Step 1: Production Planning
- Analyze sales & inventory
- Know fast/slow moving items
- Decide which products to manufacture
- Get SKU-wise production needs
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35%
Less raw material wastage
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Real Challenges South African Manufacturers Face Every Day
Production floor challenges, raw material mismatch, quality control, and production costs keep manufacturers worried!
Core Features & Modules in Vasy that Solve these Challenges
Vasy: Intelligent ERP for South African Manufacturers
Vasy is a cloud-based manufacturing ERP that comes with connected modules, features, and integrations that manufacturers need to address all challenges they face and achieve maximum manufacturing productivity and profitability.
Smart Production Planning
Plan every production after analyzing numbers from inventory and sales records. Vasy’s ERP for manufacturing has demand features for smart production planning.
- Real-time stock & production data visibility
- Fast- and slow-moving item reports
- Demand-based production planning & work scheduling
- Item-wise historical sales trends to plan the next lot
- Plan procurements as per production data
Raw Material Management
Track every raw material consumption, item-wise, batch-wise, and supplier-wise. Also, get alerts related to low raw material stock to prevent sudden production halts.
- Real-time raw material stock levels (product-wise)
- Material consumption tracking (per BOM)
- Track raw material currently in production vs. in reserve
- Know how much raw material is ordered and about to come
- Low-stock alerts for raw materials below thresholds
Quality Management with Batch & Lot Traceability
Trace every finished unit back to the exact raw material batch and supplier it came from. Detect any quality issues at the source, before they reach a distributor or customer.
- Batch & lot-wise tracking (raw material to finished goods)
- Supplier-wise batch mapping
- Expiry & batch-level alerts
- Full production-to-dispatch traceability
Warehouse & Barcode Management
Locate every item by manufacturing unit location, warehouse location, and production shelf location from the module itself. Scan barcodes to easily find the batch, item lot, or whether the item is a finished good or raw material.
- A to Z warehouse organisation & management
- Barcode & label generation
- Finished vs. raw material goods management via labels
- Real-time stock location visibility
Bills of Materials (BOM)-Based Costing
Calculate the exact cost of every product you manufacture from raw material and logistics to production costs, warehousing costs, and packaging costs.
- Bills of Materials-based costing
- Real-time raw material price tracking
- 100+ free calculators
- Material consumption vs. BOM variance
Stock Audit Module
Match physical stock with system records using a mobile app instead of paper-based slow counting processes. Conduct cyclical, seasonal, or annual counts easily to verify stock (Physical vs. on record).
- Mobile-based stock verification
- Barcode-scan stock counting
- Count faster as more staff can be deployed.
- Real-time stock count updates
Supplier & Purchase Management
Compare raw material prices from different suppliers to find the best deals; product-wise supplier mapping for critical raw materials for faster replenishments. Know exactly which suppliers are best based on delivery on time, quality, and price analysis.
- Supplier-wise price comparison
- Purchase order to payment tracking
- Supplier performance visibility
- Centralised vendor records (price/purchases).
Unified Reporting & Analytics
See production, purchase, inventory, and sales reports on one dashboard or download intelligent MIS reports that detail everything you need to know about production, suppliers, and raw materials. Get the reports for making smart decisions.
- 150+ real-time reports
- Production & material reports
- Combined purchase, production, inventory, raw material view.
- AI-based reporting
Advanced Features for Industry 5.0 Manufacturers
Features that are designed for modern manufacturers who prioritise lean manufacturing and quality output.
Warehouse Management
Organise warehouse layout, use barcode label generation to classify inventory.
Mobile-Based Stock Audit
Vasy’s manufacturing ERP has a mobile-based stock verification module for faster stock audits.
Barcode Generation
Generate and print barcodes and labels separately for raw material boxes and stocked goods.
Stock Ageing Reports
With this feature, manufacturers can find any raw material or finished goods that are nearing expiry.
Recipe Management
Add your proprietary recipes for every product, so final quality remains the same for each batch.
Multi-Plant Management
Vasy’s ERP can be used to handle your multiple production units, factories, mills, and warehouses.
Integrated Modules
An integrated ERP that comes with inventory management software, accounting, omnichannel, CRM, and multiple other modules.
