Material Flow Management
Material and Logistics
Real-time material tracking from goods receipt to production line — reduce WIP and prevent shortages.
From Invisible WIP to Real-Time Material Control
Track and control material movement through your factory in real time — from incoming stock through production consumption to WIP on the line. Reduce buffer inventory, prevent material shortages, and give planners the data they need to optimize flow.
Reduced WIP Inventory
Better visibility and just-in-time delivery to lines — less buffer, more flow.
Fewer Line Stops
Material shortages are visible before they hit the line.
Higher SAP Inventory Accuracy
Every movement recorded — no degradation between counting cycles.
Track every material movement
Every transaction — goods receipt, staging, line delivery, consumption — recorded in real time with scan confirmation. Nothing falls through the cracks.
Prevent shortages before they happen
Consumption rates are visible in real time. Reorder triggers fire before the line runs out, not after production has already stopped.
Maintain SAP accuracy continuously
Every movement updates SAP immediately — no degradation between physical inventory counts, no correction effort at period end.
Give planners live floor data
Production planners see current stock levels, WIP quantities, and material flow by area — directly from the floor, not from a delayed report.
From invisible WIP to real-time material control
Existing Processes
- Material movements tracked on paper or in delayed SAP batch updates
- Line shortages discovered when workers run out — not before
- SAP inventory accuracy degrades between physical counting cycles
With Workerbase
- Every movement recorded in real time with barcode or RFID confirmation
- Shortage warnings triggered by consumption data before the line stops
- SAP inventory always reflects actual floor stock — no degradation
What our customers realized with this
Steel manufacturer — digital material flow management across production areas, plus 9% worker productivity improvement.
See material flow from receipt to the line
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