Bills of materials and routings
Multi-level product structures, operation routings, work centres and standard times. Times are then corrected against declared reality rather than by expert opinion.
Production
MRP in Algeria: production management software for manufacturers
As long as scheduling lives in a spreadsheet, unit cost stays an estimate.
MRP (manufacturing resource planning) organises production: bills of materials and routings, work orders, work-centre scheduling, production and scrap declarations, and true unit cost. On Odoo it shares one database with inventory, purchasing and accounting: releasing an order reserves material, declaring it consumes stock and charges the cost, with no re-keying between departments. ARTEC INT configures the bills of materials, routings and scheduling, then puts capture at the workstation on a terminal or a phone.
No commitment — you leave with an order of magnitude.
What the solution covers
Work orders and scheduling
Order release, material reservation, planning by work centre, visibility on load and bottlenecks, priority and rush management.
Shop-floor tracking
Production, scrap and time declarations at the station, on a terminal or phone rather than on paper at end of shift. Work in progress becomes visible through the day.
Unit cost and traceability
True cost per work order — material, time, scrap — and product genealogy linking each finished batch to its components and its order.
Scope
Concretely, you get
- Multi-level bills of materials and operation routings
- Work orders with material reservation
- Scheduling by work centre with a load view
- Production and scrap declarations at the station
- True unit cost per work order
- End-to-end traceability by batch and serial number
MRP in Algerian industry
The principles are the same everywhere; the priorities change by sector. This is what MRP must handle first in the industries we meet most often.
Food and beverage
Recipes and formulas, batches and expiry dates, material yield, end-to-end traceability for recalls, quality control at receipt and end of line.
Building materials
Continuous or campaign production, bulk raw materials, line stoppages to explain, cost per tonne.
Plastics and packaging
Moulds and changeovers, virgin and regrind material, scrap declared at the station, orders tied to customer orders.
Pharmaceuticals and chemicals
Precisely dosed formulas, quarantined batches, batch records, double check before release.
Engineering and assembly
Multi-level bills of materials, subcontracted operations, serial numbers, customer lead times to meet.
Make-to-order
Product configured per order, cost estimated before quoting, progress tracked job by job.
What we add to Odoo's standard MRP
Odoo's Manufacturing module covers the basics. Our in-house modules and configuration close the gap with how your workshops actually run.
Capacity scheduling
Load by work centre and shift, visible bottlenecks, rescheduling when a machine stops.
Simplified station capture
Touch or mobile screens cut to the essentials: start, declare, report a stoppage.
True unit cost
Material, labour, energy and scrap charged to the order, then compared with standard cost.
Link to the CMMS
A machine stoppage declared in production becomes a maintenance work request.
Built-in quality
Control points in the routing, recorded non-conformities and batches held until decision.
Shop-floor dashboards
Yield, delays, scrap and load, displayable on a screen in the workshop.
Choosing MRP software in Algeria: 6 criteria
These questions apply to any vendor or integrator, us included. Ask them in writing before signing.
Your products, not a demo
Ask for a demonstration on one of your real bills of materials, with its variants and scrap, not on a sample product.
Batches and expiry
Traceability must work from raw-material receipt to the end customer, in a few clicks.
Link with stock and accounting
Standalone MRP forces re-keying of consumption and costs. Check that material and unit cost flow without double entry.
Realistic station capture
If operators have ten fields to fill in, they will declare nothing. Insist on simple screens, on a terminal or phone.
True unit cost
The software must compare actual and standard cost, order by order, and show where the variance comes from.
Local support and evolution
Someone reachable in Algeria, documented custom developments and version upgrades handled for you.
Deploying MRP in five steps
An MRP project succeeds when it starts small and rests on reliable data. This is the approach we follow.
1. Scoping the pilot workshop
Choosing the line and products to start with, mapping real flows, bottlenecks and current indicators.
2. Bills of materials and routings
Migrating and cleaning existing bills of materials and times, however approximate, validated with the production manager.
3. Configuration and station capture
Work centres, work orders, declaration screens and the link with stock and purchasing.
4. Go-live and correction
First weeks in real production, with times and bills of materials corrected from actual declarations.
5. Extension and steering
Rollout to other lines, shop-floor dashboards, then the link with maintenance and quality.
Spreadsheet, standalone MRP or MRP inside the ERP?
Many Algerian manufacturers still plan on spreadsheets. Here is what each level changes.
| Criterion | Spreadsheet and paper | Standalone MRP | Odoo MRP with ARTEC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduling | A file kept by one person | Yes | Yes, linked to stock and sales |
| Material reservation | No | Partial, via interface | Automatic when the order is released |
| Unit cost | Estimated | Calculated outside accounting | Actual, posted to accounting |
| Batch traceability | Rebuilt by hand | Yes | Yes, from receipt to delivery |
| Maintenance | No | Rarely | CMMS in the same database |
| Systems to maintain | None, but hidden costs | Licence and interfaces | One system |
The indicators an MRP system must give you
An MRP system is judged by the decisions it enables. These five indicators are the minimum.
| Indicator | What it measures | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) | Availability × performance × quality | Shows where capacity is lost |
| On-time completion | Orders finished on the planned date | Makes customer promises reliable |
| Scrap rate | Scrapped quantity over produced quantity | Direct material cost |
| Cost variance | Actual against standard cost | Exposes wrong bills of materials and routings |
| Load per work centre | Planned hours over capacity | Anticipates bottlenecks |
Frequently asked questions
Does every workstation need a terminal?
Not necessarily. We start with bottleneck stations and the points that determine yield, then extend on observed gain. Full deployment from day one is expensive and runs into team adoption.
Our routings are out of date.
That's the general case, and it isn't a blocker for starting. We begin from the times you have, however approximate, then correct them with real declarations from the first weeks. Waiting for perfect routings before starting means never starting.
Can we manage batch and serial traceability?
Yes, it's standard Odoo, with expiry dates where the product requires them. The thing to watch is capture: as long as a batch number is typed by hand, traceability stays fragile. We put barcode scanning at the station.
What is the difference between MRP and ERP?
MRP covers production; ERP connects production to sales, purchasing, inventory, accounting and payroll. On Odoo, MRP is a module of the ERP: you can start with production and extend later without changing software.
Is MRP suitable for an Algerian industrial SME?
Yes, provided you start small: one pilot workshop, the products that weigh most in revenue, and simple declarations at the station. MRP then extends to other lines once the gain is proven.
How long does an MRP deployment take?
It depends mostly on the state of your bills of materials and routings, not on the software. We start with a pilot workshop, measure the gap between planned and actual, then extend line by line. The timeline is set at the end of scoping.
Take back control of your scheduling
A conversation to review your routings, your bottlenecks and the current gap between planned and actual.
No commitment — you leave with an order of magnitude.