Odoo Barcode-Powered MRP App

At Odoo, efficiency and precision are at the heart of our manufacturing process. We've harnessed the power of a dedicated barcode app to revolutionize our MRP, from raw material intake to final product delivery. This blog post takes you on a journey through our streamlined MRP workflow.

Make-To Order (MTO) or Make-To-Stock (MTS)

a) MTO - salesperson will start to create the sales order, which will auto generate the Manufacturing order and its related work order, and trigger the procurement of raw material, if required.

b) MTS - work similarly with the MTO, except it has reordering rule based on stock level, etc.

Step 1: Sales order to Manufacturing Order

With raw materials in stock, we move to the heart of production: manufacturing our product, i.e. "Actuation frame cover.", which is a Bill of Materials (BoM).

Production planner may use the built in Gantt chart planning tool to plan the work order from the equipment capacity perspective.

a) Sales order will auto create the Manufacturing order and its related work order. The App allow the efficient execution of work orders at various work centers, without the manual input, by just scanning of the barcode,

figure 1.1 : Manufacturing order to process

figure 1.2 : MO and WO record details, in the web view

b) MRP Barcode App: Factory equipment operator will use the barcode scanner device, such as Zebra TC21 or Keyance BT-A500GM, to open the barcode app.

C) Factory equipment operator will scan their employee barcode beforehand, and a print out of the Manufacturing Order, as below, will guide them through each step by, scanning the barcode. Whether it's drilling, cutting, or assembly, the app ensures real-time updates and accurate progress tracking.

figure 1.3 : MRP Production print view that include main document barcode and each line represent work order barcodes

figure 1.4 : This is the main menu of our MRP barcode app

figure 1.5 : Once scan the work order successfully then will show the work order details

After the work-order is open we can input the qty produced here . We can also pause the work-order and start it again . also we can use the barcode actions of these buttons alternatively .

figure 1.7 : Input area to edit qty produced

After that we have option to scan done barcode action or scan the work order barcode again to make it done

After we make the work-order Done . this page will immediately show up to scan more work-orders

Summary

MRP barcode app ensures accurate, error-free, real-time tracking, and a streamlined workflow. This comprehensive approach allows us to deliver high-quality products with unparalleled speed and precision.