Ostendo ERP Manufacturing & Jobs

Ostendo Continuum Manufacturing and Jobs

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Ostendo Continuum for Manufacturing, Service & Maintenance, Jobs & Projects

Ostendo Continuum brings manufacturing, field service, maintenance, and job/project delivery together in one practical ERP platform—so you can plan work, control costs, track progress, and invoice accurately, without juggling spreadsheets or disconnected systems. Whether you build products, deliver contracted jobs, or run preventive maintenance programs, Continuum helps you standardise processes while still allowing the flexibility real-world operations require.

Why businesses choose Ostendo for operational delivery

With manufacturing and service work, the “truth” lives on the shop floor, in the warehouse, and with technicians—not just in the office. Ostendo Continuum supports end-to-end visibility across:

  • Work planning and execution (jobs, work orders, tasks, schedules)
  • Materials and inventory usage (allocated, issued, returned, consumed)
  • Labour capture (timesheets, chargeable vs non-chargeable time, cost rates)
  • Progress tracking (milestones, stage completion, variances)
  • Cost-to-serve and profitability (job cost, project margin, service contract performance)
  • Faster, cleaner billing (claims, progress invoicing, service billing, variations)

Manufacturing in Ostendo Continuum

Ostendo supports structured manufacturing processes while keeping day-to-day execution simple for production teams.

Production planning and control

  • Convert demand into manufacturing jobs / work orders
  • Manage priorities, due dates, and capacity with practical scheduling workflows
  • Track work in progress (WIP) and highlight bottlenecks early

Material control and traceability

  • Allocate stock to production and control material issues/returns
  • Support batch/lot and serial tracking where required
  • Improve accuracy with barcode-enabled picking and issuing (where implemented)

Labour, machine time, and actual costing

  • Capture labour time against operations or jobs for true production costing
  • Compare estimated vs actual time, materials, and overheads
  • Use variance visibility to drive continuous improvement

Quality and compliance support (where applicable)

  • Record inspections, non-conformances, and corrective actions (process dependent)
  • Maintain stronger audit trails around build history and component usage

Outcome: better control of WIP, clearer job profitability, fewer stock surprises, and more reliable delivery performance.

Jobs & Projects in Ostendo Continuum

For jobbing manufacturers, contractors, and project-driven organisations, Continuum provides the structure needed to control delivery and margin without slowing the business down.

End-to-end job lifecycle

  • Quote → job creation → purchasing → delivery → invoicing
  • Track variations, scope changes, and approvals (process dependent)
  • Manage project stages and milestones for clearer forecasting

Job costing and profitability

  • Consolidate all costs by job/project:
    • labour
    • materials
    • subcontractors
    • plant/equipment
    • overhead allocations (if used)
  • Review profitability by:
    • job
    • job type
    • customer
    • project manager
    • time period

Scheduling and visibility

  • Improve planning using job status, task due dates, and capacity views
  • Identify jobs at risk via:
    • late materials
    • unapproved variations
    • labour overruns
    • WIP build-up

Outcome: tighter cost control, cleaner project governance, and faster billing with fewer disputes.

Service & Maintenance in Ostendo Continuum

Ostendo is well suited to businesses that must respond quickly to breakdowns while also delivering planned maintenance.

Service delivery workflows

  • Log service requests and create service jobs/work orders
  • Assign technicians, track dispatch, and manage priorities
  • Capture time, parts, and notes for a complete service history

Preventive maintenance programs

  • Schedule preventive maintenance tasks by:
    • time intervals
    • usage-based triggers (where integrated/managed)
    • compliance requirements
  • Support repeatable checklists and standard work instructions (where configured)

Asset and equipment history

  • Maintain service history by asset:

    • previous work performed

    • parts replaced

    • recurring issues

    • warranty/contract context (where used)

Warranty, contract, and chargeability control

  • Separate chargeable vs non-chargeable work
  • Improve invoice accuracy with supporting evidence (time, parts, job notes)

Outcome: better technician utilisation, stronger customer confidence, and improved service margin visibility.

Reporting and visibility that supports better decisions

Ostendo Continuum provides operational reporting to keep manufacturing and service teams aligned with finance and management. Common visibility needs include:

  • WIP value and movement
  • Job profitability and margin leakage
  • On-time delivery performance
  • Labour efficiency (estimated vs actual)
  • Materials variance and scrap trends
  • Preventive maintenance compliance rates
  • Service response times and repeat-call patterns

When paired with BI tools (e.g., KPI dashboards), this becomes a continuous improvement engine—supporting Lean-style decision-making and more predictable performance.

Ideal fit for organisations that need flexibility and control

Ostendo Continuum is a strong fit for organisations that:

  • manufacture and also do installation/service
  • run jobbing/project work with frequent variations
  • need better visibility of WIP, costs, and delivery performance
  • want tighter integration between operations and finance
  • require practical mobility/barcoding options for real-time capture