Engineering production rarely follows a single flat bill of materials. Sub-assemblies get built from their own components, drawings go through revisions, and certain process steps, heat treatment, plating, get sent out to a sub-contractor and need to come back before a job can move forward. A generic ERP built for simple, single-level products struggles with any of this.
MenThee's Engineering ERP supports multi-level BOMs and routings, tracks outsourced process steps within the job itself, and handles engineer-to-order and make-to-order production against specific customer drawings.
Common Problems in Engineering Manufacturing
- Sub-assemblies tracked separately from the parent job, losing visibility into overall progress.
- Outsourced processes like heat treatment or plating tracked outside the main job record.
- Drawing revisions not clearly linked to which BOM version is actually in production.
- Work-center scheduling done informally, causing bottlenecks at shared machines.
How MenThee's Engineering ERP Solves This
Multi-level BOMs let sub-assemblies be tracked through their own production stages within the parent job. Routings define which work centers a job passes through, including sub-contracted steps, with material sent out and reconciled on return as part of the same job record.
Key Features
Multi-Level BOM
Track sub-assemblies through their own production stages.
Routing & Work-Center Scheduling
Schedule jobs against real work-center capacity.
Sub-Contracted Process Tracking
Track material sent out for heat treatment, plating and similar steps.
Engineer-to-Order Jobs
Create jobs against specific customer orders and drawings.
Quality Inspection
Record first-article and in-process inspection checkpoints.
Job Costing
Cost each job against actual material, labour and sub-contracted charges.
Benefits
- Full job visibility including sub-assemblies and outsourced steps.
- Fewer work-center bottlenecks from real capacity-based scheduling.
- Accurate job costing including sub-contracted charges.
- Clear drawing-to-BOM linkage for production accuracy.
Who This Is For
Engineering manufacturers and job shops producing make-to-order or engineer-to-order components, particularly where sub-assemblies and outsourced processes are a regular part of the workflow.
Why Choose MenThee
Engineering production is rarely a single straight line, and MenThee configures BOM, routing and sub-contracting tracking around that branching reality instead of forcing it into a flat, single-level product structure.
Conclusion
Visibility across sub-assemblies, outsourced steps and work centers is what makes or breaks job shop scheduling. MenThee's Engineering ERP keeps multi-level BOMs, routings and sub-contracted process tracking connected in one job record.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, BOMs can have multiple levels, with sub-assemblies and components tracked through their own production stages.
Yes, each job can be routed through defined work centers, with scheduling based on actual machine and labour capacity.
Yes, jobs can be created against a specific customer order and drawing rather than only from a standard product catalog.
Yes, sub-contracted process steps can be tracked within the job's routing, including material sent out and returned.
Yes, inspection checkpoints can be recorded per job, including first-article and in-process checks.
Yes, the routing and BOM structure scales from single job-shop orders to larger, multi-stage engineering production.
