Stock & Inventory Management Software for Manufacturers
Most “inventory software” in India is really billing software with a stock column — fine for a trader, wrong for a factory. OEMup tracks stock the way a manufacturer needs: across multiple warehouses and a shop floor, by batch and serial, with raw material consumed automatically against the BOM when you produce, and GST-ready valuation. Inside a cloud ERP.
Billing apps track stock. Factories need more.
For a trader, inventory is one number: it goes up when you buy and down when you sell, and a billing app handles it perfectly. A factory is a different animal. The same item exists as raw material in one warehouse, as work-in-progress on the floor, and as finished goods ready to dispatch — and the only way the numbers reconcile is if the software understands production. That is exactly where a billing-first tool runs out of road:
One stock figure, no real locations
A single stock number can’t tell you what’s in the main store vs the floor vs a second unit. You end up guessing where material actually is.
OEMup: stock is held per warehouse and bin location, so every item shows where it physically sits.No batch / serial / expiry traceability
When a customer reports a fault or an auditor asks which lot went where, a flat stock count has no answer.
OEMup: track items by batch, serial and expiry, with genealogy from incoming material to finished good.Stock not consumed against the BOM
If raw material isn’t drawn down when you produce, finished goods appear from nowhere and inventory never reconciles.
OEMup: production consumes inputs per the multi-level BOM automatically, so the books balance.Manual transfers, no reorder view
Moving stock between godowns on a notepad — and finding out you’re short only when a job stops — is how factories lose hours.
OEMup: proper stock transfers plus reorder levels and low-stock alerts so shortages surface early.Manufacturing-grade stock, end to end
OEMup follows material the way a factory actually moves it — from the goods-inward gate, through the shop floor and the BOM, out to dispatch — with the stock ledger updating at every step:
- Receive into a specific warehouse / binBook incoming material against a purchase or GRN into a chosen warehouse and bin location, capturing batch or serial numbers where the item needs them.
- Reserve & issue against work ordersAllocate stock to a work order or manufacturing order and issue it to the floor, so committed material isn’t double-counted as available.
- Auto-consume raw material per the BOMWhen you record production, the raw materials in that item’s bill of materials are consumed automatically and the finished goods are added — no hand-keying, so it always reconciles.
- Move finished goods to a warehouse / dispatchTransfer finished goods to a dispatch warehouse and ship against the sales order or invoice, with stock reducing only on the actual movement.
- Continuous valuation, reorder & off-site visibilityStock value updates as movements post, reorder and dead-stock alerts run continuously, and material at job workers stays visible as stock-at-job-worker.
What you get
One inventory system for the whole make-and-move cycle — with India-first GST defaults, no per-machine installs, and the same platform running your BOMs, MRP and accounting:
- Multiple warehouses & bin locations
- Batch, serial & expiry tracking
- BOM-linked automatic consumption
- Stock transfers between warehouses
- Reorder levels & safety stock
- Real-time valuation (FIFO / weighted-avg)
- Stock-at-job-worker visibility
- Low-stock & dead-stock reports
- Stock take / cycle count
- Barcode-friendly operations
- GST-ready stock reports
- Cloud access on the shop floor
Inventory rarely stands alone — it’s driven by what you plan to make and what you send out. See how stock links to MRP, job work and multi-level BOMs as part of a complete manufacturing ERP software platform. If you’re weighing billing-first apps like Vyapar or myBillBook against a factory-grade system, our honest take on the best ERP software in India and the best manufacturing ERP in India lays out where each one fits.
Inventory management software — FAQ
What is manufacturing inventory management software?
It tracks stock across the whole production process — raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods — held across multiple warehouses, the shop floor and even job workers. It supports batch and serial traceability, consumes raw material automatically against the bill of materials (BOM) when you produce, handles transfers between locations, and values stock for accounting and GST. OEMup builds this into a cloud ERP, so inventory stays in sync with production and accounting instead of living in a separate billing app.
How is it different from Vyapar or billing software?
Billing-first apps like Vyapar or myBillBook are excellent at invoicing and GST billing, and they show a single stock figure that rises on purchase and falls on sale — ideal for a trader. A factory is different: stock sits in several warehouses and on the floor, raw material is consumed against a BOM, and you often need batch, serial and expiry traceability. OEMup is built for that, so inventory actually reconciles. It is a fuller manufacturing ERP rather than a billing tool with a stock column — which also means it is more than you need if you only resell finished goods.
Does it support multiple warehouses and locations?
Yes. Define multiple warehouses (and bin or rack locations within them), see stock per location, and move material between them with stock transfers. Material sent out for processing is also tracked as a distinct stock-at-job-worker location, so total inventory is never understated even when goods are off-site.
Does stock get consumed automatically against the BOM?
Yes. When you record production against a work order or manufacturing order, OEMup consumes the raw materials in that item’s bill of materials automatically and adds the finished goods to stock. Because consumption is driven by the BOM, raw-material and finished-goods stock stay reconciled and you can trace which inputs went into which output.
Does it track batches, serials and expiry?
Yes. Items can be tracked by batch (lot), by serial number, and with expiry dates where relevant — giving traceability from incoming material through production to finished goods and dispatch. The tracking mode is set per item, so simple parts stay simple while critical ones carry full genealogy.
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Book a free 30-minute demo — bring a couple of your items and we’ll receive them into a warehouse, run a production order so raw material is consumed against the BOM, transfer the finished goods, and show the live stock valuation. Or leave your details and we’ll send pricing for your team size.