Manufacturing Essentials
Set up products and run production from Work Order to finished goods.
Part of ERPNext Production Controller learning path
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What You'll Learn
- ✓Explain how raw materials become finished goods in ERPNext
- ✓Set the manufacturing settings that control production
- ✓Set up workstations and operations
- ✓Define products with Bills of Materials
- ✓Plan and release Work Orders, issue materials and book finished goods
- ✓Track time and progress on each operation with Job Cards
- ✓Account for scrap and process loss, and run subcontracting
- ✓Use work order status, production and material use reports
Course Content
10 lessons when complete · 0 live now
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How Manufacturing Works in ERPNext
From raw materials to finished goods in one view.
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Manufacturing Settings
The settings that control production.
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Workstations and Operations
Describe where and how work is done.
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Bills of Materials
Define what goes into each product.
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Work Orders
Plan and release a production run.
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Issuing Materials and Finishing Goods
Move materials to the floor and book finished output.
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Job Cards and Shop-Floor Tracking
Record time and progress on each operation.
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Scrap and Process Loss
Account for waste correctly.
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Subcontracting
Send materials to a subcontractor and receive finished goods.
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Manufacturing Reports
Work order status, production and material use.
About This Course
Manufacturing in ERPNext turns raw materials into finished goods through a clear chain of documents. This course shows you how to set up products and run production from Work Order to finished goods.
You'll set the manufacturing settings, describe workstations and operations, and define each product with a Bill of Materials. You'll release Work Orders, issue materials to the floor, book finished output, track each operation with Job Cards, account for scrap and process loss, and send work to subcontractors.
You finish with the reports that show work order status, production and material use.
Prerequisites
- •Getting Started with ERPNext
- •Customers, Suppliers & Items
Who This Course Is For
- →Production supervisors and planners
- →Factory storekeepers and production clerks
- →Owners of small manufacturing businesses
- →Consultants setting up manufacturing for clients
10 more lessons are being recorded. You get every new lesson as it is added.
It opens with an early-bird price: 50% off. The price goes up a little with every new lesson and reaches the full price when the course is complete, so the sooner you join, the less you pay.
This course includes
- ⏱About 4h 10m of video when complete
- 🎬10 lessons, 0 live now
- ♾️Full lifetime access
- 📱Access on all devices
- 🏆Certificate of completion
Your Instructor
Karani Geoffrey
ERPNext Architect & Implementation Consultant · 17+ Years in ERP
Karani Geoffrey is the founder of UPEO Academy and a leading authority on ERPNext implementation in East Africa. With over 17 years of hands-on experience deploying ERP systems across manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and financial services, Karani has guided hundreds of organisations through complex digital transformation journeys.
He is a certified Frappe/ERPNext developer and has built custom Frappe applications for multinational clients. His practical, no-nonsense teaching style bridges the gap between business strategy and technical execution - helping learners not just understand ERPNext, but master it.