Open source ERP recommended for manufacturing companies
Both discrete and batch process production; make-to-order, make-to-stock or mixed-mode; even contract manufacturing, job shops and engineer-to-order. Built by production experts with functionality added specifically for modern — and modernizing — manufacturers.
xTuple Manufacturing Edition
- Product Module
- Items by Product Category, Class, Characteristic
- Support for Standard, Actual and Average Costing
- Flexibility in defining and describing your Items, including support for Aliases and Substitutes
- Multiple types of Images suitable for online catalogs, pick lists, engineering diagrams, and more
- Item Variants, with support for user-defined Options and Attributes to build infinite variations on your standard finished goods
- Bills of Materials (BOMs), the basic definition of how a product is manufactured, can be as simple or as complex as needed
- Inventory Module
- Items have corresponding Item Sites for order parameters, ABC class, lead time, and where/how Items are located in Warehouses
- Fully multi-warehouse and supports multiple Locations inside Warehouses
- Able to define whether a Location is Netable for purposes of valuing Inventory
- Able to define Quarantined or other Restrictive Locations
- Able to define Warehouse Zones and Aisle/Rack/Bin/Location controls
- Freeze inventory quantities to minimize the impact on ongoing production during Physical Inventory Count
- Full lot and serial control, with detailed inventory transaction history
- Shipping & Receiving supports multiple carriers, user-customized forms and reports
- Fully integrated with Production, Inventory, Sales, Purchasing and Financials
- Supports all leading barcode formats, including Code 3 of 9, Code 128, UPC and EAN
- Supports both tethered and wireless barcode reader solutions
- Manufacture Module
- Controls all orders, operations and work centers on the shop floor
- Multiple stages of Work Orders, including Open, Exploded (materials requirements issued and operations created), Released to the floor, In Process and Closed
- Control production schedules and priorities at all stages of the manufacturing process
- Track variances in material usage and labor with precision
- Maintain and modify Production Bills of Materials (BOMs) and Bills of Operations (BOOs) for maximum flexibility
- Schedule Module
- Empowers proactive management of your production and inventory levels
- Build out Master Production Schedule (MPS) with Production Plans and Forecasts, time-phased over your defined standard calendars, whether absolute or relative
- Use MRP to determine when to build assemblies, sub-assemblies and order component parts
- Use Running Availability feature for up-to-the-minute insight across your operations
- Use Capacity Planning to improve production scheduling and utilization of labor and machinery by tracking activity at individual work centers over time
- Identify bottlenecks and down time (by Item, Work Center or Planner) and increase efficiency across the organization
- Use Constraint Management subsystem for simplified Shop scheduling based on Lean and Theory of Constraints concepts
- —Not available in starter PostBooks® Edition, limited features in Distribution Edition—
- Sales Module
- Order entry gives sales representatives complete visibility into real-time inventory availability and production schedule
- Option of allowing customer demand drive work order production directly (or purchase requests, in the case of purchased items)
- Supports Quotes, which can be converted to actual Orders when firm
- Supports multiple levels of tax codes which can be tailored to your customers local markets
- Allows for a rich array of pricing options, by Customer, Groups, Types and Categories
- Allows for special promotions and sales, and the ability to adjust customer buying power by credit rating
- Deep and rich historical sales data available for detailed analysis across multiple time periods, using multiple variables
- Includes over 200 standard Reports, including 30 in Sales Analysis, all customizable using OpenRPT Report Writer, included with the system
- CRM Module
- Adds dimensions to your Customers with a Universal Address Book
- Allows multiple Contacts and Addresses per Account
- Allows Accounts to be Prospects, Customers, Vendors, Partners, even Competitors
- Incident Management and To-Do List subsystems enable rich history and tracking of customer issues and communications
- Opportunity Management tracks pre-sales prospecting, tightly integrated with other CRM subsystems
- Allows for association of Quotes, Sales Orders, Work Orders and Purchase Orders with a particular Project
- Track progress and individual Tasks within each Project
- Enter and track Time and Expense by Project Tasks
- Create customer Invoices and employee Vouchers for project work completed
- Purchase Module
- Manages all interactions with Vendors, including Purchase Requests, actual Purchase Orders, Vouchers and Receipts
- Real-time integration with entire system so you can consolidate and optimize purchasing procedures across the organization
- Keep track of Vendor Performance on Rejected Materials, Delivery Date Variances and Price Variances
- Both Purchase Orders and Sales Invoices may be sent via email in multiple document formats
- Accounting Module
- Includes a powerful General Ledger, tightly integrated in real-time with the other modules of the system
- Flexibility in defining your Chart of Accounts, with support for four Segments in Account Numbers, each of any length
- Define an unlimited number of Accounting Periods per year, and certain users have the option of posting into closed Periods
- Supports Standard Journals and Standard Journal Groups, with Expiration and Effectivity Dates for simple Period-End Posting
- Financial Reports are completely user-definable
- Open architecture facilitates simple interfaces to third party applications such as spreadsheets, payroll and fixed asset depreciation
- Accounts Payable supports User-Defined Check Formats, assigned on a Bank Account basis, and full Reconciliation capability
- Control over check runs and look-up of historical purchasing data, user-defined aging of open items and time-phased cash requirements
- Accounts Receivable allows for easy creation and posting of Invoices, management of Cash Receipts, Debit and Credit Memos
- Accounts Receivable allows for time-phased cash projections and open receivables
Which xTuple Product is right for you?
Which xTuple Product is right for you?
Evaluate product features between editions and modules. Compare your options — by numbers of concurrent licenses, software edition, hosting and payment plans. Consider support and consulting preferences for business setup and continuity.