Managing Multiple Product Lines in One ERP System

Modern manufacturers rarely focus on just one type of product. Many companies produce diverse product lines — from small precision parts to large structural components — each with different production flows, materials, and quality requirements.

Without a unified system, managing these variations often turns into a logistical and administrative nightmare.

A manufacturing company partnered with OS-MENA to unify its operations across multiple product lines.

The company produced both small mechanical components (high-volume, short-cycle production) and large, custom-engineered constructions (low-volume, project-based). Each product type required different production workflows, costing methods, and routing.

They previously used a mix of separate systems — spreadsheets for small parts, project tracking software for large builds — which led to disconnected data, duplicated effort, and poor visibility into overall performance.

Managing product diversity without a unified ERP led to:

• Inconsistent processes: Each line followed its own isolated system.
• Data silos: Production, procurement, and costing data stored separately.
• Complex scheduling: Hard to coordinate different routes and work centers.
• Limited scalability: Adding a new product line meant creating new workflows from scratch.
• Lack of visibility: Management couldn’t see profitability per product type in real time.

In practice, 10–15% of production delays stemmed from confusion between systems and mismatched data.

OS-MENA implemented a flexible, modular Odoo ERP system that brought all product lines — from standard parts to custom builds — under one digital roof.

Key configuration steps included:

• Odoo Manufacturing (MRP) — defined separate production routes for different product categories.
• Configurable Work Centers & Routings — handled small-batch assembly and large-scale fabrication simultaneously.
• Odoo Project Module — managed custom orders as individual engineering projects.
• Odoo Inventory & Procurement — synchronized raw materials across all production types.
• Odoo Accounting & Costing — automatically tracked costs by product line for profitability analysis.
• Dashboards & Reports — provided real-time insights into performance, lead times, and resource utilization.

The result: a single, adaptive ERP that handled every type of production process in one ecosystem.

Within 4 months, the company achieved:

• 100% centralized operations across all product lines.
• 30% reduction in production planning time thanks to unified workflows.
• Elimination of cross-department errors due to consistent data flow.
• 12% increase in efficiency from optimized resource allocation.
• Profitability tracking per product line — for smarter pricing and planning decisions.

Now, whether producing thousands of components or building a single large structure, every operation runs through one reliable ERP system — flexible, scalable, and transparent.

At OS-MENA, we help manufacturers bring order to complexity. With Odoo ERP, your business can manage multiple product lines, routes, and workflows in one platform — reducing chaos, improving visibility, and boosting operational performance.