Cloud MRP software to run your production end-to-end

The 6 pillars of KiboERP MRP

A production management software worthy of an industrial SMB must cover the full manufacturing flow — from raw material to finished goods — without forcing teams to switch between tools. KiboERP brings six major functions into one module natively connected to inventory, purchasing and accounting.

Multi-level Bills of Materials

The bill of materials (BOM) is the cornerstone of any manufacturing software. In KiboERP, each BOM can contain as many sub-assembly levels as your process requires: an electronic module can itself be made of sub-boards, each composed of elemental components.

Multi-level BOM and product variants

Each level automatically inherits costs and quantities from the level below. Product variants (color, size, configuration) generate derived BOMs without duplicating the base structure. You maintain a single source of truth even when manufacturing 50 distinct references.

Substitute components

When a component is out of stock, KiboERP automatically proposes the alternatives defined in the BOM. The production manager approves or rejects the substitution with one click; the unit cost is instantly recalculated.

Linked PLM module

The integrated PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) module handles BOM revision management with a full change history, engineering approval workflow and controlled deployment on active orders.

Manufacturing Orders — from trigger to closure

A manufacturing order (MO) is the central document of production planning software: it groups the BOM to produce, quantities, deadlines, materials to consume and operations to carry out.

Automatic or manual triggering

• From a sales order — KiboERP detects a manufactured item and proposes MO creation as soon as the sale is confirmed.
• From minimum stock — The module calculates net requirements and generates an MO (or a purchase order if the component is bought).
• Manually — For make-to-stock or prototype runs, the MO is created directly in the MRP module.

Manufacturing order lifecycle

The MO follows a traceable status cycle: Draft → Scheduled → In Progress → Done (or Cancelled). Each transition is timestamped and linked to the responsible user.

Lot and serial number traceability

For regulated sectors (food, pharma, electronics), KiboERP assigns a lot or serial number to each MO. Upstream traceability (components used) and downstream traceability (which customers received finished goods) is accessible in one click.

Real-time material consumption

Every component consumed on an MO decrements stock in real time. KiboERP leaves no lag between physical production and the virtual stock — one of the main causes of unplanned shortages in poorly configured ERP systems.

Yields and scrap are recorded at each step. KiboERP automatically calculates the actual vs. theoretical scrap rate from the BOM and raises an alert if the gap exceeds the configured threshold.

Work centers and capacity management

Manufacturing management software without capacity management is blind to bottlenecks. KiboERP models your workstations with their nominal capacity, opening hours and hourly cost.

Defining work centers

Each work center has an availability calendar (working days, shift hours, planned maintenance shutdowns). MO operations are assigned to a work center based on the routing defined in the BOM.

Load and OEE

The MRP dashboard displays work-center load over the planning horizon. The OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is calculated from opening time, downtime and quality output. An OEE below 65% triggers a management alert.

Purchasing integration for component replenishment

When the requirements analysis detects that a component will be missing before the MO start date, KiboERP automatically generates a purchase request with the calculated quantity and supplier lead time.

Production planning

KiboERP's production planning is a consolidated view of all active and scheduled MOs, ordered on a timeline and broken down by work center. It answers the production manager's core question: "Can I deliver this order on time?"

• Gantt view by work center or list view by required date.
• Automatic detection of overloads (red overload) and exploitable under-utilization.
• Manual leveling by drag-and-drop (SaaS version) or automatic rescheduling by capacity heuristic.
• Consideration of supplier lead times for components not available in stock.

Calculated production costs

Knowing the exact unit cost of every manufactured product is a prerequisite for industrial profitability. KiboERP aggregates three components:

• Material cost — FIFO or weighted average cost valuation of consumed components.
• Machine / labor cost — actual operating time × work-center hourly rate.
• Scrap cost — lost components and cancelled operations due to non-conformities.

At MO closure, KiboERP automatically posts the corresponding accounting journal entries in the accounting module.

Use cases by industrial sector

KiboERP MRP is deployed across several manufacturing sectors. Here is how the module adapts to each industry's specific constraints.

Food & Beverage

Management of expiry dates by lot, raw material traceability, yield calculation (e.g. 1 kg maize → 0.72 kg flour), HACCP compliance through lot notes.

Prefabricated Construction

BOMs for beams, slabs and blocks with concrete mix management, curing time tracking by lot, mould scheduling (reusable work centers), delivery to site from the MO.

Textile / Garment

BOM with color/size variants, fabric coupon management with configurable material waste, separate work centers for cutting, sewing and finishing, production report by operator.

Light Metalwork

Multi-operation routings (cutting, welding, surface treatment, quality control), steel grade traceability by lot, OEE per machine, tooling management (service life, planned replacement).

Electronics Assembly

BOMs with hundreds of components, serial numbers on finished goods, integration with functional validation tests, warranty and after-sales management from lot/serial traceability.

Factual comparison: KiboERP vs Odoo Manufacturing vs SAP PP vs Sage X3

Choosing an MRP software is a 5-to-10-year structural decision. This table compares key features on objective criteria — no marketing spin.

SAP PP and Sage X3 target 200+ employee companies with implementation budgets of €50K to €500K. For an industrial SMB with 10 to 150 staff, KiboERP delivers the required functional depth without the complexity or cost of enterprise giants. See our detailed pricing →

SaaS cloud or On-premise: which option for your factory?

KiboERP MRP is available in both deployment modes. The choice depends on your network infrastructure, data-confidentiality requirements and IT resources.

The On-premise version is particularly suited to factories equipped with industrial PLCs (Siemens, Allen-Bradley) or sites with unstable internet — a frequent situation in industrial zones across sub-Saharan Africa.