Inventory and warehouse
Multi-location stock with batch and serial tracking, stocktake and adjustment workflows, reorder points and barcode scanning on a phone or handheld.
Software Development · Australia-wide
ERP for Australian operations that outgrew the spreadsheets but not the budget for SAP
Inventory, purchasing, production and job costing in one system, built around your process and integrated with the accounting file you already use.
Integrates with Xero and MYOB
No per-seat licence
Built around your process
Every engagement includes
- Stock accurate in real time
- Job costing at line level
- Accounting file integrated
- Audit trail on every change
- Barcode and mobile capable
Why this goes wrong
What we usually find, and what we do instead
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What we usually find
- Stock on hand nobody trusts — so someone walks to the shelf and counts before committing to a delivery date.
- Job costing after the fact — you learn a job lost money at invoicing, which is a month too late to do anything.
- Purchase orders in an inbox — approvals by reply-all, and no way to see committed spend against a job.
- Three systems, one source of truth, none of them agreeing — stock in one, jobs in another, invoices in a third.
- A quote for a tier-one ERP — six figures and eighteen months for modules you will never switch on.
What we do instead
- Make stock movements the record — receipt, transfer, pick and adjustment, each logged with who and when.
- Cost the job as it runs — labour, materials and overhead posted against the job while it is still open.
- Put purchasing in the system — raise, approve and receive against a job, with committed spend visible before the invoice.
- One operational database — stock, jobs and purchasing in one place, with accounting integrated rather than duplicated.
- Build the modules you use — and leave out the ones a tier-one licence makes you pay for anyway.
What's included
What we actually work on
Not a checklist of 200 "optimisations". These are the things that move the result.
Production and job costing
Bills of material, work orders and labour capture, with material, labour and overhead posting against the job while it runs rather than at invoicing.
Purchasing and supplier management
Requisition through approval to receipt, matched against the purchase order and the job, so committed spend is visible before the invoice arrives.
Accounting integration
Two-way sync with Xero or MYOB for invoices, bills, payments and the chart of accounts, so the operational system and the accounting file agree without rekeying.
Operational reporting
Stock valuation, job profitability, supplier performance and production throughput, reported live from the operational database rather than a monthly export.
Roles, approvals and audit
Approval thresholds, segregation of duties and a full audit trail on every stock movement and cost posting, which is what makes the numbers defensible.
How we work
A sequence, not a black box
You see the plan before we touch anything, and you approve what gets done.
01
Scope
We walk your floor and your process, map the data and the integration points, and write the specification with a fixed price.
02
Model
Data model, approval rules and the accounting integration agreed before code, because these are expensive to change later.
03
Build
Two-week increments, starting with the module that hurts most, each one usable by your team as it lands.
04
Integrate
Accounting, and any existing systems that stay, connected with reconciliation so the numbers can be proven.
05
Roll out
Module by module with parallel running and training, rather than one cutover weekend that nobody sleeps through.
Pricing
How much does ERP cost in Australia?
Most agencies make you ask before they will quote a starting point. Here it is.
Operations scoping
$8,000 – $18,000one-off, AUD ex GST
- Process mapping across your operation
- Data model and integration design
- Module priority and sequence
- Wireframes for the key screens
- Fixed-price build quote
- The document is yours either way
Core ERP build
$80,000 – $200,000fixed scope, AUD ex GST
- Inventory and warehouse
- Job costing and production
- Purchasing and approvals
- Xero or MYOB integration
- Operational reporting
- Barcode and mobile capture
- Training and phased rollout
Support and development
From $5,000per month, AUD ex GST
- Hosting, backups and monitoring
- Dedicated development capacity
- New modules and reports
- Integration maintenance
- Incident response
- No lock-in contract
All amounts are in Australian dollars and exclude GST. These are indicative starting points and assume a scope agreed in writing before work begins. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately and approved by you first. We invoice against milestones, not hours worked.
Who this is for
Australian businesses we do ERP for
Industries where we understand the buying cycle, the compliance constraints and how customers actually search.
Manufacturing & industrial
Wholesale & distribution
Construction & trades
Food & beverage production
Logistics & transport
Engineering & fabrication
FAQ
Questions Australian businesses ask about ERP
How much does a custom ERP cost in Australia?
A focused build covering inventory and job costing generally starts in the high five figures. A full operational platform with production, purchasing and accounting integration runs into six. That is still typically well below a tier-one licence plus implementation, and there is no per-seat cost as you grow.
Why not just use an off-the-shelf ERP?
If your process is standard, do. Platforms like Cin7, Unleashed or MYOB Advanced fit many Australian businesses well and cost far less than a build. Building earns its cost when your production process is genuinely unusual, when per-seat licensing has outgrown the value, or when the integration you need does not exist.
Can it work with Xero or MYOB?
Yes, and it should. We sync invoices, bills, payments and the chart of accounts rather than rebuilding accounting, because your accountant already knows those tools and the compliance is handled.
How long before we can use it?
First module in three to four months, typically inventory or job costing depending on what is hurting most. You use each module as it lands rather than waiting for the whole system.
What about barcode scanning?
Supported on standard phones and on rugged handhelds. Stock movements, picking and stocktake all work from a scanner, which is usually where the accuracy gain comes from.
Can we run it alongside our current system?
Yes, and for the first months you should. We run parallel and reconcile until the numbers match, then retire the old path module by module.
Who owns the system?
You do. Source in your repository, database under your control, and documentation written as we go. Any competent developer can maintain it.
Is our data stored in Australia?
It can be, and for most operational data we would recommend it. We configure Australian regions in AWS or Azure where residency matters to you or your customers.
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