Orderwise Manufacturing
by Orderwise (part of Forterro)
The manufacturing module of Orderwise, a UK stock-centric ERP with its own accounts, warehouse management and marketplace connections. It adds multi-level BOMs, works orders and a drag-and-drop works order planner; the vendor sells it as ERP first and says it can link to a separate MRP system.
Why it is classified this way
We call this a Light manufacturing product. Has bills of materials or recipes, consumes stock when you build, and tracks production, but time-phased planning is not verified.
It is not labeled Full MRP because we have not verified that it represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula; accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule; nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming; explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials; uses lead times or required dates; and produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations. That is a statement about the evidence we found, not a claim that the product is weak, see the capability table and the sources below.
The six Full MRP tests, and how Orderwise Manufacturing does on each (0 of 6)
- PartialIt represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula.Not established. Backed only by a limited source (a vendor video from before 2023, source code, an old blog post or a single marketing line), which can fill the table but cannot pass this test.
- PartialIt accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
- UnknownIt nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming.Not established. No evidence found yet.
- UnknownIt explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials.Not established. No evidence found yet.No public page describes a planning run. The vendor's 2021 post says its ERP "can also integrate with an MRP system if you decide you need to make that extra investment". orderwise.co.uk › Why an mrp might not fit your business start with erp(opens in a new tab)
- UnknownIt uses lead times or required dates.Not established. No evidence found yet.
- UnknownIt produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations.Not established. No evidence found yet.
These rules are applied identically to every product and enforced at build time, a record cannot be published as Full MRP unless all six pass with a source attached. Read the methodology.
Best for
- UK makers whose business is as much stock, wholesale and online selling as production
- Shops that want accounts, warehouse and works orders in one UK-supported system
Not a fit when
- Anyone who needs time-phased MRP: the vendor's own blog argues most businesses should start with ERP and link a separate MRP later
- Buyers who want a published price or a self-serve trial
Pricing facts
What it costs to do manufacturing in this product.
No published price
This vendor does not publish pricing, so you cannot compare it against anything here without contacting them. We will not estimate a figure.
What moves the real bill
- No published price. You have to contact the vendor, which usually means a sales call.
Pricing detail
No price is published. Orderwise Cloud is sold as a subscription where "support and licensing are all included in one simple monthly payment", with "Value Bundles" and service tiers named Go, Growth and Evolve, but no figures. The traditional on-premise license is still offered. Implementation is a services project.
Checked on September 19, 2026. Source: orderwise.co.uk(opens in a new tab). Prices change. Check before you buy.
Manufacturing capability
14 of 25 fields resolved. "Unknown" means we have not found first-party evidence. It is not a No.
Planning
Working out what to buy or make, and when.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Accepts dated demandYou can tell it what is due and when, sales orders with dates, a forecast, or a production schedule. | Partial | The manufacturing page promises "intelligent forecasting" to "Purchase the right quantities of stock at the right price and time to meet future demand". How dated demand feeds production is not described.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Nets against stock on handIt subtracts what you already have before telling you to buy more. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation describing a requirement calculation that deducts available stock.Know the answer? |
| Counts incoming ordersIt knows about purchase orders and production orders already placed, so it does not tell you to order twice. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation showing open purchase or production orders included in the supply picture.Know the answer? |
| Uses lead timesIt works backwards from when you need something to when you must order or start it, using supplier and production lead times. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation showing lead time fields that shift a suggested order or start date.Know the answer? |
| Produces dated buy/make suggestionsThe output is an actionable list with dates, order this much by this date, start this batch on this date. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation or a screenshot of replenishment or planning suggestions carrying dates.Know the answer? |
| Capacity planningChecks whether your people and machines can do the work in the time available. | Partial | The Works Order Planner shows, for each day, "how much time in total is available, alongside how much time is already booked out", with drag-and-drop scheduling. From a 2019 vendor blog post.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Vendor blog, 2019(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Production
Recipes, bills of materials, and running the work.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Bill of materialsA list of the parts and quantities needed to make one of something. | Yes | Kitting lets you "Manage inventory components, from simple bundles to multi-level BOMs".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Multi-level BOMSub-assemblies inside assemblies, a part that is itself made from other parts, nested as deep as you need. | Yes | The manufacturing page lists "multi-level BOMs" under kitting, and a 2019 vendor post describes the ability "to manage multi-level and reverse BOM".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab); Vendor blog, 2019(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Recipes & formulasBatch-style production by weight, volume, or percentage, including scaling a batch up or down. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of recipe or formula records, ideally with batch scaling.Know the answer? |
| Work / manufacturing ordersA record authorising and tracking the making of a specific quantity. | Yes | Works orders are tracked and allocated "in real-time", with a Works In Progress screen and a Works Order Planner that schedules them singly or in groups.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab); Vendor blog, 2021(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Routings & operationsThe ordered steps a product goes through, and which machine or station does each one. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of operation sequences or routings attached to production.Know the answer? |
