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Manufacturing Inventory Management Software When the system says 40 in bin A-12, there should be 40 in bin A-12.

Every quantity in YourBrand comes from a posted document: a receipt, issue, transfer, adjustment or count. You see stock by plant, warehouse, bin, batch and stock type, and the ledger explains every change.

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The basics

What is manufacturing inventory management software?

Manufacturing inventory management software controls raw material, bought-out parts, work in progress and finished goods across your plants and stores. It tells you how much of each part you hold, where it sits, which batch it is and whether it is free to use, and it proves every figure from a ledger of posted movements.

Most stores run on a stock register that nobody fully believes. Someone edits a figure to make it match the rack, material for one customer's job gets used on another, and the year-end count turns up differences nobody can explain. Planners stop trusting the system and walk to the store before they promise a date.

Features

Inventory management software for manufacturing stores

Stock by plant, warehouse and bin

Group and filter stock by part, warehouse or bin, and export it to Excel. Set reorder levels per warehouse and filter to what is below them. Opening stock comes in from an Excel import.

Inventory control with a real ledger

Goods receipts, issues, transfers and adjustments are numbered documents. A posted document is never edited, only reversed, and a posting that would take any bin below zero is refused with the shortfall named.

Batch tracking on every movement

Record a batch code on receipts, issues and transfers. Stock and the ledger are kept per batch, so every receipt and issue of a batch is on record.

Physical inventory counts

Count a whole warehouse or chosen bins and parts. Bins under count are blocked from postings while counting runs, count sheets go out and back as Excel, and posting writes the differences.

Reservations and customer order stock

Manufacturing orders reserve their components, and the stock overview shows Reserved and Available beside on hand. Make to order output stays locked to its customer order line until someone with permission transfers or releases it.

Raw material at your subcontractors

Send components to a subcontractor against a subcontract PO, and the goods receipt of the finished part consumes them from that vendor's stock. You always know what material is sitting at each vendor.

Connected

Inventory doesn't live alone

Goods receipts from Purchase and output from the Manufacturing Execution System post straight into stock, and starting a manufacturing order issues its reserved components. MRP reads stock and reservations as supply when it plans.

Standards and industries

Inventory management for manufacturers under IATF 16949 and AS9100

IndustryStandardWhat you get
AutomotiveIATF 16949Identification by batch, suspect material held in Quality or Blocked stock, regular counts with posted differences
Aerospace and defenceAS9100Batch codes from receipt onwards, nonconforming material kept apart, stock held for the customer order it was built for
General manufacturingISO 9001Identification and preservation of material, with a full record of every stock movement
FAQ

Inventory questions people ask

Still unsure? Ask our team.

What are the types of inventory in manufacturing?

The usual types are raw material, semi-finished parts and work in progress, finished goods, bought-in trading goods, spare parts and packaging. YourBrand ships these as material types, such as Raw material (ROH), Semi-finished (HALB) and Finished (FERT), and you can rename them or add your own.

What is WIP inventory?

Work in progress is material that has gone into production but is not yet a finished part. In YourBrand, components leave stock when a manufacturing order first starts, and the finished part comes into stock when the order completes. The order shows what was issued to it in between.

What is raw materials inventory?

Raw material inventory is the stock you buy to make your parts, such as bar, castings, forgings, sheet and bought-out components. It is usually received against a purchase order, often through incoming inspection, and issued to production orders.

How do you manage inventory in a manufacturing plant?

Post every movement as a document instead of editing balances, keep stock under inspection or on hold apart from free stock, reserve material for the jobs that need it, and count regularly. YourBrand enforces each of these, so the figure on screen is the one in the rack.

Can we track lots and batches?

Yes. Every receipt, issue and transfer can carry a batch code, and stock and the ledger are kept per batch. Serial numbers and batch expiry dates are not tracked.

Does it handle several plants and warehouses?

Yes. Stock is held per plant, warehouse and storage bin. Each plant has its own warehouses, and reports can show one plant or all of them.

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