Production Scheduling for Small Manufacturers

Plan production. Track progress. Make more.

Name: Stocksmith
Price: 24.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Stocksmith Pty Ltd

Stocksmith helps you work out what to make next and what materials it will take, then track each run through to finished.

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✓ Schedule production runs and track progress (Business plan and up)
✓ See material requirements before you start
✓ Automatic inventory deductions when you manufacture
✓ Multi-stage production with sub-assemblies (Indie plan and up)

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Always know what to make next

What to make nextthis week

Product	Open orders	Can build
Lavender Body Butter 200ml	96	120
Vitamin C Serum 30ml	140	38
Charcoal Face Bar	60	300

Serum short by 102 — reorder L-ascorbic acid

"Being able to manage our inventory and accurately assess our cost of goods has allowed us to scale our business with confidence."
Jennifer B.
Creation Skin • Skincare Manufacturer

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Plan your production runs

Work out what to make next and track each run. Stocksmith shows you:

What you have in stock ready to sell
What needs to be made based on orders
What materials you have available
What you need to reorder

Stocksmith plans from your orders, stock and recipes. It does not do finite-capacity planning or Gantt-style resource levelling, so if what you need is a repeatable process your team can follow rather than a machine-by-machine timetable, start with manufacturing workflow software.

New to this? Our guide to planning software for manufacturing covers how planning, material requirements and production tracking fit together.

What to make nextthis week

Product	Open orders	Can build
Lavender Body Butter 200ml	96	120
Vitamin C Serum 30ml	140	38
Charcoal Face Bar	60	300

Serum short by 102 — reorder L-ascorbic acid

Handle complex, multi-stage production

Make components, then use them in finished products. Stocksmith handles multi-stage manufacturing with sub-assemblies, batch recipes, and work-in-progress tracking.

Bill of MaterialsVitamin C Serum 30ml

Vitamin C Serum 30mlmakes 1$4.18

Serum basesub-assembly28 ml$2.10

Distilled water24 ml$0.01

L-ascorbic acid4 g$2.09

Dropper bottle, 30ml1$0.92

Printed label1$0.16

Costs roll up through every level automatically

Inventory updates as you produce

When you complete a manufacture, materials automatically deduct and finished goods add to stock. No manual counting or spreadsheet updates needed.

Manufacture · 120 unitsLavender Body Butter

Shea butter, refined− 9.6 kg

Lavender essential oil− 480 ml

Amber glass jar, 200ml− 120

Lavender Body Butter 200ml+ 120

3 materials deducted · 120 units added to stock

Track every batch you make

Full traceability from raw materials through finished products. Know which lots and batches went into which products—essential for quality control and compliance.

Trace a lotSHEA-2406

received lot

SHEA
2406

1 supplier

used in

batches

shipped to

214

orders

Trace any material to every order in seconds

Know your true production costs

See exactly what each product costs to make. Material costs, labor time, overhead—all tracked automatically so you can price with confidence.

Cost & marginper unit

Materials$3.10

Labour$0.80

Overhead$0.28

True cost per unit$4.18

Sell price$18.00

Gross margin76.8%

Material price up? Your margin recalculates instantly

See why product businesses choose Stocksmith

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Stocksmith connects everywhere you sell

Import orders automatically and sync stock levels across all your channels — so you never oversell or run out of stock.

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Trusted by product businesses worldwide

"50 spreadsheets and two employees all wrapped up into one easy to use platform."

Nathan T.

Labor & Mirth • Specialty Food

"The automatic deduction of materials during manufacturing is a HUGE time saver and a guarantee of accurate inventory."

Sarah B.

Who Scent You • Home Fragrance Brand

Who is Stocksmith for?

If you run a small-batch product business or small manufacturer, Stocksmith was built for the way you work. Whether you make cosmetics, candles, soap, food, supplements, or cleaning products, Stocksmith handles multi-level inventory, bills of materials, and production runs—so you can get your operations under control and scale with confidence.

CosmeticsCandlesSoap & BathFood & BeverageJewelryApparelHealth & WellnessCleaning Products

Frequently asked questions

Which plan do I need for production scheduling?: Production scheduling, meaning production statuses and the production calendar, is available on the Business plan and above. It is not included on Pro, Studio or Indie. The rest of what's on this page sits lower: recording a manufacture and having materials deduct automatically works on every plan, and multi-level bills of materials with sub-assemblies start on the Indie plan. See the pricing page for the full plan comparison.
How does the free trial work?: Sign up for any plan and get full access to every feature for 14 days—no credit card required. Schedule a production run, complete a manufacture, and watch materials deduct while finished goods are added to stock. At the end of the trial, subscribe or walk away with no obligation.
What is production scheduling software?: Production scheduling software helps you decide what to make, when to make it, and what materials you'll need for each run. Stocksmith looks at your open orders and current stock, shows what you can build now, and flags the materials to reorder—so production keeps moving instead of stalling on a missing component.
Can Stocksmith handle multi-stage production runs?: Yes. Build components or sub-assemblies first, then use them in finished products—Stocksmith tracks inventory and cost at every stage. Multi-level bills of materials and work-in-progress tracking mean even complex, multi-step production stays accurate from raw material to finished good.
Will it tell me if I have enough materials to make a batch?: Yes. Before you start a run, Stocksmith shows how many units you can make from current stock and exactly which materials fall short. You can reorder against supplier lead times in advance, so you're never halfway through a batch when a key material runs out.

Related features

Bill of Materials

Multi-level BOMs and recipe costing

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Batch Tracking

Trace every production batch

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Inventory Management

Real-time stock across every level

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