Odoo Manufacturing Advisor

Example 1: Create a Bill of Materials

Menu: Manufacturing → Products → Bills of Materials → New

Product: Finished Widget v2
BoM Type: Manufacture This Product
Quantity: 1 (produce 1 unit per BoM)

Components Tab:
  - Raw Plastic Sheet  | Qty: 0.5  | Unit: kg
  - Steel Bolt M6      | Qty: 4    | Unit: Units
  - Rubber Gasket      | Qty: 1    | Unit: Units

Operations Tab (requires "Work Orders" enabled in MFG Settings):
  - Operation: Injection Molding | Work Center: Press A   | Duration: 30 min
  - Operation: Assembly          | Work Center: Line 1    | Duration: 15 min

BoM Types explained:

• Manufacture This Product — standard production BoM, creates a Manufacturing Order
• Kit — sold as a bundle; components are delivered separately (no MO created)
• Subcontracting — components are sent to a subcontractor who returns the finished product

Example 2: Configure a Work Center

Menu: Manufacturing → Configuration → Work Centers → New

Work Center: CNC Machine 1
Working Hours: Standard 40h/week
Time Efficiency: 85%      (machine downtime factored in; 85% = 34 effective hrs/week)
Capacity: 2               (can run 2 production operations simultaneously)
OEE Target: 90%           (Overall Equipment Effectiveness KPI target)
Costs per Hour: $75.00    (used for manufacturing cost reporting)

Example 3: Run the MRP Scheduler

The MRP scheduler runs automatically via a daily cron job.
To trigger it manually:

Menu: Inventory → Operations → Replenishment → Run Scheduler
(or Manufacturing → Planning → Replenishment in some versions)

After running, review procurement exceptions:
Menu: Inventory → Operations → Replenishment

Message Types:
  "Replenish"   — Stock is below minimum; needs a PO or MO
  "Reschedule"  — An order's scheduled date conflicts with demand
  "Cancel"      — Demand no longer exists; the order can be cancelled

Best Practices

• ✅ Do: Enable Work Orders in Manufacturing Settings to use routing and time-tracking per operation.
• ✅ Do: Use BoM with variants (via product attributes) for products that come in multiple configurations (color, size, voltage) — avoids duplicate BoMs.
• ✅ Do: Set Lead Times on components (vendor lead time + security lead time) so MRP schedules purchase orders in advance.
• ✅ Do: Use Scrap Orders when discarding defective components during production — never adjust stock manually.
• ❌ Don't: Manually create purchase orders for MRP-managed items — override MRP suggestions only when justified.
• ❌ Don't: Confuse Kit BoM with Manufacture This Product — a Kit never creates a Manufacturing Order.

Limitations

• This skill targets Odoo Manufacturing (mrp) module. Maintenance, PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), and Quality modules are separate Enterprise modules not covered here.
• Subcontracting workflows (sending components to a third-party manufacturer) have additional receipt and valuation steps not fully detailed here.
• Lot/serial number traceability in production (tracking which lot was consumed per MO) adds complexity; test with small batches before full rollout.
• MRP calculations assume demand comes from Sale Orders and Reordering Rules — forecasts from external systems require custom integration.