Electronics Manufacturing Software: Why Accounting Systems Fall Short
Electronics manufacturers require more than basic accounting and inventory transactions. They must manage multi-level Bills of Materials, component revisions, approved manufacturer parts, supplier relationships, date codes, lot and serial traceability, material shortages, Work Orders, production routings, quality requirements, and actual manufacturing costs.
General accounting systems are designed primarily to manage financial transactions such as invoices, payments, expenses, and General Ledger activity. While they may provide basic purchasing and inventory features, they usually do not provide the detailed production controls required to manage electronics manufacturing efficiently.
As product complexity and order volume increase, manufacturers often compensate by creating spreadsheets, standalone databases, paper travelers, and disconnected production tools. These workarounds create multiple sources of truth and make it increasingly difficult to determine which product revision is current, which materials are available, which customer orders are at risk, and what each product actually costs to manufacture.
Electronics manufacturing software should connect engineering, purchasing, inventory, production, quality, traceability, costing, and accounting within one controlled system.
Purpose-built electronics manufacturing software connects product engineering, component sourcing, inventory, production, traceability, quality, and financial transactions.
Why Electronics Manufacturing Requires Specialized Software
Electronics manufacturing combines complex product structures with rapidly changing component availability, revision control, supplier restrictions, strict quality requirements, and extensive traceability expectations.
Manufacturers may need to manage:
- Printed circuit board assemblies
- Cable and wire harness assemblies
- Electronic components and semiconductors
- Mechanical and fabricated components
- Firmware and programming files
- Customer-owned materials
- Consigned inventory
- Approved manufacturer lists
- Approved vendor lists
- Alternate and substitute components
- Date-code and shelf-life restrictions
- Lot and serial-number traceability
- First Article and inspection requirements
- Customer-specific quality clauses
- Contract manufacturing and outside processing
Financial Transactions Are Only One Part of the Process
Accounting systems record the financial result of purchasing, production, and sales. Manufacturing ERP must also control the operational events that create those financial transactions.
Accounting Software vs. Electronics Manufacturing Software
| Business Requirement | General Accounting System | Electronics Manufacturing ERP |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Accounting | Primary capability | Integrated with manufacturing transactions |
| Multi-Level Bills of Materials | Limited or unavailable | Supports assemblies, subassemblies, components, quantities, and revisions |
| Approved Manufacturer Parts | Usually unavailable | Links internal items with approved manufacturers and manufacturer part numbers |
| Approved Suppliers | Basic vendor records | Controls approved suppliers, qualifications, certifications, and supplier part numbers |
| Material Requirements Planning | Usually limited or unavailable | Calculates time-phased BUY and MAKE requirements |
| Work Orders | Basic jobs or assemblies at most | Controls materials, routings, labor, quality, quantities, and completion |
| Lot and Serial Traceability | May provide limited inventory-level tracking | Connects purchased components with production and finished products |
| Production Scheduling | Not normally included | Coordinates Work Orders, operations, employees, machines, and dates |
| Actual Manufacturing Cost | May use average or static item costs | Accumulates actual materials, labor, outside processing, and overhead |
| Quality Management | Not normally included | Connects inspections, nonconformance, corrective action, calibration, and documents |
Accounting software explains what was purchased, sold, invoiced, or paid. Manufacturing software explains what was built, how it was built, which materials were used, who performed the work, whether requirements were met, and what production actually cost.
Multi-Level Bill of Materials Management
Electronics products frequently contain multiple levels of assemblies, printed circuit boards, subassemblies, cables, hardware, packaging, and firmware-controlled items.
A controlled electronics BOM may include:
- Internal part number
- Part revision
- Component description
- Quantity per assembly
- Unit of measure
- Reference designators
- Assembly level
- Manufacturer part number
- Approved manufacturer
- Approved supplier
- Supplier part number
- Alternate components
- Substitution rules
- RoHS or other compliance status
- Document and drawing links
- Effective and obsolete dates
Assembly
Subassemblies
Mechanical Components
and Suppliers
When accounting software cannot support this structure, BOMs are frequently moved into spreadsheets or separate engineering databases. This increases the risk of duplicate parts, incorrect quantities, outdated revisions, missing alternates, and uncontrolled changes.
