Manufacturing
A manufacturing tracking system that ensures consistency, flow, and predictability in your production line
Closely follow every step of the complex manufacturing process. Get Fishbowl Manufacturing®.
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Build what you need for your production line, when you need it
- Define and manage simple or configurable builds for single or multiple finished goods along your production line
- Use sub-assemblies to establish a defined order of operations, including production-stage dependencies, for work-in-process and finished goods
- Create unique BOMs for a single part, providing flexible workflows to produce finished goods
Time Tracking and Labor Costing
Ensure your resources, from people to parts, are allocated appropriately for measurable success
- Manage employee schedules and shifts based on real-time availability against your hours of operation
- Assign resources to your production schedule and accurately track work-order timelines
- Capture labor costs and associate time spent at each production stage to calculate the labor expense for every work order completed
- Our QuickBooks integration allows for costs to be automatically reflected in your accounting records for seamless reconciliation
Material Resource Planning
Know when and where parts are needed, and track progress every step of the way in real time
- Find bottlenecks throughout the manufacturing process and improve production efficiency
- Speed up the process of producing and delivering products by optimizing inventory levels and keeping them in balance
- Automate your MRP needs with historical data, daily consumption rates, forecast percentages, safety stock, and optimal days of stock
- Use Fishbowl, in combination Fishbowl Time and QuickBooks, to gain access to MRP features at a much lower cost than a regular MRP
Manufacturing and Work Order
Connect your inventory management and sales functions to your manufacturing process with work-order customizations
- Organize your orders to allow for items to be manufactured, disassembled, and repaired
- Auto-generate manufacture orders from sales-order demand and inventory levels for build-to-stock or build-to-order workflows
- Build step-by-step instructions with URLs, images, and attachments to quickly inform your production team of important details and requirements
Your manufacturing process holds a trove of information. Our experts can help you mine it
Trusted by customers in hundreds of industries
Leader Small-Business
Fishbowl is a G2 Leader for small businesses, praised for high satisfaction.
GetApp: Fabrication
Fishbowl's solution transforms complex fabrication workflows
G2Crowd: Fall 2025 Fastest Implementation
G2's top-rated for fastest implementation with highest customer satisfaction scores.
SoftwareAdvice: Front Runner 2026
Fishbowl is a front runner in manufacturing software
G2Crowd: Best ROI
The Best Estimated ROI product-Leading Inventory Management Solutions.
Capterra: 2026 Shortlist
Capterra recognized Fishbowl for its manufacturing feature set
Capterra: Warehouse Management
Ranked Fishbowl as a top performer in warehouse management