Manufacturing
From raw material to finished goods — tracked to the gram.
What is Manufacturing?
The Manufacturing addon adds a complete production workflow to HDeBooks. Define recipes (bills of materials) for everything you make, run production batches, and let the system deduct raw materials, track wastage and calculate the true cost of every finished unit — automatically.
What Manufacturing does
Recipes (Bills of Materials)
Define exactly which raw materials — and how much of each — go into every finished product. One recipe drives your whole production.
Production orders
Create production orders for any quantity, track them batch by batch, and complete them when the goods are ready.
Automatic stock deduction
The moment a batch completes, raw materials are deducted from inventory and finished goods are added — no manual stock entries.
True cost calculation
Material costs roll up into the finished product automatically, so you always know your real margin on everything you make.
Wastage tracking
Record wastage per batch to spot material loss, control shrinkage and keep recipes honest.
Shortage warnings
Get warned before a key ingredient runs out, so production never stops for a missing item.
See it working
01 · Recipes that run your factory floor
Build the recipe once — materials, quantities, units — and every production run follows it.
- Multi-ingredient recipes with precise quantities
- One recipe, unlimited production batches
- Edit a recipe and all future batches use it
02 · Production that updates your stock by itself
Completing a batch is one click. Stock, costing and history update themselves.
- Raw materials deduct automatically on completion
- Finished goods added to sellable stock instantly
- Full batch history for audits and recalls
Using Manufacturing, step by step
1 · Add your raw materials & finished products
Create your ingredients and finished items as products in HDeBooks, with their purchase and sale prices.
2 · Create the recipe (Bill of Materials)
Open Manufacturing → Recipes and link each finished product to its raw materials with exact quantities per unit.
3 · Start a production order
Choose the recipe, enter the batch quantity — the addon shows every material you will need and flags shortages.
4 · Complete the batch
One click completes production: raw stock deducts, finished stock adds, wastage is recorded, and the true unit cost is calculated.
Manufacturing questions
Do I need to re-enter my products?
No. The addon works with the products already in your HDeBooks catalog — you simply mark which are raw materials and which are finished goods, then link them with recipes.
Can one ingredient be used in many recipes?
Yes. Flour, sugar, packaging — shared ingredients can appear in as many recipes as you like, and stock deducts correctly across all of them.
Does it handle different units?
Yes. Recipes store quantities in the unit you define, and the addon converts consistently so stock always balances.
What if I'm short on a material?
The production order warns you about shortages before you start, so you can purchase first or reduce the batch quantity.
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