| Shop-floor trackingOperators report progress, time, and completions as the work happens. | Partial | Works order component picking runs on Mobile WMS handhelds. Operator time or progress reporting is not described.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Quality controlsChecks, tests, holds, and non-conformance records tied to production or receiving. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of quality inspections, checks, or non-conformance handling.Know the answer? |
Inventory & traceability
Knowing what you hold and being able to trace it.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Batch & lot traceabilityWhich incoming material lots went into which finished batch, and where those finished goods went. | Partial | The ERP page lists "batch & serial tracking". A trace from a material batch to the customers who received it is not described by the vendor.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: orderwise.co.uk › Erp system(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Expiry & shelf lifeBest-before dates on materials and finished goods, with warnings before they lapse. | Yes | Orderwise is "designed for businesses where stock is central to everything. From tracking expiry dates and batch numbers".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: orderwise.co.uk › Erp for small business(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Serial numbersUnique identifiers on individual units, for warranty or field service. | Yes | The ERP page lists "Barcode scanning, batch & serial tracking".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: orderwise.co.uk › Erp system(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Commerce & accounting
Costs, purchasing, storefronts, and the books.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Product costing & COGSWhat it costs you to make one, and the cost of the goods you sold. | Partial | The manufacturing page mentions "tracking production and landed costs", and a 2019 post lists "labour/equipment costs". How a unit cost is built up is not documented.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab); Vendor blog, 2019(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| PurchasingRaising and tracking purchase orders to suppliers from inside the system. | Yes | The purchase order system offers "comprehensive purchase planning, supply chain management and purchase order functionality"; goods-in is part of the warehouse module.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: orderwise.co.uk › Purchase order system(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Accounting connectionSends financial data to bookkeeping software, or includes its own general ledger. | Yes | Accounts are built in: "Fully accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and HMRC approved for eVAT submissions", with month-end and year-end close.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Ecommerce connectionPulls orders and pushes stock levels to a storefront or marketplace. | Yes | Marketplace integration handles "online marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon from one central hub", plus the Orderwise Online Store.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: orderwise.co.uk › Software integration(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Openness & your data
Getting data in, out, and away if you leave.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| APIA documented programming interface so other software can read and write your data. | Partial | "we have an API available for you to manage an integration that's specific to your business". No public API reference was found.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: orderwise.co.uk › Software integration(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| WebhooksThe system can notify other software the moment something changes. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of outbound webhooks or event subscriptions.Know the answer? |
| MCP supportA Model Context Protocol server, letting an AI assistant read or act on this data. Useful, but it has nothing to do with whether the product plans materials. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: a first-party mcp server, or documentation of one.Know the answer? |
| CSV exportYou can get your lists out as spreadsheet files. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of csv or spreadsheet export.Know the answer? |
| Full data exportYou can take everything, including history and relationships, not just a few screens' worth of rows. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of a complete account export, database dump, or equivalent.Know the answer? |
Deployment, licensing and your data
- Deployment
- On-premise (vendor-supported), Cloud (hosted for you)
- Licensing
- Proprietary SaaS
- Team sizes
- 6–20 people, 21–50 people
- Manufacturing styles
- Countable assembled products, Kits & bundles
Integrations
- eBay
- Amazon
- Google Shopping
- Wayfair (EDI)
- Amazon Vendor (EDI)
Jobs this product qualifies for
Derived from the capability table above, not hand-assigned.
Editorial notes and cautions
Things we would want a friend to know before buying.
- Evidence is the vendor's product pages and blog posts from 2019 and 2021; the in-app help and support portal are for customers only. The manufacturing page and the blog posts are registered as limited sources.
- Orderwise has been part of Forterro since 2022 and now sells Orderwise Cloud alongside the on-premise product.
Evidence and verification
Why this record is not Verified. Held at partially verified: the evidence is marketing pages and older blog posts, with no public manual.
Researched 2026-09-19 from the manufacturing, ERP, small-business ERP, purchase order, integration and Orderwise Cloud pages, and three vendor blog posts (Works Order Planner, 2019 and 2021; ERP versus MRP, 2021), read in full. Held at partially verified: the evidence is marketing pages and older blog posts, with no public manual. Renamed from "OrderWise Manufacturing" to the vendor's current spelling.
Sources we checked (9)
orderwise.co.uk
- Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)
- Erp system(opens in a new tab)
- Erp for small business(opens in a new tab)
- Purchase order system(opens in a new tab)
- Software integration(opens in a new tab)
- Orderwisecloud(opens in a new tab)
- Vendor blog, 2019(opens in a new tab)
- Vendor blog, 2021(opens in a new tab)
- Why an mrp might not fit your business start with erp(opens in a new tab)
What we still want to confirm
We publish our gaps rather than hiding them. If you can point us at a first-party page for any of these, we will update the record and credit the correction.
- Find out whether Orderwise Manufacturing calculates material requirements at all (netting, open orders, lead times) or relies on reorder levels and forecasting.
- Confirm batch trace from material to customer, quality checks and costing method.
- Get indicative Orderwise Cloud pricing for a small manufacturer.
Still unknown: nets against stock on hand, counts incoming orders, uses lead times, produces dated buy/make suggestions, recipes & formulas, routings & operations, quality controls, webhooks, mcp support, csv export, full data export.