Learn more in our Bill of Materials guide.
BOM and Product Revision Control
Electronics manufacturers must know exactly which product revision and BOM revision apply to each customer order and production build.
Revision control should identify:
- Product revision
- BOM revision
- Drawing revision
- Firmware revision
- Work instruction revision
- Effective date
- Approval status
- Engineering Change Order
- Reason for change
- Affected inventory
- Affected Work Orders
- Affected customer orders
A Current Spreadsheet Is Not the Same as a Controlled Revision
A controlled system should preserve previous versions, approvals, effective dates, change history, and the exact revision used by each Work Order.
Approved Manufacturer and Vendor Lists
Electronics manufacturers frequently purchase the same functional component through multiple distributors while controlling the actual manufacturer and manufacturer part number used in the product.
| Part Relationship | Example |
|---|---|
| Internal Part Number | CAP-10UF-25V-0805 |
| Approved Manufacturer | Approved electronic-component manufacturer |
| Manufacturer Part Number | Manufacturer’s exact component identifier |
| Approved Supplier | Qualified distributor or supplier |
| Vendor Part Number | Supplier’s catalog or ordering identifier |
| Approval Status | Approved, conditional, inactive, or disqualified |
This structure helps prevent incorrect substitutions and supports controlled sourcing from approved manufacturers and suppliers.
An effective system should also track:
- Customer-specific approved sources
- Supplier certifications
- Counterfeit-part prevention controls
- Supplier performance
- Minimum order quantities
- Purchasing lead times
- Packaging quantities
- Historical purchase prices
- Last purchase date
- Approved alternates
Learn more in our Approved Vendor List guide.
Electronic Component Shortage Management
Component shortages are common in electronics manufacturing because products may depend on long-lead, allocation-controlled, obsolete, or single-source parts.
A shortage-management system should identify:
- Required component
- Quantity required
- Available inventory
- Allocated inventory
- Inventory awaiting inspection
- Open Purchase Orders
- Expected receipt dates
- Affected Work Orders
- Affected customers
- Approved alternates
- Required date
- Short quantity
| Shortage Condition | Potential Response |
|---|---|
| No Available Inventory | Create or expedite a Purchase Order. |
| Supply Arrives Late | Expedite, reschedule production, or evaluate an alternate. |
| Component Is Obsolete | Initiate engineering review and replacement qualification. |
| Inventory Is Allocated Elsewhere | Review customer and Work Order priorities. |
| Alternate Is Available | Verify engineering, customer, and quality approval before substitution. |
| Material Is Awaiting Inspection | Prioritize inspection when appropriate. |
A shortage list should identify not only what is missing, but also which production orders and customer deliveries are affected.
Alternate and Substitute Component Control
Electronics manufacturers often require approved alternate parts because original components may become unavailable, obsolete, or subject to extended lead times.
The alternate-component record may include:
- Original internal item
- Alternate manufacturer
- Alternate manufacturer part number
- Technical equivalency
- Customer approval requirement
- Engineering approval
- Quality approval
- Applicable product or BOM
- Effective date
- Restrictions
- Approval documentation
Availability Does Not Automatically Authorize Substitution
An available component should not replace the specified part until applicable engineering, customer, regulatory, and quality requirements have been reviewed.
Electronics Inventory Management
Electronic components may require inventory controls beyond basic quantity on hand.
