Manufacturing ERP for small business
Manufacturing ERP for small factories, from raw material to dispatch.
Karyo builds the system a small or mid-sized factory runs on: raw material stocked, a bill of materials behind every product, production planned against orders, job work counted back, quality checked, goods dispatched and billed, and every entry posted to Tally. Built around your plant, then hosted and maintained by us.
- Starts with the machines you already have
- Tally stays your books
- No per-user pricing, so every supervisor gets a login
| Challan | Process | Sent | Back | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JW-311 | Plating | 1,200 | 1,150 | Open |
| JW-308 | Machining | 800 | 800 | Closed |
| JW-304 | Powder coat | 500 | 430 | Overdue |
| JW-299 | Heat treat | 650 | 610 | Rejections |
The problem
Most small factories run on memory, registers and one person who knows.
Nobody is quite sure what raw material is left until the storekeeper counts. Production is planned on a whiteboard or in someone's head. Material goes out to a plater or a machinist on a handwritten challan, and three weeks later the question is how many pieces are still lying there, and how many came back rejected.
Orders are promised without knowing what is in stock. Rejections are noticed at dispatch, not at the machine, and at month end the accountant chases slips to get Tally right.
In a family business, the plant often works because one person carries it in their head, until that person is away or the next generation takes over.
We put the plant on one system: each entry made once, where the work happens, by the person doing it, and visible to the owner from a phone.
What we build
What a manufacturing system from Karyo covers.
Each factory gets the modules it uses, named the way your floor names them. Start with the department that costs you most, and add the rest when you are ready.
Purchase and raw material stock
Purchase orders, goods receipt against the bill, and raw material stock by store, with barcode labels where they help and reorder alerts before a line stops.
Bill of materials
Every product carries its bill of materials: raw material, bought-out parts, processes and expected scrap, so consumption and cost are worked out, not guessed.
Production orders and planning
Production orders raised against customer orders or stock targets, with material checked before work starts: what to make next, with what, and on which machine.
Job work out and in
Material sent to job workers on a challan; goods, scrap and rejections received back against the same challan. The balance with every job worker is always on screen.
Quality checks and rejections
Inspection at receipt, between stages and before dispatch. Rejections are recorded with a reason against the batch, machine or job worker, so repeat problems show up early.
Finished goods and dispatch
Finished goods by product and batch, dispatched against the order, with the GST invoice raised from the same entry and posted to Tally.
Machine data, in stages
Run hours, counts and stoppages from the machines that matter most, added a stage at a time. See machinery data integration.
Dealer portal for orders
Dealers order against their own price list and follow dispatch, instead of sending photos on WhatsApp. See dealer portals.
Karyo is built by TUD Innovations, the company behind Kenro, automotive software proven on a working workshop floor and running in production at a Delhi pre-owned showroom. The same approach suits mills and processing units; a rice mill is one example.
At your pace
Three levels for a factory. Go as far as pays.
You do not have to change the whole plant at once. Most owners start where the money leaks and go further once their people trust the screens. Read more about going digital at your own pace.
Buyers find you before they find a trader
A clear website listing what you make, your capacities and materials, plus a Google listing, with every enquiry sent to your phone. The factory does not change.
Fix the part that hurts most
Usually raw material stock and job work balances, or dispatch and billing. That one part moves onto a simple system; production planning can stay on the whiteboard for now.
The whole plant on one system
Purchase, BOM, production, job work, quality, dispatch and machine data on one ERP, linked to Tally, with the owner's view on a phone. When the next generation takes over, the knowledge is in the system.
How it’s delivered
Built inside your factory, then kept running.
| Stage | What happens | What you receive |
|---|---|---|
| 01 · Discover | A visit to the plant: the store, the floor, the job work register and the dispatch bay, with the people who run them. | A written proposal and fixed quote within 3 working days. |
| 02 · Design | Screens drawn around the way your people already work. | A clickable prototype to sign off before the build. |
| 03 · Build | Short cycles on a private staging link. | A working demo every two weeks. |
| 04 · Launch | Item masters, stock and open job work migrated from Excel or registers; staff trained on the job, in English and Hindi. | A live system and a trained team. |
| 05 · Manage | Hosting, daily backups, updates, monitoring and monthly changes under an AMC. | Same-day response if it is down; two working days otherwise. |
A manufacturing ERP typically takes 2 to 4 months; a first stage of machine data 2 to 3 weeks. The build fee is paid in stages. On-site work is offered in India.
Related services
Everything a manufacturer needs, from one team.
The factory system sits at the centre; these are the pieces around it. See every trade we build for on the industries page.
- CRM and ERP systems
- The core ERP for purchase, production, stock and dispatch.
- Machinery data
- Machine signals brought in in stages, starting with the bottleneck.
- Dealer and vendor portals
- Ordering for dealers and purchase orders for suppliers, through portals.
- Care and AMC
- Hosting, backups and support under one maintenance contract.
Manufacturing ERP: common questions
Is this an ERP for a small factory, or only for large plants?
It is built for small and mid-sized manufacturers: a single unit, a few machines, a family-run plant or a mill. You get only the modules your factory uses, so the screens stay simple for the people on the floor.
Does it replace Tally?
No. Tally stays your books. Purchase entries, GST sales invoices and stock journals are posted to Tally in the format your accountant already uses, so filing carries on as it does today.
Can it track material sent to job workers?
Yes. Every job work challan records what went out, to whom and for which process. When goods come back, the received, scrap and rejected quantities are recorded against the same challan, so the balance lying with each job worker is always visible.
Do we need to connect our machines on day one?
No. Most factories start with purchase, stock, production and dispatch. Machine data is added later in stages, starting with the machines that matter most; a first stage typically takes 2 to 3 weeks.
How is it priced?
A fixed build fee, paid in stages, and an annual maintenance contract for hosting, backups, updates and support. There is never per-user pricing, so you can give every supervisor and storekeeper a login.
Who owns the system and the data?
You do. You own your data, your domain, your content and any custom work built only for you, and you can export everything at any time. The platform underneath is licensed while your AMC runs, the way Shopify or Zoho work. If Karyo ever stops trading, you get a permanent licence to the code your system runs on, and if you need your own copy of the code, you can buy one.
Contact
Tell us about your factory.
What you make, how many machines and job workers you deal with, and what sits in Tally and Excel today. We will arrange a visit and send a written proposal with a fixed quote.
Replies within one working day, from the people who will build it.