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Inventory management, manufacturing, and business strategy for small-batch product businesses.

Bill of Materials: What It Is and How to Build One (With a Worked Example)

inventory management

Bill of Materials: What It Is and How to Build One (With a Worked Example)

A bill of materials lists every material, quantity and cost that goes into one unit of your product. Here's how to build one in seven steps, with a fully costed worked example.

· 28 min read
How to Calculate Your Reorder Point (The Formula That Actually Works for Manufacturers)

inventory management

How to Calculate Your Reorder Point (The Formula That Actually Works for Manufacturers)

The reorder point formula tells you exactly when to place a new purchase order, before you run out mid-production. Here's how to calculate it for raw materials.

· 15 min read
Shopify Flow Inventory Automations: 5 Step-by-Step Workflows for Product Businesses

inventory management

Shopify Flow Inventory Automations: 5 Step-by-Step Workflows for Product Businesses

Shopify Flow watches your inventory 24/7 and triggers the right action when thresholds are hit: alerts, emails, tags, tasks, ad pauses. Here are 5 step-by-step workflows built for product businesses that manufacture, plus why you'll need one more tool for raw materials and multi-channel sync.

· 17 min read
Batch Manufacturing for Shopify Makers — A Production Planning Guide

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Batch Manufacturing for Shopify Makers — A Production Planning Guide

Shopify tracks what you sell — not what goes into making it. Here's how to set up a real batch manufacturing workflow so your production runs are planned, costed, and synced.

· 19 min read
10 Production Planning Metrics and KPIs You Need To Know

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10 Production Planning Metrics and KPIs You Need To Know

The product businesses that scale without burning out aren't just tracking sales — they're tracking the 10 production KPIs that reveal what's really happening before the sale.

· 25 min read
Production Planning and Scheduling for Small Manufacturers - A Practical Guide

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Production Planning and Scheduling for Small Manufacturers - A Practical Guide

Production planning and scheduling can feel like overkill when you're a small manufacturer, until the week you run out of materials mid-order, miss a wholesale deadline, and realise you've been underpricing your bestseller for months. Here's how to set it up properly, even if your whole operation runs out of one small workshop.

· 28 min read
Make-to-Order Production Planning for Small Businesses

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Make-to-Order Production Planning for Small Businesses

Make to order workflows need different approaches when it comes to production planning - we show you how to design a production process to maximise your small business success.

· 15 min read
What Is a Production Planning Manager? 2026 Salary Guide

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What Is a Production Planning Manager? 2026 Salary Guide

What does a production planning manager do? We discuss roles and responsibilities, 2026 salary expectations from BLS and Salary.com, and the tools production planning managers need to succeed.

· 19 min read