Manufacturing: BOM to finished goods
Who this is for
Operations managers, planners and quality staff at small manufacturers that accept a beta product.
The problem
Recipes, work orders and stock movements are tracked in spreadsheets, so stock and product cost drift from the ledger, inspection results sit on paper and nobody knows which machine is overdue for maintenance.
A day with XBuddy
Define the BOM and release a work order (beta)
Starting a work order issues raw materials; completing it receives finished goods and posts the manufacturing journal entries. — Manufacturing (beta)
Buy raw materials
Procurement raises the purchase and the receipt. — Procurement
Track stock and lots
Raw materials, finished goods and lots/serials share one stock ledger. — Inventory
Inspect against templates
Inspection templates with tolerances attach to goods receipts, purchase orders or work orders; non-conformances can hold stock. — Quality
Maintain machines
The asset register, maintenance schedule and work orders show what is overdue and who holds each asset. — Asset Management
Post to the ledger
Stock, production and depreciation entries meet in Accounting. — Accounting
Apps involved
| App | Role in this scenario | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing (beta) | BOM, work orders (beta) | Manufacturing (beta) |
| Inventory | Stock and lots | Inventory |
| Quality | Inspections and non-conformances | Quality |
| Asset Management | Assets and maintenance | Asset Management |
| Procurement | Purchasing | Procurement |
| Finance | Payables | Finance |
| Accounting | Ledger | Accounting |
AI assistants that help
quality_inspector: Supports inspection work in Quality.asset_manager: Analyses asset usage and advises on maintenance.inventory_planner: Supports stock planning.procurement_assistant: Supports purchasing work.
Related business flows
Honest limits
- Manufacturing is beta: no MRP, no automatic purchase suggestion for shortages, the schedule does not check capacity, overhead is not allocated, a failed QC does not create a non-conformance, and there is no AI assistant for it yet.
- Quality has no standalone CAPA table, and conclusions use fixed thresholds.
- Operational depreciation is straight-line only.
- Offer this to customers who accept a beta product.