Odoo Manufacturing is one of the most comprehensive ERP manufacturing modules available at any price point. Whether you’re running a small job shop or a large multi-plant operation, Odoo Manufacturing can be configured to match your production reality.
This guide covers everything production teams need to understand about Odoo Manufacturing.
Bills of Materials (BoM)
The Bill of Materials is the foundation of Odoo Manufacturing. A BoM defines the components, quantities and instructions needed to produce a finished product. Odoo supports multiple BoM types:
- Manufacture: Standard production BoM
- Kit: Components sold together as a bundle (no production order created)
- Subcontracting: Production outsourced to a subcontractor
Multi-level BoMs (assemblies within assemblies) are fully supported and visualised in an interactive tree view.
Manufacturing Orders
Manufacturing Orders (MOs) are the execution documents. When an MO is confirmed, Odoo automatically:
- Reserves required components from inventory
- Creates Work Orders for each operation (if routing is used)
- Updates demand forecasts for procurement
Work Centres and Routings
Routings define the sequence of operations (cutting, welding, painting, quality check) and which work centre each operation is performed at. Work centres have capacities, efficiencies and operating costs — all used by Odoo’s scheduler for realistic capacity planning.
MRP — Material Requirements Planning
Odoo MRP calculates what to buy and when, based on:
- Current stock levels
- Confirmed sales orders and forecasts
- Scheduled manufacturing orders
- Replenishment rules (reorder points, min/max)
The MRP scheduler runs as a batch process and generates draft Purchase Orders and Manufacturing Orders which planners review and confirm.
Shop Floor Management (Odoo 17)
In Odoo 17, the Shop Floor interface is a dedicated tablet-friendly view for production workers. Operators can see their assigned work orders, mark steps complete, log quality checks and record scrap — all without touching the main Odoo interface. This significantly reduces training time for shop floor staff.
Quality Control
Odoo Quality integrates with Manufacturing to define quality control points at any stage of production. Failure of a quality check can trigger an alert, put the MO on hold, or create a repair order — fully configurable per product category and operation.
Common Customisations
At ERP10XIFY, common Manufacturing customisations we build include:
- Automatic production scheduling based on sales order delivery dates
- Custom shop floor reports (job cards, travellers) with company branding
- OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) dashboards
- Integration with weighing scales, PLCs and barcode label printers
Want a demo of Odoo Manufacturing configured for your industry? Book a free session with ERP10XIFY.
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