Inventory & MRP

Odoo Manufacturing

Complete MRP solution with bills of materials, work orders, and production planning for discrete and process manufacturing.

Community Edition
Overview

MRP That Runs Your Shop Floor, Not Just Your Paperwork

Odoo Manufacturing (MRP) plans and tracks production from the bill of materials to the finished product on the shelf. Manufacturing orders consume components, capture labor and scrap, and post finished goods into stock — while cost accounting happens silently in the background. It handles discrete assembly, process manufacturing, and everything in between.

Multi-level bills of materials describe how products are really built: sub-assemblies, phantom BOMs that explode into their components, product variants, and by-products that return value to stock. Kits, subcontracted operations, and make-to-order flows are configured rather than customized, so changes to your product structure never require a developer.

For SMEs, the point of Odoo MRP is integration: purchasing sees component requirements the moment a production order is planned, the warehouse reserves materials automatically, and sales sees realistic promise dates. Aerya implements Odoo Manufacturing for American factories and workshops that have outgrown spreadsheets but do not want the cost — or rigidity — of a heavyweight MES.

Key Features

End-to-End Manufacturing

Bills of Materials

Multi-level BOMs with variants, phantom components, and by-product tracking.

Work Orders

Track production on the shop floor with tablet-friendly interfaces.

Production Planning

Gantt scheduling with capacity planning and workload balancing.

Quality Checks

In-process quality control points with pass/fail tracking.

Equipment Maintenance

Preventive and corrective maintenance scheduling for machines.

Subcontracting

Manage outsourced manufacturing with component shipping and receipt.

How It Works

From Bill of Materials to Finished Goods

The production cycle in Odoo Manufacturing, from product engineering to cost analysis.

01

Model your products with BOMs

Define multi-level bills of materials with operations, work centers, and expected durations. Engineering changes stay controlled through disciplined BOM revisions — or full PLM in Enterprise.

02

Plan from demand

Confirmed sales orders, forecasts, and reordering rules generate manufacturing orders with start dates scheduled backward from delivery commitments — and component purchases are triggered with supplier lead times respected.

03

Release orders and reserve materials

When an order is released, components are reserved from stock; shortages appear immediately, so planners chase the true bottleneck instead of yesterday's list.

04

Execute on the shop floor

Operators register production step by step: quantities produced, scrap and its reason, time spent per operation. Quality checkpoints can block progression until measurements pass.

05

Know your real costs

Each finished order compares planned versus actual component and labor cost, feeding inventory valuation and margin analysis — so pricing decisions rest on data, not gut feeling.

Why Choose It

Manufacturing Benefits

Multi-level bill of materials
Real-time production tracking
Work order management
Capacity planning
Product lifecycle management
Subcontracting support

Industries

ManufacturingFood & BeverageElectronicsAutomotivePharmaceuticalsTextiles
Community vs Enterprise

Manufacturing in Community vs Enterprise

Community runs many factories on its own; Enterprise matters most on the shop-floor screens.

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Community Edition

Community includes manufacturing orders, unlimited multi-level BOMs, subcontracting, scrap management, and full integration with inventory and purchasing — enough to run many workshops and factories at zero license cost. The OCA's manufacture repository adds scheduling depth where needed.

Enterprise Edition

Enterprise adds work orders with the tablet-friendly shop-floor terminal, work-center control panels, the Master Production Schedule (MPS), PLM for engineering change management, quality worksheets, and IoT connectivity. Plants that need per-operation tracking on screens at each work center usually justify Enterprise here.

Popular OCA Modules

Manufacturing Extensions

The Odoo Community Association provides additional modules that extend this functionality. We can help you find and implement the right OCA modules for your needs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I run production on Odoo Community for free?
Yes. Manufacturing orders, multi-level BOMs, subcontracting, and inventory integration are all in the free Community edition with unlimited users. Enterprise becomes relevant mainly for tablet-based work-order execution, the Master Production Schedule, and PLM.
Does Odoo MRP suit process manufacturing, such as food or chemicals?
Yes. Recipes map to BOMs with quantities in any unit of measure, by-products return value to stock, and lots with expiration dates give end-to-end traceability — requirements we regularly implement for food and beverage producers.
Can Odoo schedule around work-center capacity?
Community schedules orders by lead times; finite-capacity views and drag-and-drop Gantt planning of work orders come with Enterprise, while the OCA's mrp_multi_level adds classic MRP planned-order logic to Community. The right mix depends on how tight your capacity constraints are.
How does Odoo handle subcontracted production?
Natively. Flag a BOM as subcontracted, and Odoo manages sending components to the subcontractor, receiving finished goods, and valuing the service cost — with subcontractor stock visible at all times.
How long does an Odoo Manufacturing implementation take?
A focused implementation — BOMs, routes, one site, inventory integration — typically runs six to ten weeks including data import and operator training. Multi-site plants or MES-style shop-floor requirements extend that, which we scope after a process analysis.
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