacturing workflows (master production schedule, work centre time off, scrap, backorders, splitting and merging orders, unbuild orders, by-products, continuous improvement, and lots and serial numbers), the Shop Floor module, subcontracting, and reporting.

Frequently asked questions

What is Odoo Manufacturing used for?

It is the Odoo app for planning, scheduling and tracking manufacturing orders, from bills of materials and work orders through to shop floor execution and reporting.

Do I need the Inventory app as well?

Yes. Manufacturing relies on Inventory for stock, locations and replenishment, and the two apps are configured together.

Can Odoo Manufacturing handle subcontracted production?

Yes, dedicated subcontracting workflows let you send components to a third-party manufacturer and track the finished goods when they return.

Need help?

Need help configuring Odoo Manufacturing? Contact support@thoughtlogik.com or see our Odoo implementation services.