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Flexible. Integrated. Extensible.
Acumatica Manufacturing Edition provides unparalleled manufacturing depth with an extensive suite of connected manufacturing business applications for production, estimating, engineering, material planning, scheduling, and product configuration.
Automate processes, improve data visibility, boost manufacturing efficiency, and reduce costs with unique midmarket manufacturing features. Manufacturing Data Collection and Product Configurator applications reduce dependence on third-party applications.
Acumatica provides unique breadth with native document management, customer relationship management (CRM), project accounting, commerce, point of sale, expense management, payroll, and field service. A full suite of financial applications manages daily accounting tasks. Manage your entire business with powerful insights through configurable inquiries, personalized reports, role-based dashboards, and real time business analytics.
Flexible Methods of Manufacturing
Every manufacturer is different, even if they make the same product. Every manufacturing ERP system supports different production methodologies. Acumatica is one of the few ERP applications on the market that supports both discrete (make to stock and make to order) and batch process manufacturing on a single platform.
Manage Your Entire Business on a Single, Future-Proof Cloud Platform
Powerful and Comprehensive Features Provided by Acumatica Distribution Edition:
Bill of Material and Routing
Effectivity/Expiration Dates
Production Steps
Where Used Inquiry
Phantom BOM
Reference Designators
Multiple Sites
BOM Cost Roll-Up
Flexible BOM Copy
Mass Change
Attributes
Revision Control
BOM Import
Production Management
Critical Materials
Labor Tracking
Backflushing
Material and Scrap Tracking
Production Performance
Event Audit Trail
Production Order Changes
Outside Processing
Lot and Serial Tracking
Barcode Scanning
Job Cost Reports
By-Products
Material Requirements Planning
Demand Forecasting
MRP Detail
Bucketless Planning
Multi-Site Planning
Create Purchase Orders
Create Work Orders
Create Transfer Orders
Safety Stock Considerations
Master Production Schedule
Integrated Project Demand
Exception Messages
Advanced Planning & Scheduling
Finite or Infinite Capacity
Work Center Capacity
Machine Capacity
Tool Resource Constraints
Rough-Cut Capacity Planning
Dispatch Lists
Schedule Backward or Forward
Setup and Move Time
Production Run Time
Efficiency Calculations
Facility Schedules
Accounting Applications
General Ledger
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
Retainage
WIP Reporting
AIA Billing & Reporting
Multicurrency Management
Tax Management
Cash Management
Revenue Recognition
Deferred Revenue
Recurring Revenue
Intercompany Accounting
Advanced Expense Management
Fixed Asset Depreciation
CFMA Benchmarking
Payroll and Time Management
Union Reporting
Mobile Time and Expense
Analytics & Platform
Financial Reports
Job Cost Accounting
Profitability Reporting
Forecasting
Multi-language
Acumatica Report Designer
Generic Inquiries
Microsoft Power BI Integration
Configurable Dashboards
Multi-Level Security
Cloud or On-Premises Deployment
Native Document Management
Visual Workflows
Business Events
Online Help and Wikis
Development Tools
Integration Utilities
AI / ML
Sales Order Management
Inventory Allocation
Invoice Consolidation
PO Linking
Real-Time Inventory
Returns Management
Multiple or Partial Fulfillment
Shipment Schedules
Pick Lists and Replenishment
Credit Limit Verification
Custom Workflows
Special Order Drop Ship
Will Call Orders
Inventory Management
Replenishment Settings
Matrix Items
Physical Inventory
Customer and Vendor Items
Packaging and UOM
Shipments
Inventory Valuation
Lot/Serial Traceability
Non-Stock Items
Acumatica Cloud ERP: The Operational Shield for Metal Fabricators
In an industry where metal prices, tariffs, and lead times fluctuate overnight, Acumatica Cloud ERP transforms volatile market pressures into a distinct operational advantage. By replacing fragmented spreadsheets and disconnected tools, Acumatica connects your estimating, purchasing, shop floor, and finance teams into a unified real-time feedback loop.
How Acumatica Secures Your Profits
Eliminate Rekeying and Quote Drift: Automatically convert multi-quantity estimates into bills of materials (BOMs) and production orders, preserving original margin assumptions without manual data entry errors.
Automate Market-Driven Alerts: Set dynamic threshold alerts that automatically expire quotes or trigger re-reviews when raw material costs, tariff rates, or lead times shift.
Master True Landed Costs: Seamlessly incorporate tariffs, duties, brokerage fees, and freight additions directly into estimating and purchasing logic to avoid margin surprises.
Bridge Engineering and Production: Maintain total change control with integrated engineering change management (ECM) and real-time revision tracking to ensure customer spec changes update pricing automatically.
Surface Real-Time Anomaly Detection: Leverage AI-driven variance tracking and live work-in-process (WIP) reporting to spot scrap, labor, setup, or vendor price hikes while the job is still active—not weeks after it closes.
| Department | The Challenge | The Acumatica Value |
| Estimating & Sales | Quoting from static cost sheets that age out before the customer approves. | Live pricing integration, automated quote expiration timers, and multi-quantity estimate logic. |
| Purchasing | Buying materials without visibility into the original quote’s cost baseline. | Traceable buyer workbenches that link purchase orders directly to sales orders, job demand, and landed costs. |
| Shop Floor & Ops | Scope drift, unbilled setup time, and untracked outside processing variance. | Integrated lot and heat-number tracking, live routing management, and continuous estimated-vs-actual scrap tracking. |
| Finance & Leadership | Reconciling profitability weeks post-close through a “rearview mirror” lens. | Role-based real-time dashboards and instant gross-margin reporting by job family. |
Protect Your Margins Before the Job Hits the Floor
Static pricing models leave job shops and custom fabricators vulnerable to market shifts. Acumatica Cloud ERP equips your team with the speed, visibility, and automation required to react faster than input costs move—protecting your bottom line on every quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do entry-level accounting software and spreadsheets fail metal fabricators?
Entry-level accounting tools and standalone spreadsheets disconnect your estimating logic from real-time purchasing, inventory, and production data. When material pricing or customer specifications change, disconnected spreadsheets force manual rekeying, leading to revision drift, missed landed costs, and unrecorded scope changes that erode job margins before leadership notices.
How does Acumatica Cloud ERP handle volatile steel, aluminum, and scrap pricing?
Acumatica connects live material assumptions directly into the estimating workbench. It allows fabricators to set up cadence-based pricing updates, build material cost bands into estimates, and trigger automated alerts or quote expiration dates whenever raw material indexes shift beyond defined limits.
Can Acumatica track specific material grades and heat numbers?
Yes. Acumatica provides built-in lot tracking, serial tracking, and material attribute management—including heat numbers and material grades. This traceability ensures that physical inventory on the shop floor matches exact job requirements and quality compliance standards without separate software.
How does Acumatica help prevent margin leaks on outside processing?
Outside processes like heat treating, plating, and specialized coating are tracked directly within the production order routing. Acumatica monitors estimated versus actual costs for outside vendors in real time, alerting project managers to price hikes or freight surcharges before the job is finalized and billed.
What is the benefit of Acumatica’s quote-to-BOM conversion feature?
Acumatica converts approved multi-quantity estimates directly into multi-level bills of materials (BOMs) and production orders without rekeying. This eliminates manual data entry errors, preserves original margin assumptions, and ensures engineering changes immediately update the job’s cost structure and purchasing schedule.