Sell
Estimates with options and revisions, customer acceptance and signatures, a deposit on acceptance.
ERP for shops that build to order
Built for made-to-order wood products. Not for plants that run the same panel all day.
Most manufacturing software was built for a different kind of factory
For custom wood manufacturers that want production, labour, scheduling and money connected, without a year-long ERP project.
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A general ERP needs a consultant to turn it into a wood shop.
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MES systems are built for plants making the same product all day.
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The production system knows nothing about the customer, the drawings or the install.
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Hours make it to payroll and never make it to the job.
Sell it, plan it, build it, bill it
Plan
The week board for production, the install planner for crews, and department capacity worked out from the hours people actually log.
Build
Work orders with template steps on the shop tablet, scans that start and finish a step, and a bill of materials and receiving at the door if you need them.
Bill
Progress invoices from the payment schedule, online payments, and a costing tab that compares what you quoted with what you bought and the hours you spent.
Questions shops ask us
What is a woodworking ERP?+
Software that runs a wood shop end to end: quoting, jobs, production, labour, purchasing, billing and reporting on one record, instead of a separate tool for each.
Is it for plywood, panel or lumber manufacturers?+
No. It is for made-to-order products: cabinetry, millwork, closets, furniture. Panel, plywood and lumber plants need a different kind of system.
Does it do inventory and purchasing?+
Yes, when you want it: suppliers and price lists, purchase orders, receiving with labels and scanning, stock on hand, and a bill of materials per work order.
Does it do cut lists and machine schedules?+
Cut lists by material with a rate per machine, and an optional day-by-day production schedule with a lane per machine. It does not try to control the machines themselves.
How long does it take to go live?+
Weeks. We walk through how your shop works, set it up to match, and run a first live job before anything else is switched on.
Does it replace our accounting software?+
No. It syncs customers, invoices, payments and hours with QuickBooks Online, which stays the ledger.