Manufacturing

ERP for building materials manufacturers

Manage bills of materials, work orders, tonnage-based shipments, dealer collections and plant assets on one platform in cement, ceramics, brick, ready-mix concrete and construction chemicals.

Production management across tonnage, shipping and payment terms

Building materials production deals in high-volume, heavy products with a low unit value. Raw material arrives by the tonne from quarries or suppliers, and products are trucked to dealers, home improvement stores and directly to job sites. Sales follow the construction season, and collections are often made with post-dated cheques and promissory notes. Kilns, mills and presses are large, long-lived investments.

Factorbooks Autonomous ERP keeps production bills of materials and work orders on the same platform as shipments, e-Waybills, invoicing and collections. Plant equipment is tracked as fixed assets, and customer cheques and notes are visible with their due dates. Production Management is included in SYNTRA and higher packages; additional plants or sales points are added as additional branches.

Key benefits for building materials manufacturers

  • BOM and product cost

    Production Bills of Materials define mix and raw material quantities; Production Costing calculates product cost from the BOM and overheads.

  • Shipments and e-Waybills

    Shipment planning, shipment orders and Transportation & Logistics organize truck-based deliveries, with an outgoing e-Waybill issued for every dispatch.

  • Seasonal and dealer pricing

    Periodic pricing, customer-specific prices and discount definitions keep seasonal, regional and dealer terms in separate price lists.

  • Cheque and note tracking

    Customer cheques and notes, cheques sent for collection and the slip list are tracked by due date; All Customer Receivables shows the total receivables position.

  • Plant and equipment records

    Kilns, mills, presses and construction machinery are recorded as fixed assets; revaluation and depreciation are available in SYNTRA and higher packages.

  • Silo and yard stock

    Silos, stock yards and covered warehouses are defined as separate warehouses; stock counts and stock movements show the quantity in each area.

Featured industry-specific solutions

Production Management

Define bills of materials, plan output against seasonal demand with Production Planning and track it with Production Work Orders. Production Costing and Production Reports & Analytics show cost by product. Included in SYNTRA and higher packages.

Shipment Management

Organize dealer and job site deliveries with shipment planning and shipment orders. Outgoing e-Waybills, sales waybills, transportation and logistics records and shipment returns are tracked in the same module.

Sales and Dealer Management

Manage dealer sales with sales price lists, periodic pricing and customer / product discounts. Sales contracts, orders, late payment and price difference invoices and outgoing e-Invoices are in the same module.

Advanced Finance Management

Track customer cheques and notes, cheques sent for collection, bank transactions and POS collections. Current account management and loan instalments are in the same module, and the Cash Flow Forecast shows the collection load in advance.

Asset Management

Record kilns, mills, presses, construction machinery and vehicles as fixed assets. Asset movements, revaluation and depreciation are available in SYNTRA and higher packages.

Material and Warehouse Management

Define clinker, clay, sand, additives and packaging materials with their units. Goods receipt, warehouse transfers, stock counts and Stock Cost Analysis work by silo and warehouse.

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