Inventory records may need to manage:
- Manufacturer
- Manufacturer part number
- Supplier
- Purchase Order
- Lot number
- Date code
- Batch number
- Reel or package identification
- Quantity received
- Quantity remaining
- Unit cost
- FIFO layer
- Country of origin
- Expiration date
- Moisture Sensitivity Level
- Customer ownership
- Inspection status
- Quality status
- Storage location
Quantity Alone Is Not Enough
Two inventory records for the same internal item may differ by manufacturer, date code, lot, customer ownership, cost, shelf life, inspection status, or approved application.
Learn more in our Manufacturing Inventory Management guide.
Lot, Date-Code, and Serial-Number Traceability
Electronics manufacturers may need to trace every component from supplier receipt through production and customer shipment.
Purchase Order
Reel, and Date Code
Production Operation
Lot or Serial
Shipment
Traceability supports:
- Customer inquiries
- Quality investigations
- Supplier corrective actions
- Counterfeit-part investigations
- Component recalls
- Product recalls
- Warranty evaluation
- Regulatory compliance
- AS9100 and ISO 9001 audits
Forward traceability identifies which finished products and customers received a specific component lot. Backward traceability identifies the exact components, suppliers, Work Orders, employees, and processes used to build a finished assembly.
Learn more in our Lot and Serial Number Traceability guide.
Counterfeit and Suspect Component Control
Electronics manufacturers operating in aerospace, defense, medical, automotive, and other controlled industries may require formal counterfeit-part prevention processes.
ERP controls can support:
- Approved supplier restrictions
- Approved manufacturer controls
- Purchase Order quality clauses
- Supplier certification collection
- Receiving inspection requirements
- Component photographs
- Lot and date-code capture
- Country-of-origin recording
- Test and inspection evidence
- Quarantine status
- Nonconformance records
- Supplier corrective action
Purchasing Price Should Not Override Source Control
Lower-priced inventory from an unapproved or unverifiable source can create significant product-quality, compliance, and customer risk.
Material Requirements Planning for Electronics Manufacturing
MRP calculates component and assembly requirements using customer demand, forecasts, Bills of Materials, available inventory, Purchase Orders, Work Orders, and lead times.
Electronics MRP should consider:
- Multi-level BOM demand
- Available inventory
- Allocated inventory
- Inspection inventory
- Open Purchase Orders
- Open Work Orders
- Customer delivery schedules
- Component lead times
- Minimum buy quantities
- Reel and package quantities
- Approved manufacturers
- Approved suppliers
- Alternates
- Safety stock
- Obsolescence status
| MRP Recommendation | Business Action |
|---|---|
| Create Purchase Order | Purchase uncovered component requirements. |
| Expedite Purchase Order | Move incoming component supply before the current due date. |
| Defer Purchase Order | Delay supply that is arriving earlier than necessary. |
| Create Work Order | Manufacture required assemblies or subassemblies. |
| Expedite Work Order | Move manufactured supply earlier to satisfy demand. |
| Evaluate Alternate | Review an approved substitute when the specified component is unavailable. |
Learn more in our MRP Software for Manufacturers guide.
Work Order and Production Control
Accounting systems generally do not provide the detailed Work Order controls required to manage electronics production.
A manufacturing Work Order may include:
- Product part number and revision
- Quantity required
- Customer Sales Order
- Bill of Materials
- Material allocations
- Material issues
- Routing operations
- Work instructions
- Programming requirements
- Inspection and test requirements
- Employee labor
- Lot and serial-number requirements
- Outside processing
- Completed and rejected quantities
- Actual manufacturing cost
The Work Order creates repeatability by preserving the materials, routing, documents, inspections, labor, and production history used for each build.
Learn more in our Manufacturing Work Order Management guide.
Manufacturing Routings and Process Control
Electronics production may include a combination of internal operations, automated equipment, inspection, testing, and outside processing.
