Manufacturing ERP

BOMs, work orders, PLM, quality and stock in one chain: for companies that manufacture, a system that goes beyond ERP and includes engineering.

Manufacturing ERP is software that runs a company's bills of material, work orders, quality and stock in one database. PORTWARE does this on the world's most widely used open-source business-management core, web-based and bilingual: Turkish e-invoicing and the uniform chart of accounts are built in, Word and Excel files are versioned on the record itself with cell-by-cell differences, and an AI assistant that reads the record runs on every screen. The data stays on your own server.

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For manufacturers searching for Manufacturing ERP, what matters is production talking to sales, stock and purchasing at the same time. In PORTWARE a sales order reserves stock or opens a manufacturing order; the BOM comes from engineering with its CAD files and revisions; shortages become purchase requests.

Every production step passes its quality checkpoints, and the lots and serial numbers used are traced to delivery. Maintenance plans the work centres, and cost flows straight into accounting.

What you get with PORTWARE

Multi-level bills of materials, work orders and work centre planning
Manufacturing orders from sales orders, purchase requests from shortages
PLM with CAD files, revisions and engineering BOMs
Incoming, in-process and final quality control
Traceability by lot and serial number
STEP, DXF, DWG and STL files in the browser (CAD viewer)

PORTWARE at a glance

Product: PORTWARE — Productive Business Management System: fully integrated and web-based; ERP, CRM, manufacturing, PLM, quality, projects, finance, HR, documents, office and AI on one platform
Maker: PORTWARE
Core: The world's most widely used open-source business-management core (LGPL-3) — open schema
Access: Browser and mobile; nothing to install on the client
Hosting: On your own server or on PORTWARE's
Languages: Turkish and English interface, documents and reports
Compliance: Turkish e-Invoice, e-Archive, e-Waybill and the uniform chart of accounts installed
Office: Word, Excel and presentation files in the browser, on the record, co-edited; versioned, differences cell by cell (PORTWARE Office)
AI: Cowork AI on every screen; the company picks the provider and model with its own keys
Integration: REST and XML-RPC API, Excel/CSV import and export

Frequently asked questions

Is there MRP (material requirements planning)?

Yes. Multi-level MRP computes production and purchase needs from stock and open orders.

Are PLM and CAD files supported?

Yes. The PLM module manages CAD files, revisions and engineering BOMs; the CAD viewer opens files without downloading.

Can quality control processes be set up?

Yes. Incoming, in-process and final inspections are defined with test questions and acceptance criteria.

What is PORTWARE's licence model — is there a per-user fee?

PORTWARE's core is the world's most widely used open-source (LGPL-3) business-management core; the modules PORTWARE writes are licensed LGPL-3. No closed-source per-user licence fee is required. The cost is in setup, tailoring, training and support services, quoted to your scope.

Where is our data kept, and whose server is it on?

The database runs wherever you want it: on your own server or on one PORTWARE manages. The schema is open and the whole dataset can be exported at any time. Backups are taken daily and kept on a separate server.

Does it integrate with the other programs we use?

Yes. PORTWARE exposes REST and XML-RPC APIs and talks to banks, e-invoice providers, e-commerce and shop-floor systems through them. For bulk data, Excel/CSV import and export is available on every screen.

How are training and support provided?

The system ships its own handbook, application guides and per-screen help. On top of that PORTWARE trains the team during go-live and provides upgrades and support afterwards.

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