Odoo 19 Manufacturing helps small and mid-sized factories plan production, consume components and record finished goods with full traceability. It connects directly to Inventory, Purchase and Accounting, so a manufacturing order updates stock and cost in one step. These are the topics we discuss in almost every factory project.
The most asked Manufacturing topics
- Bills of materials: a BoM lists components, quantities and optional by-products, and can be of type manufacture or kit.
- Work centers and operations: operations on the BoM define where and how long each step takes, which drives planning and labour cost.
- Shop Floor: the Enterprise Shop Floor interface lets operators start, pause and finish work orders on a tablet.
- Subcontracting: you can send components to a subcontractor and receive finished products back with correct stock and cost.
- Master Production Schedule: the Enterprise MPS helps plan production and purchases from a demand forecast.
Practical setup tips
- Begin with accurate BoMs for your top products, then add operations only when you need time tracking.
- Set realistic cost per hour on work centers so the cost of manufactured products reflects labour and machine time.
- Run a few test manufacturing orders end to end, including scrap and partial production, before going live.
Manufacturing gives you real numbers on capacity and product cost when it is set up carefully. If you want this configured around your real processes, the 1CBMS team in Egypt and Iraq can set up BoMs, work centers and production flows for your company and train your users so the app is used correctly from day one.