Routing operations may include:
- Material preparation
- Component kitting
- Solder-paste application
- Pick-and-place assembly
- Reflow
- Automated optical inspection
- Hand assembly
- Wave soldering
- Cleaning
- Conformal coating
- Programming
- Functional testing
- Final inspection
- Packaging
| Routing Control | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Operation Sequence | Ensures required production and inspection steps occur in order. |
| Work Center | Identifies where the operation is performed. |
| Setup and Run Time | Supports scheduling, capacity, costing, and performance analysis. |
| Employee Qualification | Identifies required skills and training. |
| Equipment | Identifies machines, tooling, test equipment, and fixtures. |
| Document Requirement | Provides current procedures, programs, drawings, and specifications. |
| Quality Gate | Prevents production movement until inspection or testing is accepted. |
Learn more in our Manufacturing Routing Software guide.
Real-Time Shop Floor Visibility
Manufacturing software should show the current status of production rather than waiting for completed paperwork to be entered later.
Supervisors may need to know:
- Which Work Orders are released
- Which jobs are in process
- Which operation each job is performing
- How many units have been completed
- Which jobs are awaiting inspection
- Which jobs are on hold
- Which jobs are waiting for materials
- Which jobs are late
- Which jobs are at outside processing
- Which customer deliveries may be affected
Learn more in our Shop Floor Tracking Software guide.
Production Scheduling
Electronics production scheduling must coordinate Work Orders, material availability, labor, machines, tooling, inspection, and customer due dates.
Scheduling may consider:
- Customer priority
- Required delivery date
- Material readiness
- Work center capacity
- Employee availability
- Employee qualifications
- Equipment availability
- Setup requirements
- Common product families
- Inspection and testing capacity
- Outside-processing lead time
- Maintenance downtime
MRP and Scheduling Serve Different Purposes
MRP identifies which materials and production orders are required. Production scheduling determines when and where the manufacturing operations will be performed.
Learn more in our Manufacturing Production Scheduling guide.
Electronics Manufacturing Quality Management
Quality requirements should be integrated with purchased materials, Work Orders, routing operations, employees, equipment, and finished products.
Quality-management processes may include:
- Receiving inspection
- First-piece inspection
- First Article Inspection
- In-process inspection
- Automated optical inspection results
- Functional testing
- Final inspection
- Nonconforming material
- Corrective action
- Supplier corrective action
- Calibration
- Document control
- Employee training
- Internal audits
Inspection
Production
and Testing
and Documentation
Shipment
Learn more in our Quality Management Software guide.
Customer Quality Clauses and Contract Requirements
Electronics manufacturers may receive customer requirements defining inspection, certification, traceability, packaging, source restrictions, record retention, and shipment documentation.
These requirements should be reviewed during Contract Review and then flowed into:
- Sales Order lines
- Item Master controls
- Bills of Materials
- Supplier Purchase Orders
- Work Orders
- Routing operations
- Inspection plans
- Packaging instructions
- Shipping documentation
Learn more in our Customer Purchase Order Quality Clauses guide.
Labor and Machine-Time Tracking
Production employees can record setup, assembly, inspection, testing, programming, rework, and other labor against Work Order routing operations.
| Production Cost Activity | Data Captured |
|---|---|
| Setup Labor | Employee, operation, start time, stop time, and actual hours |
| Production Labor | Employee, Work Order, quantity, and labor hours |
| Machine Time | Equipment, operation, run time, rate, and production quantity |
| Inspection Labor | Inspector, inspection type, results, and time |
| Rework Labor | Defect, rework operation, employee, material, and hours |
| Downtime | Machine, Work Order, reason, start time, and duration |
Actual production history helps improve quotations, routing estimates, staffing, capacity planning, and profitability analysis.
Actual Manufacturing Costing
General accounting software may rely on standard, average, or manually maintained item costs. Electronics manufacturing ERP can accumulate actual production cost from the transactions performed during the build.
| Cost Component | Source |
|---|---|
| Electronic Components | Actual FIFO inventory layers consumed |
| Mechanical Components | Actual purchased or manufactured inventory cost |
| Direct Labor | Employee time entered by routing operation |
| Machine Cost | Equipment operating time and rates |
| Outside Processing | Supplier Purchase Orders and receipts |
| Inspection and Testing | Employee labor, equipment, and outside laboratory charges |
| Scrap and Rework | Additional material, labor, processing, and inspection |
| Manufacturing Overhead | Burden allocated according to company policy |
Actual Work Order cost provides more reliable margin and quotation information than static costs maintained separately from production activity.
