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Complete Guide to Odoo Manufacturing (MRP)

DeployMonkey Team · March 10, 2026 6 min read

Odoo MRP handles production planning, BOMs, work orders, work center scheduling, and quality control. Odoo 19 adds a visual planning board with drag-and-drop scheduling.

Key Features

  • Bills of Materials with multi-level structures and variants
  • Work Orders routed through work centers
  • Production Planning board (Odoo 19)
  • Material Requirements Planning — auto-generate POs
  • Quality Control (Enterprise)
  • Subcontracting support

Setup

  1. Install Manufacturing
  2. Create Work Centers with capacity and costs
  3. Create BOMs for each finished product
  4. Configure routes (Make to Order / Make to Stock)
  5. Set reordering rules for automated production

Best Practices

  • Use multi-level BOMs for complex products
  • Set realistic work center capacity
  • Enable lot tracking for regulated industries
  • Integrate with Purchase for material procurement
  • See Odoo for manufacturing

Frequently Asked Questions

MRP in Community?

Yes. Core Manufacturing is free. Enterprise adds quality control and PLM.

Multi-level BOMs?

Yes. Sub-assembly BOMs cascade automatically.

Subcontracting?

Yes in Community. Send materials to external manufacturers and receive finished goods.