Standard Odoo manufacturing creates a single picking for every raw material component, delivering everything to the production floor at once - whether the operation that needs it starts today or three days from now.

• Production teams trip over materials they won't need until hours or days later
• Multiple handling moves as materials are staged, pushed aside, and retrieved when finally needed
• Warehouse teams cannot see which materials are needed for which operation - no operation-level visibility
• Materials delivered days early are locked out of other orders that could use them now
• When schedules change, no automatic update to material delivery timing - manual coordination required
• Complex assemblies with 50+ components flood the workspace instead of arriving in manageable batches

Assign components to operations in your Bill of Materials using Odoo's built-in Consumed in Operation feature. When a manufacturing order is confirmed, this module automatically splits the single picking into separate pickings - one per operation, each named with the MO reference and operation (e.g., WH/MO/00123 - Assembly). When you click Plan, picking scheduled dates are automatically synced to the workorder start times. Materials arrive exactly when each operation begins.

4 pickings created automatically: WH/MO/00278 - Cutting, WH/MO/00278 - Welding, WH/MO/00278 - Painting, and WH/MO/00278 (unassigned components)

Inventory overview - warehouse teams see operation-level material deliveries with their own scheduled dates

  Multi-Day Production Runs

Large assemblies spanning multiple days - deliver Day 1 materials on Day 1, Day 2 materials on Day 2. The production floor stays organized and inventory remains available for other orders.

  Complex Assemblies (50+ Components)

Instead of flooding the workspace with every component at kickoff, deliver component groups as each operation begins. Operators find what they need quickly with no clutter.

  Multiple Work Centers

When production flows through different work centers sequentially, deliver materials directly to each work center at the time its operation is scheduled to begin.

  Variable Lead Time Operations

When some operations finish quickly while others take days, materials for long-duration operations arrive when those operations start - not at production kickoff, when they just get in the way.

  Lean Manufacturing

Supports pull-based material delivery aligned with actual operation demand. Reduces WIP inventory on the floor and improves flow efficiency across the entire production process.

  Warehouse Visibility

Warehouse teams gain operation-level delivery schedules in Inventory. Clear visibility into which materials are needed for which operation - proactive staging replaces reactive delivery.

Operational Efficiency

Less clutter on the production floor, reduced material handling, improved operator safety, and better space utilization. Operators work with only what they need, when they need it.

Better Planning

Clear delivery schedules by operation give warehouse teams the visibility to plan proactively. Better resource allocation and reduced expediting stress across the warehouse team.

Inventory Optimization

Materials stay available for other needs until actually required. Delayed material commitment means improved availability, reduced opportunity cost, and better cash flow management.

Automatic Coordination

Schedule changes propagate automatically to material delivery timing. No manual date updates, no inter-department emails, no coordination errors. Faster response to production changes.

1 - Assign Components to Operations in the BOM

Manufacturing -> Products -> Bills of Materials -> open your BOM -> Operations tab: add work center operations -> Components tab: for each component, set Consumed in Operation -> Save.

2 - Confirm a Manufacturing Order

Manufacturing -> Operations -> Manufacturing Orders -> New -> select the product with the configured BOM -> set quantity -> Confirm. The picking split happens automatically - check the Transfers smart button to see the per-operation pickings.

3 - Plan to Sync Picking Dates

On the confirmed manufacturing order, click Plan. Workorders are scheduled against work center calendars and picking scheduled dates are automatically updated to match each operation's start time.