Projects & planning

Plan projects, track delivery, see live profitability — in one ERP

Three-level project structure, a real Gantt tool, capacity planning against actual resources, delivery-precision tracking and live planned-vs-actual numbers — all built into ProdSys. From quote to post-calculation, one platform end to end.

Step by step

The entire production process in one system

Each step builds on the last. The same project number follows the job from the moment a quote is sent to the final time entry — and you see exactly where you made money.

01
Quote calculation

Build accurate quotes, fast

Calculate expected costs based on hours, materials, purchases, sub-contractors, and margins — all in one calculation sheet. Pull prices straight from supplier agreements and standard hourly rates, so you stop guessing.

  • Hours per work operation
  • Material and item costs
  • Sub-contractors and freight
  • Margin per category
  • Templates from past projects
  • One-click conversion to quote
"We used to spend half a day on a quote. Now it takes an hour — and the calculation still holds up when the job is finished."
02
Work orders

From calculation to shop-floor reality

When the quote becomes an order, the calculation automatically becomes a work order. Operations are defined, materials are listed, and drawings are attached. Operators have everything in their hands — no lost emails, no drawings buried on a desk.

  • Work operations in correct sequence
  • Complete bill of materials (BOM)
  • Drawings and documentation
  • Work instructions per operation
  • Quality checks and control points
  • Batch and serial number traceability
"The welder pulls the latest drawing revision on the tablet. There are no outdated versions floating around the workshop."
03
Purchasing

Right items, right time, tied to the project

ProdSys sees what's missing and suggests purchases automatically — based on material demand in the project or production order. Purchase orders generate with one click, goods receipts register against the project, and costs follow the job all the way to invoice.

  • Demand-driven purchase suggestions
  • Direct link to project and order
  • Goods receipt with quality control
  • Sub-contractor services tracked per order
  • Supplier prices and agreements
  • Invoice matching against PO
"We always know what's been ordered, what's been received, and what each customer's job actually contains."
04
Production and time

Real hours, real consumption — in real time

Employees register hours and material consumption directly on order, project, or work operation — on a terminal in the workshop or on mobile in the field. You see progress hour by hour, not when the monthly report lands.

  • Time tracking on mobile and terminal
  • Barcode scanning of materials
  • Operation status in real time
  • Clock in and out of tasks
  • Deviations and notes from the floor
  • Direct feed to payroll
"Operators clock in on the operation they're working on. Our production manager sees status without having to ask anyone."
05
Post-calculation

The truth about what the job actually cost

Compare calculated against actual — per operation, per material group, per project. You see where you made money, where you lost it, and which job types are genuinely profitable. The lesson flows straight into the next quote.

  • Calculated vs actual, line by line
  • Variance per operation and material group
  • Profitability per customer and job type
  • Margin report per project
  • Lessons flow back to next calculation
  • Full audit trail when needed
"We discovered one customer type consistently cost 20% more than calculated. Now we price them correctly — or politely decline."
What you actually get

Concrete gains for manufacturers

Not theoretical benefits — actual effects our customers report after putting ProdSys to work.

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Better cost control
Every cost in the project is tied to an operation, a material, or an hour. No mystery costs, no end-of-month surprises.
Less manual work
Stop double-entering between systems. Hours are logged once, materials registered once, invoices generated automatically.
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Better basis for quoting
Lessons from every finished project sharpen the next calculation. You price smarter — and win the jobs that are actually profitable.
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Full traceability
From quote to finished order — every change, every purchase, every hour. You answer auditors and customers with documentation, not guesses.
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Real profitability insight
Margin reports per project, customer, product group, and operation type. You see what makes money — and what quietly eats it.
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Easier planning
Capacity, delivery dates, and progress in one view. CEO, production manager, and finance work from the same numbers.
How projects are structured

Three levels of planning detail — without three systems

Every project in ProdSys lives across three connected levels. Start broad, drill down where it matters, keep everything tied to one record.

1
Order — the project frame
The top level. One Order represents the whole project, with a start date, end date, customer, and full financial summary. This is where the salesperson, the project manager, and the CFO all meet.
2
Lines — phases or deliverables
Inside each Order, multiple Lines break the project into phases or deliverables. Each Line has its own dates, scope, and progress — so a long project can be tracked in meaningful chunks rather than one blurred blob.
3
Order Articles — the actual tasks
The granular layer. Each Order Article is an individual task or material, linked to a Workstation, with estimated hours, dependencies (Finish-to-Start and others), and a real start/end date. This is where the shop floor and the project plan meet.

The result: a quote becomes an order, lines become phases, articles become work — and every cost, every hour, every delay rolls right back up to the project summary in real time.

Visual planning

The Gantt tool — drag, drop, replan

A real Gantt chart, not a glorified spreadsheet. Shows your whole project — Order, Lines, Articles, dependencies — and lets you reschedule with a drag.

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Order #2641 Acme Mfg. — Pump assembly PROJECT TIMELINE Line 1 · Design Article — CAD drawings Article — Review Line 2 · Procurement Line 3 · Production Article — Machining (Station 4) Article — Assembly (Station 7) Line 4 · Delivery Order Line Article
🎯 Three-level visualization
Color-coded bars for the Order (green), Lines (blue), and Order Articles (yellow). At a glance, you see the project hierarchy and where time is going.
🔗 Dependencies
Finish-to-Start and other dependency types between Order Articles. Slip one task, the rest reschedule automatically — you see the impact before it happens.
🖱 Drag-and-drop rescheduling
Pull bars to new dates, zoom in/out (days, weeks, months), and the project plan updates live. No Excel exports, no PowerPoint reschedules.
Capacity and reality

Plan against the resources you actually have

A plan is only useful if it reflects who is in, who is out, and which workstations are free. ProdSys combines work calendars, absences, and station loads into one picture.

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Personnel work calendars
Each employee has a work calendar — standard week, shift patterns, individual overrides. Vacations, sick leave, and time-bank withdrawals flow into the same view. The Gantt knows who's actually available.
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Workstation calendars & capacity
Set available capacity % per workstation per day. The Gantt shows when a station is overbooked before you commit to a delivery date — not after.
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Station loadings bar chart
A visual view of how each workstation is loaded across upcoming weeks. Spot bottlenecks early, rebalance work, and avoid the panic of week-of-delivery scrambles.
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Delivery precision tracking
Every order tracks Original Delivery Date vs. Actual Delivery Date. The system calculates date variance per order and an overall delivery-precision percentage. KPI you can actually report.
Planned vs. actual — live

Don't wait for month-end to learn the truth

Every order page in ProdSys shows planned vs. actual in real time — for hours, materials, costs, and contribution margin. Catch overruns the week they happen, not the quarter they happen.

Order #2641 · Summary
Hours
Planned320 h
Actual298 h
Materials
Planned€18,400
Actual€17,950
Total cost
Planned€42,800
Actual€39,720
Contribution margin
Planned€17,200 (28.7%)
Actual€20,280 (33.8%)
Progress
78%

Every project manager, finance lead, and CEO looks at the same numbers. No more "I'll get back to you when the timesheets are in."

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