For precast and other manufacturers: project-based production tracking from order to shipment

A factory doing mass production and a company that manufactures by project are not the same thing. For companies making precast structures, doors, machinery or custom fabrications, every order is a project of its own — and the classic "sell from stock" logic breaks down. What you need is not stock tracking but project tracking.

The particular problems of project-based production

• Every order is different. Dimensions, materials and quantities change; a standard bill of materials is often not enough.
• Production happens in stages. Cutting, fabrication, welding, painting, assembly... You need to know where each stage stands.
• Shipping and installation depend on each other. A part produced in the wrong order or missing from a shipment stops work on site.
• Cost is specific to the project. The answer to "what did we make on this job?" is known only when the project closes, and even then by estimate.

In project-based production the real question is not "how much did we produce" but "which project is where, and how profitable is it".

End-to-end production in one system

A properly implemented ERP turns the order into a project and makes that project traceable from start to finish:

Order → manufacturing order

The approved quote turns automatically into a manufacturing order with its material requirements and work steps. Handing out work on paper and WhatsApp comes to an end.

Stage tracking

The stage each part is at — in cutting, in painting, ready to ship — is visible on one screen. Where the bottleneck is becomes clear immediately.

Shipping and installation

What was shipped, when and where; what stage installation on site has reached — tracked in connection with production. Fewer surprises from incomplete shipments.

Project profitability

As materials, labour and expenses are charged to the project, the real cost and profit of that job are visible live. While the job is running, not when it ends.

Experience from the field

We have built exactly this model, from precast manufacturing to door manufacturing. At companies such as Yüzbaşıgil Prefabrik and Yamanlar Kapı we brought production, shipping and installation together in one project-based system — with company-specific modules that fit the way they work.

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