Manufacturing ERP that grows your output, not your headcount.

Brilliant Cloud implements Acumatica Manufacturing for South African manufacturers, connecting production, BOMs, MRP, scheduling, costing and the shop floor in one real-time cloud platform. Built for discrete and batch process, and supported locally by certified experts.

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200+manufacturing features
Discrete & batchmixed-mode production
Real-timeshop-floor to office
Unlimitedusers, no per-seat fees
Manufacturing assembly line and production running on Acumatica Cloud ERP
Acumatica Gold Certified Partner
Trusted across operational industries
Mixed-mode manufacturing

However you make it, Acumatica runs it

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The manufacturing growth ceiling

When your systems can't keep up with the shop floor

Spreadsheet BOMs and costing. Bills of material and product costs maintained by hand, out of date the moment they change.

No real-time shop-floor view. You discover delays, scrap and cost overruns long after the job has run.

Stockouts and excess at once. Without proper MRP you over-order some materials and run dry on others.

Desktop-bound, per-user ERP. Legacy systems chained to the office that charge more every time you add a user.

With Brilliant Cloud + Acumatica

One connected platform from quote to ship

Live BOMs, routing and product costs that stay in sync
Real-time work-in-progress, scrap and cost variance
MRP and scheduling that balance materials and capacity
Mobile shop-floor data capture on any device
Unlimited users, built and supported by a local certified team
Manufacturing we know

Configured for your kind of manufacturing

We model Acumatica around your real production workflows, not generic templates. From discrete assembly to formula-based process plants.

Acumatica Manufacturing Edition

Production management built into one platform

200+ manufacturing features that connect engineering, planning and the shop floor to inventory and operations, in real time.

Production management

Create, release and track production orders with real-time material, labour and machine costs against estimates.

Bill of materials & routing

Multi-level BOMs with operations, work centres and engineering change control to keep specs and costs current.

Material requirements planning

MRP balances demand, supply and lead times to recommend what to buy and make, and when, so you avoid stockouts and excess.

Advanced planning & scheduling

Finite and infinite scheduling that sequences jobs against capacity to hit delivery dates and maximise throughput.

Product configurator & estimating

Rules-based configuration and estimating that turn customer requirements into accurate quotes, BOMs and routings.

Shop-floor data collection

Capture labour, materials and progress from the floor on any device, feeding live WIP, costs and traceability.

Inside Acumatica Manufacturing

What each module actually does on your shop floor

Not a feature list, a working production system. Here is exactly what you get under the hood, and how it shows up in day-to-day manufacturing.

Production management

Create, release and track every production order with live costing against your estimates.

  • Single-level and multi-level production orders with full operation detail
  • Real-time actual vs planned material, labour, machine and overhead cost
  • Make, buy, transfer and disassembly orders from one screen
  • Live WIP, completion and scrap reporting as the job runs

Bill of materials & routing

Engineer products once and keep specs, operations and costs in sync everywhere.

  • Multi-level BOMs with phantom, by-product and co-product handling
  • Routings tied to work centres, machines, tools and labour rates
  • Effective-dated revisions so the right version runs every time
  • Rolled-up standard costs that update as components change

Material requirements planning

Buy and make exactly what you need, when you need it, no stockouts or dead stock.

  • Demand from sales orders, forecasts, min/max and safety stock
  • Time-phased plan that nets supply, demand and lead times
  • Actionable buy and make recommendations with exception messages
  • Multi-warehouse and multi-site planning across every branch

Advanced planning & scheduling

Sequence the floor against real capacity so you hit promised dates and keep machines busy.

  • Finite and infinite scheduling by work centre and resource
  • Drag-and-drop Gantt to re-sequence jobs and see the knock-on effect
  • Capable-to-promise dates you can give customers with confidence
  • Bottleneck visibility so you protect the constraint, not guess

Configurator & estimating

Turn a customer's requirements into an accurate quote, BOM and routing in minutes.

  • Rules-based product configurator that prevents invalid combinations
  • Auto-generated BOMs and routings from each configuration
  • Estimating that rolls material, labour and overhead into a firm price
  • Convert a won estimate straight into a production order, no re-keying

Shop-floor data collection

Capture what really happens on the floor, on any device, and feed it straight to the office.

  • Clock on and off jobs and operations from tablets and phones
  • Barcode material issues, moves and completions in real time
  • Live labour and machine time flowing into actual job cost
  • Full lot and serial traceability for recalls and quality audits
Operational outcomes

Transformation you can measure

Representative results from Acumatica projects we've delivered, typical of what connected, real-time operations make possible.

Real-time

Cost & WIP visibilityActual vs estimated material, labour and machine cost on every job.

On-time

Delivery you can promiseMRP and scheduling that balance materials and capacity.

99%+

Stock & BOM accuracyLive multi-warehouse inventory with lots and serials.

Unlimited usersPut the whole plant on the system, no per-seat fees.

Figures reflect outcomes achieved on selected client engagements; results vary by business and scope.

Plays nicely with others

Connect the tools you already run on

Acumatica's open API means your ERP becomes the hub of your operation, synced with e-commerce, CRM, logistics and the bespoke systems your business depends on. We design every integration so data flows in real time, with no double capture.

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Shopify WooCommerce Salesforce HubSpot Power BI Magento EDI / API Microsoft 365

Ready to modernise your plant?

Book a tailored Acumatica Manufacturing demo and see your production, BOMs, MRP and shop floor modelled on one real-time platform.

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Questions, answered

Manufacturing ERP FAQs

Acumatica Manufacturing is a cloud-native ERP for mid-market manufacturers. It connects production management, BOMs and routing, MRP, advanced planning and scheduling, estimating, product configuration and shop-floor data collection with inventory, operations and CRM in one real-time system, supporting both discrete and batch process manufacturing.

Yes. Acumatica supports discrete, batch process, make-to-stock, make-to-order, engineer-to-order, configure-to-order, repetitive and project-centric manufacturing on the same platform, so you can run mixed-mode production without bolt-on systems.

Yes. You get multi-level BOMs with routing, engineering change control, material requirements planning and advanced planning and scheduling, so you can plan materials and capacity, release production orders and track actual versus estimated costs in real time.

Yes. Manufacturing data collection captures labour and material transactions from the floor in real time and feeds them straight into production, inventory and operations, giving managers live visibility of work-in-progress, costs and throughput.

Most Acumatica manufacturing implementations take 10 to 20 weeks depending on the number of sites, manufacturing modes, integrations and process complexity. Our phased methodology reduces risk and delivers value early.

Yes. Acumatica tracks lots and serial numbers through receiving, production and dispatch, so you can trace any finished item back to its raw materials and supplier, and forward to the customers who received it. That makes recalls, expiry control and quality audits fast, which matters for food and beverage, automotive and regulated manufacturers.

Yes. You can plan, produce and report across multiple sites, warehouses and legal entities on one platform, with inter-company transactions, consolidated inventory and per-site production. MRP and scheduling see all locations, so you balance materials and capacity across the whole operation rather than branch by branch.

We are a Gold Certified Acumatica Partner with 23 years of ERP delivery experience, 880+ customers and certified local consultants. We implement, integrate and support Acumatica Manufacturing locally, with a focus on production outcomes rather than licence sales.

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