Smart Manufacturing Software for Small Businesses

One ERP for production, sales, purchasing, inventory, and warehousing — with a free shop floor app, from $47 a month

Small business manufacturing ERP software connecting office, shop floor, sales, purchasing, and inventory in one system

Key Modules of Small Business
Manufacturing ERP

  1. Plan and schedule production orders, assign shop floor tasks, and manage BOMs, MRP, wages, costs, and quality checks

    👉🏻 Learn about Production Management

  2. Control stock levels of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods across warehouses and facilities. Track expiry dates, batches, and serial numbers. Generate barcodes and print labels

    👉🏻 Learn about Inventory for Manufacturing

  3. Manage multi‑location warehouses, organize bin storage, and track stock movements. Handle receiving, shipping, and transfers

    👉🏻 Learn about WMS

  4. Forecast demand based on your sales history, set reorder points, run purchase orders, and control material costs

    👉🏻 Learn about MRP

  5. Manage sales orders and client database, launch MTO production, generate quotes and invoices, and monitor best‑selling items

    👉🏻 Learn about Manufacturing CRM

  6. Automatically calculate unit costs, track labour, material, and operational expenses, and analyze profit margins

    👉🏻 Learn about Manufacturing Costing

Control production orders, shop floor tasks, BOMs, costs, and quality checks in Kladana ERP Product card in small business manufacturing ERP showing item variants, barcode, and stock details Bin storage for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods with warehouse and store location tracking Material Requirements Planning in small business manufacturing ERP: forecast demand, reorder, and manage purchase orders Sales order list in Kladana showing tasks with deadlines linked to corresponding orders Allocation of production costs by raw materials and operations in Kladana manufacturing costing software

How Manufacturing Works in Kladana ERP
for Small Businesses

Control Every Production Step
The manufacturing process in Kladana ERP follows a simple flow: from sales order and BOM to production order, quality checking, label printing, and shipping
Track and Automate Your Workflows
With this small business manufacturing software, you can track every stage and compare planned vs actual results
Manufacturing process flow in small business ERP software showing sales order, BOM, production order with material issue, finished goods, quality checking, label printing, and shipping

Who Is Kladana for?

ERP for small manufacturers who outgrew Excel but don’t
want complex enterprise systems

Types of Manufacturing

Kladana supports different types of manufacturing workflows:

  • Make‑to‑stock — plan production by demand and stock levels
  • Make‑to‑order — produce only against sales orders
  • Assembly & disassembly — combine or split materials into different product sets
  • Step‑by‑step manufacturing — long cycles with multiple operations
  • Semi‑finished goods — track multi‑stage production
  • Contract manufacturing — manage outsourced operations
  • Series & batch production — mass or partial release of goods
  • Custom & small‑batch production — unique products per customer order
Types of manufacturing in small business ERP: make-to-stock, make-to-order, assembly, disassembly, contract manufacturing, batch and custom production

Multiple Industries

Small business manufacturing ERP used across various industries:

ERP system for small manufacturing companies designed for food, garments, furniture, cosmetics, plastics, textiles, packaging, steel, chemicals, electronics, and other industries

Why Small Manufacturers Choose
Kladana

Start out of the Box, Scale
up to 300 Users
Quick onboarding for small teams, with growth capacity for larger SMEs
Affordable with Enterprise-Grade Features
Serial numbers, batches, expiry dates, multi‑location, subcontracting, and advanced access rights
Cloud ERP + Free Shop Floor Web App
Real‑time task tracking and reporting with free Shop Floor App, accessible from anywhere, anytime
Actionable Insights & Error Reduction
Keep production predictable, reduce delays, and control costs
Transparent Pricing
Small business manufacturing ERP starting at $47 a month — no hidden costs. Free 14‑day trial available
Dedicated Support
1–3 onboarding sessions included. Free support replies before your coffee cools — within 5‑15 minutes, even on trial
API & Integrations
Connect with Shopify, WooCommerce, accounting, and delivery platforms — or use our API for custom integrations
Quick Setup
Get started in 15 minutes — no downloads, no forms, no setup drama
Affordable cloud ERP for SMEs with a free plan and customizable options for growing businesses

Customer Case Studies: How Small Manufacturers Use Kladana ERP

Small Manufacturer Challenges and
Software Solutions

Without
Manufacturing
Software
How Kladana
Helps
Icon Manual processes in Excel and paper
Icon Automated workflows in one ERP system
Icon Frequent stock errors and miscounts
Icon Accurate inventory and raw material tracking
Icon Delayed production orders
Icon On‑time scheduling and order execution
Icon Lack of visibility across operations
Icon Real‑time insights into tasks, costs, and progress
Icon High error rates in costing and wages
Icon Accurate cost calculation and automatic wage tracking
Icon Limited scalability as business grows
Icon Flexible ERP that scales from 1 to 300 users

FAQs about ERP for Small Manufacturing Businesses

General Questions

It’s a system that helps small manufacturers manage production, inventory, sales, and purchasing in one place. Instead of juggling spreadsheets, you get a single ERP that keeps operations accurate and predictable.

The best ERP systems for small manufacturing companies are affordable, easy to use, and scalable. Kladana is built for small manufacturers: it combines production management, inventory control, sales, purchasing, and CRM — starting at $47 a month.

Yes. ERP is no longer just for large corporations. Kladana ERP is designed for SMEs and workshops that need better visibility and control without complex enterprise systems.

Yes. Kladana offers plans that scale with your needs. The entry plan with manufacturing tools costs $47/month (or $563/year).

Yes. Kladana is a fully cloud‑based ERP. You don’t need downloads or servers — just log in from your browser. Shop floor workers use a free web app to get and complete tasks in real time.

You can start simple: add employees, products, BOMs and tasks, and you’re ready to run your first production order. Full ERP implementation usually takes 1–3+ months depending on company size and complexity.

Features & Modules

Yes. You can create single- and multi‑level BOMs, run production orders, and link them to sales or purchase orders.

Yes. You can track raw materials, work‑in‑progress, and finished goods across warehouses and production facilities. Kladana also supports batches, expiry dates, and serial numbers to ensure full stock visibility.

Yes. You can forecast demand, set reorder points, and create purchase orders directly from production needs.

Yes. Sales orders can trigger production (make‑to‑order), and you can generate quotes and invoices directly in Kladana.

Yes. Kladana has a built‑in CRM to manage customers, suppliers, quotes, and orders — all integrated with production and inventory.

Yes. You can set up multi‑location warehouses, track bin locations, transfers, receiving, and shipping.

Unit costs are calculated automatically based on raw materials, operations, and wages. Reports show planned vs actual costs and product profitability.

Yes. You can assign operations to subcontractors, provide them with materials, and record their services in production orders.

Yes. You can record scrap, rework, and quality checks in production orders to keep processes predictable.

Yes. Kladana integrates with Shopify, WooCommerce, accounting tools, and delivery services. An API is also available for custom connections.

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