Real product costing
Know what each product costs to make today.
- Actual material rates
- Labour and overheads
- Cost per unit by order
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A smart manufacturing system that shows which products really make money and which only keep you busy
Know the real cost of every product, the margin on every customer and order, and what is happening in the factory right now. Milaan ERP turns the data your team already enters into clear numbers you can act on.
- No credit card needed
- Works with data you already enter
- Owner app included
Margin by product
Steel furniture unit · October
This month
| Product | Cost / unit | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Almirah, 4-doorSold 210 · ₹7,400 avg price | ₹6,000.00 | 18.9% |
| Office tableSold 140 · ₹5,200 avg price | ₹3,950.00 | 24.0% |
| Locker, 12-doorSold 35 · ₹14,800 avg priceSteel price rise not passed on | ₹14,100.00 | 4.7% |
Best marginOffice table
Needs a price reviewLocker, 12-door
Factory margin this month17.6%
Real costs
Margin alerts
On your phone
Why it matters
Being busy isn’t the same as making money
Many factory owners find out at year end that the business made less than it felt like. The machines were running, orders kept coming, and everyone was busy. But some products were priced on old costs, some customers got discounts that ate the whole margin, and wastage quietly crept up.
The information to catch this exists. It is spread across purchase bills, production entries and sales invoices. It just never comes together in one place, at the time you need it.
Milaan ERP brings it together. Because purchase, production and sales are in one system, it can work out the real cost of every product from actual material prices, labour and overheads, and compare it with what you sold for. You see margin by product, customer and order, and get an alert when a margin drops below the level you set.
Smart manufacturing doesn’t have to mean sensors and robots. For most factories, it starts with knowing the real numbers.
Day-to-day headaches
Decisions made on guesswork, and how we fix them
These are the blind spots owners tell us about most often.
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Prices based on old costs
Raw material prices went up three months ago, but your selling price didn’t.
Cost from today’s prices
Product cost is worked out from actual purchase rates, so you see when a price needs to change.
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Discounts that eat the margin
Large customers get extra discounts, and nobody checks what is left.
Margin by customer and order
See the real margin on every customer and order after discounts and freight.
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Wastage creeping up
A little more material is used each month, and nobody notices until year end.
Actual vs standard use
Compare material used with the BOM, product by product, and see where waste is growing.
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Numbers only at month end
You see the full picture weeks after it is too late to change anything.
Live dashboard and alerts
Sales, production, stock and margins update as work is entered, with alerts for what needs attention.
Features
Numbers that help you run the factory better
Built from the data your team already enters every day.
Margin analysis
See where the money is made and lost.
- By product and product line
- By customer and order
- After discounts and freight
Live dashboard
The factory’s numbers on one screen.
- Sales and production today
- Stock and shortages
- Receivables and payables
Alerts
Be told when something needs a decision.
- Margin below your limit
- Wastage above BOM
- Overdue customers
Wastage & efficiency
Spot waste before it becomes a habit.
- Actual vs BOM use
- Scrap trends
- Output per shift
Owner app
Your factory in your pocket.
- Daily summary
- Drill into any number
- Works anywhere
How it fits your day
How the numbers help, on a normal day
Small decisions, made on facts instead of feel.
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Morning glance 8:30 am
On your phone: yesterday’s production, sales and collections, and one alert. The margin on 12-door lockers has dropped below 10%.
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Check the cost 10:00 am
The product cost shows steel has gone up since the last price revision. You update the selling price for new orders.
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Customer review 2:00 pm
Before agreeing to a big dealer’s extra discount, you check their real margin over the last three months. You agree to a smaller discount.
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Wastage check 6:00 pm
The weekly report shows paint use is 8% above the BOM on one line. You ask the supervisor to look into it tomorrow.
GST & costing
Costs without GST, returns without fuss
When you claim input tax credit, the GST you pay on raw material is not part of your cost. Costing that includes it makes your products look more expensive than they are. Costing that forgets freight or other charges makes them look cheaper.
Milaan ERP works out product cost from the taxable value of your purchases plus the charges you choose to include, so your margins are real. At the same time, GST on every purchase and sale feeds your monthly returns without extra work.
Tip: If some purchases don’t give you input tax credit, they can be costed with GST included.
- Cost on taxable valueGST credit kept out of product cost.
- Freight and charges includedLanded cost, not just invoice rate.
- Input tax credit trackedEvery purchase bill recorded.
- GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B summariesExport the month in one click.
- Profit and loss any dayNot just at year end.
Pricing
Two simple ways to get started
Choose cloud if the office, store and owner need to see the same data from different places. Choose offline if everything runs from one office computer.
Offline desktop
from ₹9,999 one-time + GST extra
Installed on your factory office computer. Works without internet.
- Four plans, single PC to unlimited LAN users
- Data stays on your PC
- Optional yearly support & updates
Online cloud
from ₹12,999 per year
Office, store and owner on the same live data. Updates and backups included.
- Three plans, from 2 to 10 users
- Mobile app and daily cloud backup
- 7-day free trial
Prices are before 18% GST. Manufacturing features such as BOM, production planning and job work are in the higher plans. Need several users or more than one unit? Ask us for a quote. Compare all plans.
FAQ
Questions about smart manufacturing, answered.
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Talk to our manufacturing team
Pick one product you think is your best seller. We’ll show you how its real margin would be worked out.
Do I need sensors or machine connections?
No. Milaan ERP works with the data your team already enters: purchases, production, stock and sales. That is enough to give you real costs, margins and alerts.
How is the cost of a product worked out?
From the BOM and the actual rates you paid for material, plus labour and overheads you choose to include. Each production order gives you a cost per unit.
Can I see margin by customer?
Yes. Margin is shown by customer and by order, after discounts, schemes and freight.
What kind of alerts can I set?
Common ones are margin below a set level, material use above the BOM, stock shortages and overdue customers.
Can I see this on my phone?
Yes. The owner app shows the daily summary and lets you open any number to see the detail behind it.
How soon will I see useful numbers?
Sales and stock numbers are useful from day one. Product costing becomes reliable once BOMs are set up and a few production orders have been entered.
How much does it cost?
The offline desktop plan starts at ₹9,999 as a one-time payment and online cloud plans start at ₹12,999 per year, both before 18% GST. Features such as barcode billing, batch tracking, e-invoicing and multi-location are in the higher plans, so tell us what you need and we’ll suggest the right one.
Can you bring in our existing data?
Usually yes. If you have your items, raw materials, customers and opening stock in Excel or another software, our team will import them during setup. We also help you set up your first few BOMs.
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Find out which products really pay the bills
Try Milaan ERP in your factory for 7 days. We’ll set up your BOMs and show you your first real margins, free of charge.