Engineer with laptop overseeing window frame assembly on the factory floor
Feature Real time visibility

Real time visibility

Manu Online's Real time visibility engine gives you full control over materials, schedules and delivery dates, in one place, always live.

What it helps you achieve

What Real time visibility helps you achieve

Manu Online's Real time visibility engine gives manufacturers complete visibility and control over materials, production schedules and delivery timelines, all in one unified platform. Track demand, assess capacity and generate actionable plans instantly. No spreadsheets. No delays. No guesswork.

Material planning dashboard preview
01 / 04 · Outcome

Accurate material planning

Ensure you have exactly what you need, when you need it.

  • Automatically calculate material requirements
  • Prevent shortages and overstocking
  • Plan based on real customer orders, forecasts and BOMs
Work-order scheduling dashboard preview
02 / 04 · Outcome

Dynamic work-order scheduling

Always know what's running, what's late, and what's coming next.

  • Drag-and-drop rescheduling
  • Capacity view by workstation and shift
  • Live delivery-date impact on every change
Procurement and purchase orders preview
03 / 04 · Outcome

Smarter procurement

Buy only what is needed, at the right time.

  • Demand-driven purchase orders
  • Supplier lead-time tracking
  • Consolidated multi-style orders
Real time visibility dashboard preview
04 / 04 · Outcome

Live data, not batch runs

See the floor as it is right now, not how it looked overnight.

  • React faster to customer changes
  • Eliminate outdated production plans
  • Reduce manual re-planning and errors
How it works

From sales order to finished goods, automated.

Manu Online turns each incoming order into a coordinated chain of material, production and cost actions.

Order automation view
Production scheduling view
Real-time costing view
Scaling operations view
Order flow
Customer factory floor
Customer story
We went from 250k and 5 staff to 2.5 mil GBP and 30 staff using Manu ERP over the past 10 years.
Neil Benn, Managing Director

10 ×

Revenue growth

6 ×

Team size

10 y

Running on Manu Online

Yes. Styles, SKUs, colourways and size matrices are fully supported, with per-variant costing and shared BOMs.

It is live. Every sales order, stock movement and work-order update is reflected within seconds — there is no overnight batch run.

Yes. Manu Online handles both scenarios seamlessly. You can manage internal work orders and outsourced sub-contracting within the same workflow.

Yes. The system supports cutting plan management, fabric consumption tracking and waste reporting to help you optimise material usage.

Yes. Manu Online provides real-time cost tracking across production, materials, labour and overheads, giving you full visibility into your margins.

Ready when you are

Ready to improve your planning?

See Real time visibility in action and discover how much smoother manufacturing can be.