AI Intelligence
Get reports and analytics derived from AI-led analysis of your production, sales, and labour data.
Multi UOM Tracking
Buy raw materials in bulk units like kilograms, boxes, cartons, and sell finished goods in singular units.
Central Production Tracking
Even if you have multiple production plants or warehouses, Vasy helps you track all in a centralised view.
Financial Reporting
Vasy has a built-in accounting software for P& L, Cash flow statement, balance sheet, and financial reporting.
Compliance Management
Keep your licenses, certifications, and other compliance documents centralised for inspections.
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How You Can Manage Your Entire Manufacturing With Vasy ERP?
From production and raw material planning to stock audit and inventory control, manage your entire workflows with Vasy’s smart manufacturing ERP.
Step 2: Raw Material Planning
- Calculate material needs for the products
- Analyze current raw material in hand
Step 3: Order Raw Material
- Check the best supplier for raw material required
- Get product-wise supplier mapping report
Step 4: Production & Tracking
- Schedule production based on raw material supply date
- Label raw material for storage
- Track production batches & lots
- Track raw material consumption & output
Step 5: Finished Goods & Warehouse Management
- Label & move finished goods into a warehouse
- Track finished goods with a central dashboard
- Track finished goods sold vs. in warehouse
- Track expiries for finished (perishable goods)
Step 6: Sales, Billing & Dispatch
- Track sales orders, dispatch dates
- Generate VAT-compliant invoices for sales
Step 7: Stock Audit & Inventory Control
- Conduct regular stock audits
- Mobile Stock Audit App
Step 8: Reporting & Analysis
- Get reports for production performance
- Get 150+ MIS and POS reports
- Full compliance reporting
- Get insights to improve further
Key Benefits of ERP for Manufacturing Businesses
Benefits that go beyond profits. Manufacturers get tools, modules, and integrations to become industry leaders.
Improved Production Efficiency
- Reduces manual steps in production planning.
- Track production metrics and make accurate production decisions.
- Easily track raw materials, finished goods, and forecast demand.
- Focus on quality and production efficiency and minimise production costs.
Quality Management
- Accurate mapping and choice of the best suppliers of raw materials
- Ensure quality production with quality raw materials.
- Lean processes to mitigate quality issues.
- Vasy’s modules and features assist in implementing Six Sigma process to improve production quality.
Real-time Production Visibility
- From your central dashboard, you get visibility of your current production and finished goods.
- Full visibility of raw materials in hand and in production
- End-to-end visibility of planned production schedules
- Easily track inventory in the warehouse, in transit, or dispatched.
Cost Benefits
- With Vasy’s BOM features, track material costs for every item and batch.
- Understand the input-to-output cost variance and profitability.
- Based on the insights, you can make key supplier or production line changes to ensure more profitability.
- Minimize costs involved in stock wastages.
Profitable Production Only
- Integrated inventory and sales modules.
- Know the best- and least-selling of your product types.
- Manufacture items that sell more.
- Keep your production lean and profitable.
Reduced Wastages
- Lean manufacturing principles embedded in Vasy’s ERP manufacturing software
- Reduce your wastage-related costs with proactive expiry or stock aging tracking.
- Improved production line to reduce item defects
- Better scheduling to prevent labour time wastages
Stronger Compliance
- Centralised, VAT-ready financial records
- Stock audits, testing compliance, and quality control
- Stay compliant with manufacturing regulatory rules and regulations.
- Keep documents & reports ready for inspections
Better Supply Chains
- Clearer supplier records on hand
- Full visibility into supplier performance and raw material quality
- Keep your supply chains foolproof
- Stay resilient to supply chain disruptions
Full Stack Manufacturing Ecosystem
Manufacturing ecosystem that has connected modules from production and inventory to accounting and analytics.
vina: An Intelligent AI Layer that Manufacturers Need
vina is Vasy's AI layer that comes embedded in the Manufacturing ERP software for South Africa. It reads and understands all your live ERP data and answers your queries in real-time. It speaks to you in plain South African lingo. Ask anything from current production requirements to next steps related to any supplier; it will answer based on your ERP data.
- Ask questions in plain English, isiZulu or Afrikaans.
