ERP Built for Recipes, Batches, and Continuous Processes.
Process manufacturers don't assemble — they mix, blend, cook, react, and transform. Your ERP needs to handle formulas, variable yields, potency, co-products, and by-products. Business Central, configured for process manufacturing, gives you the control and traceability your operations demand.
Recipes, Batches, Compliance — All in One Place
Process manufacturing fails in the gaps. Close every one of them.
100%
Bi-directional trace
raw material to finished good
↑5%
Yield recovery
with formula optimization
Auto
CoA generation
by lot, by batch, by spec
<2hr
Recall execution
from suspect lot to shipped customers
The problems
Process Manufacturing Is Not Discrete
Standard manufacturing ERP assumes you assemble parts into finished goods. Process manufacturing is fundamentally different — and requires ERP that understands this.
Recipe & Formula Complexity
Formulas with variable ingredient percentages, potency adjustments, and yield calculations. When you scale a recipe from lab to production batch, the math has to be right.
Variable Yield & Co-Products
Production runs don't always produce exactly what you planned. Variable yields, co-products, and by-products need to be captured and costed accurately.
Quality & Process Parameters
Temperature, pressure, time, pH, viscosity — process parameters must be recorded and validated for every batch. Deviations need immediate escalation.
Regulatory Compliance
FDA, HACCP, GMP, and industry-specific regulations require complete batch traceability, process documentation, and audit-ready records at all times.
Ingredient Lot Traceability
When a quality issue is found, you need to trace from finished product back to specific ingredient lots — and from ingredient lots forward to all affected finished goods.
Batch Costing Complexity
Ingredient costs fluctuate, yields vary by batch, and co-products offset costs. Calculating actual batch cost and allocating it correctly is more complex than standard costing.
Formula. Yield. Potency. Lot. Every batch tells a story — and one day, an auditor is going to ask to read it.
From Batch Records to Batch Intelligence
What changes when every batch is traceable, every spec is enforced, and every audit is ready.
Recipes guarded in binders, copied between systems
Version-controlled formulas with potency adjustments
Yield variances spotted at month-end, root cause lost
Real-time yield by batch with variance analysis
QC results recorded on paper, transcribed later
In-process QC tied to release with auto CoA
Recalls take days to identify affected customers
Bi-directional lot tracing — supplier to shipment in seconds
What we deliver
Process Manufacturing on Business Central
Formula management, batch control, traceability, and compliance configured for how process manufacturers actually operate.
Recipe & Formula Management
Define formulas with ingredient percentages, active ingredient potency, and scalable batch sizes. Support for alternate formulas, seasonal ingredient substitutions, and R&D versioning.
Batch Production Control
Manage production batches from scheduling through execution with process parameter recording, in-process quality checks, and actual yield capture against planned output.
Co-Product & By-Product Handling
Automatically generate co-products and by-products from production batches with configurable cost allocation methods. Track inventory and sales for every output.
Full Batch Traceability
Bidirectional lot traceability — trace forward from any ingredient lot to all finished goods, or backward from any finished product to every ingredient lot used.
Quality & Compliance Management
Quality control plans with specification limits, batch release workflows, CoA generation, and complete documentation for FDA, HACCP, GMP, and industry-specific audits.
Yield Analysis & Optimization
Track theoretical vs. actual yield by formula, line, and operator. Identify systematic yield losses and optimize process parameters to improve output efficiency.
From Formula to Finished Batch
The process manufacturing lifecycle in Business Central — from planning through batch release.
Demand & Batch Planning
Calculate required production based on demand forecasts and current inventory. Determine optimal batch sizes considering tank capacity, shelf life, and minimum run requirements.
Ingredient Staging & Verification
Stage ingredients with lot verification, potency checks, and allergen segregation. Confirm correct quantities before releasing the batch for production.
Batch Execution & Process Recording
Execute the batch with process parameter recording at each step. Capture temperatures, times, weights, and in-process quality samples. Log any deviations from standard.
Quality Testing & Batch Release
Finished batch undergoes quality testing against specifications. Approved batches are released to inventory with CoA documentation. Failed batches are quarantined for disposition.
Costing & Analysis
Actual batch costs are calculated including ingredient, labor, overhead, and yield adjustments. Cost allocated to co-products and by-products. Variance analysis identifies improvement opportunities.
Demand & Batch Planning
Calculate required production based on demand forecasts and current inventory. Determine optimal batch sizes considering tank capacity, shelf life, and minimum run requirements.
Ingredient Staging & Verification
Stage ingredients with lot verification, potency checks, and allergen segregation. Confirm correct quantities before releasing the batch for production.
Batch Execution & Process Recording
Execute the batch with process parameter recording at each step. Capture temperatures, times, weights, and in-process quality samples. Log any deviations from standard.
Quality Testing & Batch Release
Finished batch undergoes quality testing against specifications. Approved batches are released to inventory with CoA documentation. Failed batches are quarantined for disposition.
Costing & Analysis
Actual batch costs are calculated including ingredient, labor, overhead, and yield adjustments. Cost allocated to co-products and by-products. Variance analysis identifies improvement opportunities.
Case Study
How a Dairy Manufacturer Achieved Batch Traceability and Compliance
A Canadian dairy manufacturer needed full batch traceability, formula-based production management, and audit-ready quality documentation for CFIA compliance. We implemented Business Central with recipe management, lot-level traceability, quality control at every stage, and automated CoA generation — achieving audit readiness in under 5 months.
Read the Full Case StudyFrequently Asked Questions, Answered
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Can we handle lot-level recall tracing?
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