Learn more in our Actual Work Order Costing guide.
Work in Process Visibility
Work in Process represents the materials, labor, processing, and overhead accumulated on production that is not yet complete.
WIP reporting may show:
- Open Work Orders
- Current production operation
- Quantity started
- Quantity completed
- Quantity remaining
- Material issued
- Material cost
- Labor hours and cost
- Outside-processing cost
- Quality status
- Age of open production
- Projected completion date
Accounting software may provide a financial WIP balance without providing the operational detail needed to understand which products and production activities created that balance.
The Cost of Disconnected Workarounds
When the accounting system cannot manage production requirements, employees often create separate tools for each missing function.
| Workaround | Common Risk |
|---|---|
| BOM Spreadsheets | Outdated revisions, duplicate files, and unauthorized changes |
| Shortage Spreadsheets | Information becomes outdated after inventory and order changes |
| Paper Travelers | Production status is unavailable until paperwork is returned and entered |
| Standalone Quality Database | Quality records are disconnected from inventory, Work Orders, suppliers, and shipments |
| Separate Labor System | Labor is difficult to connect with actual product and operation cost |
| Manual Email Approvals | Approval status and supporting evidence become difficult to retrieve |
| Whiteboard Scheduling | Production priorities are not linked with material readiness or live Work Order status |
Multiple Sources of Truth Create Conflicting Decisions
When Engineering, Purchasing, Inventory, Production, Quality, and Accounting maintain separate records, employees may make decisions using different quantities, revisions, dates, and product definitions.
Why Problems Increase as the Business Grows
Disconnected systems may appear manageable when the company has a small number of products, customers, employees, and transactions. The limitations become more serious as complexity increases.
Growth may add:
- More BOM levels
- More product revisions
- More approved manufacturers
- More suppliers
- More customer-specific requirements
- More inventory locations
- More Work Orders
- More outside processors
- More serialized products
- More users and departments
- More quality and compliance records
Manual Processes Do Not Scale Linearly
As products and transactions increase, the number of relationships between orders, parts, suppliers, materials, Work Orders, inspections, and shipments increases much faster than the number of employees available to maintain spreadsheets.
The Business Impact of Inadequate Manufacturing Systems
Production Delays
Shortages, missing documents, unavailable equipment, and unclear priorities interrupt manufacturing.
Inventory Problems
Inaccurate quantities, duplicate purchases, excess stock, and obsolete components increase carrying cost.
Quality Risk
Uncontrolled revisions, substitutions, and traceability gaps increase the chance of incorrect builds.
Unreliable Costing
Missing labor, material, processing, and rework costs create inaccurate product margins.
Customer Delivery Risk
Management cannot reliably predict when material shortages or production delays will affect shipments.
Limited Scalability
Administrative effort and reconciliation increase as transaction volume grows.
A Better Approach: Integrated Electronics Manufacturing ERP
An integrated manufacturing system connects the complete business process from customer order through production and financial reporting.
and Contract Review
Purchasing
and Traceability
Shop Floor Production
Costing, and Accounting
This approach provides:
- One product definition
- One approved BOM structure
- One live inventory balance
- One production schedule
- One Work Order history
- One quality and traceability record
- One actual cost history
- One financial system of record
Electronics Manufacturing Software Selection Criteria
Manufacturers evaluating software should determine whether the system can support their specific product, sourcing, production, quality, and traceability requirements.