- Get cited answers from vina
- Flag low stock or raw material
- vina can create purchase orders
- Get morning briefings from vina
Centralised Inventory Management for Manufacturing Plants
From raw material and finished goods to warehouse-stocked and in-transit (dispatched) goods, gain end-to-end visibility of inventory across plants & warehouses. Conduct barcode scanning-based stock audits and deal with perishable goods’ expiries like a pro with our inventory module of ERP.
- Central inventory & stock transfers
- Batch & lot tracking
- Barcode & label generation
- Mobile stock audit
- Expiry management
Smart Accounting Module for Centralised Financial Reporting
Vasy takes care of your entire manufacturing unit's accounting needs. It provides the production unit’s cash flow reports, cash book entry, journal entry and profit and loss statement.
- Centralised financial accounting
- Journal, cash book, trial balance
- Budgeting & forecasting
- VAT-ready billing
- Profit & loss
Sales and Purchase Module for Smart Manufacturers
Purchase orders, material inward, bills of material, supplier invoices, etc. are all featured inside the sales and purchase module. Create quotes, share with the department for approval, and manage all sales/purchase entries centrally.
- Purchase order to invoice tracking
- Supplier & vendor management
- Sales order to dispatch tracking
- Multi-UOM buying & selling
For Omnichannel Manufacturers with D2C Channels
Sell through factory outlets, distributors, wholesale, and online with an inbuilt omnichannel module that has features to help you build your online presence with a webstore. Combine and manage online and offline inventory.
- D2C commerce orders
- Online POS & Payment management
- WooCommerce & Shopify integration
- Unified inventory management
- Online store management
Built for South Africa's Key Manufacturing Sectors
From textiles and garments to footwear and steel, all manufacturing sectors benefit immensely from Vasy’s integrated ERP system.
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Book a Demo!FAQs Regarding ERP for Manufacturing
Find answers to common questions about manufacturing ERP software
ERP software for manufacturing is a complete set of integrated applications that eliminates all existing production bottlenecks and inventory visibility challenges and lets manufacturers manage their production schedules, raw materials, warehouses, financials, and compliance without hassle. It comes with all features required to manufacture efficiently and profitably. The ERP system for manufacturers provides intelligent reports for ad hoc yet accurate decision-making related to production numbers, suppliers, and warehouse management.
ERP manufacturing software tracks key production cost metrics such as item-wise raw material costs by analyzing bills of materials related to each product batch. It also analyzes suppliers for each product and can compare all to find the most cost-efficient supplier for a particular raw material (without quality compromises). It also helps better plan staff schedules to reduce labour costs based on production demand forecasting. All these together lead to real cost savings for manufacturers in South Africa.
South African manufacturers have to face issues such as volatile raw material prices, production disruptions due to power outages, raw material and finished goods spoilage due to slow inventory turnover, and squeezed margins due to rising supplier costs. Poor production planning using legacy systems and outdated methods can further add to existing problems. In fact, South African factories currently operate only at 60% of their maximum production capacity. Yes, a smart, modern ERP system for manufacturers can solve all the issues mentioned above.
Yes. Vasy has a multi-location management feature that helps manufacturers with multiple production plants, warehouses, locations, and units to manage all plants centrally. Manufacturers get central inventory visibility from all production plants, central raw material consumption analysis and reporting across plants and warehouses.
Yes. Vasy's batch management feature tracks production batches, cost, and expiry information for each batch and improves traceability. It also supports FIFO (First In, First Out) processes.
Yes. Vasy provides VAT-ready billing, automated tax calculations, and structured financial reporting, built to support South African compliance requirements for SARS. Apart from that, Vasy has features for quality management, certifications, and more to improve your compliance score.
Our integrated ERP for manufacturing comes with advanced features such as Multi-UOM tracking, an artificial intelligence layer (vina), and mobile-based stock verification, counting, and audit.
Yes. Vasy’s ERP for manufacturing is a cloud-based yet hybrid ERP. It can work offline like a hybrid POS.
Lean manufacturing features in Vasy include expiry alerts, excess stock alerts, and smart scheduling to reduce staff hours and raw material wastage.
Yes. We provide post-implementation support to keep your ERP running seamlessly. We also provide updates and additional features with every new feature launch or security upgrade in the cloud ERP. You can read this guide for ERP implementation.