| Evaluation Area | Questions to Ask |
|---|---|
| Item Master | Can the system manage internal parts, manufacturers, suppliers, revisions, attributes, and documents? |
| BOM Management | Can it control multi-level BOMs, alternates, revisions, approvals, and where-used relationships? |
| Purchasing | Can buyers select approved manufacturers and suppliers and manage supplier part numbers? |
| MRP | Does it calculate demand using BOMs, inventory, Purchase Orders, Work Orders, and due dates? |
| Inventory | Can it control lots, date codes, reels, serial numbers, ownership, location, and status? |
| Work Orders | Can it manage materials, routing, labor, quality, quantities, and completion? |
| Traceability | Can it perform forward and backward genealogy from supplier receipt to customer shipment? |
| Quality | Can it manage inspections, nonconformance, corrective action, documents, training, and calibration? |
| Costing | Can it calculate actual material, labor, processing, scrap, and overhead cost? |
| Accounting | Are inventory, WIP, Finished Goods, COGS, revenue, and receivables integrated? |
| Customization | Can the system adapt to customer-specific workflows and documents? |
| Reporting | Can management access current operational and financial information? |
Electronics Manufacturing KPIs
| KPI | What It Measures |
|---|---|
| Material Availability | Work Orders with all required components available |
| Component Shortage Rate | Frequency of shortages affecting production |
| Inventory Accuracy | Recorded quantities compared with verified physical quantities |
| Supplier On-Time Delivery | Supplier performance against confirmed due dates |
| Supplier Defect Rate | Rejected purchased components compared with total receipts |
| Schedule Adherence | Actual production performance compared with the schedule |
| First-Pass Yield | Assemblies accepted without rework |
| Scrap Rate | Material or production value permanently lost |
| Rework Rate | Assemblies requiring additional processing |
| Work Order Cycle Time | Time from release through completion |
| Actual Cost Variance | Quoted or estimated cost compared with actual manufacturing cost |
| On-Time Delivery | Customer shipments completed by the committed date |
Electronics Manufacturing Software with SimpleManufacturing™
SimpleManufacturing™ integrates product data, customer orders, Bills of Materials, approved manufacturers, suppliers, MRP, purchasing, inventory, Work Orders, production scheduling, quality, traceability, costing, shipping, and accounting.
| SimpleManufacturing™ Capability | Business Benefit |
|---|---|
| Item Master Data | Centralizes parts, revisions, classifications, attributes, documents, costs, and planning data. |
| Multi-Level BOMs | Controls assemblies, subassemblies, components, quantities, and revisions. |
| Approved Manufacturer and Supplier Data | Connects internal items with qualified manufacturers, distributors, and purchasing part numbers. |
| MRP | Calculates component, subassembly, and finished-product requirements. |
| Purchase Order Management | Controls sourcing, deliveries, quality clauses, pricing, and supplier performance. |
| Inventory Management | Tracks quantities, FIFO cost layers, lots, date codes, serials, ownership, and status. |
| Work Order Management | Controls materials, routings, production quantities, labor, quality, and completion. |
| Production Scheduling | Coordinates Work Orders, operations, employees, machines, and due dates. |
| Shop Floor Tracking | Provides current labor, quantity, operation, and production-status information. |
| Quality Management | Integrates inspections, nonconformance, corrective action, documents, training, and calibration. |
| Product Genealogy | Connects purchased components with Work Orders, finished products, and customer shipments. |
| Actual Work Order Costing | Accumulates actual material, labor, outside processing, machine, and overhead cost. |
| Accounting Integration | Connects operational activity with inventory value, WIP, Finished Goods, COGS, revenue, and receivables. |
One System for Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, and Accounting
SimpleManufacturing™ gives electronics manufacturers one connected database for product definitions, sourcing, materials, Work Orders, production history, quality records, traceability, costs, and financial transactions.
Frequently Asked Questions About Electronics Manufacturing Software
What is electronics manufacturing software?
Electronics manufacturing software manages product data, Bills of Materials, components, approved sources, purchasing, inventory, MRP, Work Orders, production, quality, traceability, costing, shipping, and accounting.
Why does accounting software fall short for electronics manufacturing?
Accounting software focuses on financial transactions and typically lacks detailed BOM, MRP, routing, Work Order, quality, component-traceability, and production-scheduling functions.
Can accounting software manage Bills of Materials?
Some systems provide basic assembly lists, but electronics manufacturers often require multi-level BOMs, revisions, alternates, reference designators, approved manufacturers, and where-used analysis.
What is an Approved Manufacturer List?
An Approved Manufacturer List identifies the manufacturers and exact manufacturer part numbers approved for an internal component.
What is an Approved Vendor List?
An Approved Vendor List identifies suppliers that have been evaluated and authorized to provide particular products or services.
Why are both manufacturer and vendor part numbers important?
The manufacturer part number identifies the exact component, while the vendor part number identifies how a distributor or supplier lists and sells it.
How does MRP help electronics manufacturers?
MRP calculates component and assembly requirements using customer demand, Bills of Materials, available inventory, Purchase Orders, Work Orders, and lead times.
What is component shortage management?
It identifies unavailable components, affected Work Orders, expected supply, alternate parts, required dates, and actions needed to protect production.
How should alternate components be controlled?
Alternates should be linked with the applicable item or BOM and approved by Engineering, Quality, customers, or other authorities when required.
Why is date-code tracking important?
Date codes can support component age restrictions, customer requirements, product genealogy, quality investigations, and recall analysis.
What is forward traceability?
Forward traceability identifies which assemblies, Work Orders, serial numbers, shipments, and customers received a particular component lot or date code.
What is backward traceability?
Backward traceability identifies the materials, suppliers, lots, employees, processes, and inspections used to manufacture a finished product.
How are Work Orders used in electronics manufacturing?
Work Orders control the product revision, quantity, BOM materials, routing operations, labor, inspection, traceability, and completion of each production build.
What is shop floor tracking?
Shop floor tracking records Work Order operations, employee labor, completed quantities, downtime, quality activity, and production status as work is performed.
How is actual product cost calculated?
Actual cost combines consumed inventory layers, employee labor, machine time, outside processing, inspection, scrap, rework, and overhead.
Why are spreadsheets risky for electronics BOMs?
Spreadsheets can create duplicate versions, uncontrolled changes, outdated revisions, data-entry errors, and weak integration with purchasing, inventory, and production.
Can manufacturing software integrate with accounting?
Yes. Integrated ERP can create financial transactions from inventory receipts, material issues, Work Order completion, shipments, invoices, and payments.
What quality functions should electronics manufacturing software include?
Useful functions include receiving inspection, in-process inspection, testing, nonconformance, corrective action, supplier quality, document control, training, calibration, and audit history.
How does SimpleManufacturing™ support electronics manufacturing?
SimpleManufacturing™ connects Item Master data, BOMs, approved manufacturers and suppliers, MRP, purchasing, inventory, Work Orders, scheduling, shop floor tracking, quality, traceability, costing, shipping, and accounting.
Move Beyond Accounting Software and Disconnected Spreadsheets
Electronics manufacturing requires detailed control over product definitions, approved components, suppliers, inventory, component shortages, Work Orders, production routings, quality requirements, traceability, and actual product cost.
General accounting systems can remain an important part of the financial process, but they rarely provide the operational controls needed to manage complex electronics production without extensive workarounds.
One Source of Truth for Electronics Manufacturing
Integrated manufacturing ERP replaces disconnected spreadsheets and standalone databases with one coordinated system for Engineering, Purchasing, Inventory, Production, Quality, Shipping, and Accounting.
SimpleManufacturing™ provides flexible electronics manufacturing software for small and mid-sized manufacturers requiring multi-level BOMs, approved source control, MRP, Work Orders, production scheduling, component traceability, quality management, actual costing, and integrated accounting.