PROCESS MANUFACTURING ERP
ERP for cosmetics, chemicals, and specialty manufacturing
inecta Process ERP brings formula management, batch production, lot traceability, and quality control into one cloud platform — purpose-built for manufacturers who blend, mix, and react rather than assemble. Built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
WHY GENERIC ERP DOESN'T WORK
The challenges formula-based manufacturers face
Your formulas don't fit a BOM
Generic ERP treats every product like an assembly. But your formulas change with batch size, ingredient availability, and customer specs — and a single input can produce multiple outputs. Forcing that into a discrete BOM means workarounds on day one.
Your yields are never the same twice
A 1,000-litre batch that produces 980 litres of product and 20 litres of rework needs both outputs tracked, costed separately, and tied back to the original lots. Generic systems assume 100 in equals 100 out.
Your auditor needs lot-level proof
FDA, EPA, GMP, ISO 22716 — the specifics vary by industry, but the requirement is the same: trace any raw material forward to every product it touched, or any finished good backward to every ingredient. That's not a spreadsheet job.
99%
Customer retention rate
25+
Years in formula-based manufacturing
20+
Food and beverage verticals served
100%
Cloud-based on Microsoft Azure
INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
Purpose-built for formula-based manufacturing
Personal care and cosmetics
Skincare, hair care, makeup, and contract manufacturing all share the same core requirements: formula versioning, batch traceability, GMP compliance, and shelf-life management. inecta handles the production complexity so your team can focus on formulation and growth.
Chemical manufacturing
Specialty chemicals, paints and coatings, adhesives, cleaners, and detergents require precise formula management, hazardous material tracking, and regulatory documentation. inecta provides the traceability and quality controls that chemical manufacturers need to stay compliant and efficient.
WHAT THE PLATFORM DOES
Core capabilities of inecta Process ERP
Formula and recipe management
Define and manage multi-level formulas with up to 50 levels of nested components. Adjust formulations by batch size, track ingredient substitutions, and calculate costs in real time as raw material prices change.
Batch production and scheduling
Manage production orders from planning through release to completion. Track yields, handle multi-product output from a single batch, and schedule work centers based on real capacity and material availability.
Lot traceability
Bidirectional tracing from raw materials through production to finished goods and customers. In a recall, trace forward from a supplier lot or backward from a customer complaint to the originating ingredients — in minutes, not days.
Quality control
Define inspection plans with pass, warn, and fail thresholds at receiving, production, and shipment. QC results are color-coded and enforced through the system — no manual sign-offs or separate spreadsheets.
Regulatory compliance
Built-in fields for FDA, GMP, and industry-specific compliance data. Lot-level records capture harvest dates, production data, and chain-of-custody information needed for regulatory audits.
Inventory and warehouse management
Real-time inventory with FEFO rotation, shelf-life tracking, and mobile scan-gun receiving across multiple warehouses. Manage hazardous storage requirements and allergen segregation from the same platform.
FORMULA MANAGEMENT
Multi-level formulas with real-time costing
Define formulas with up to 50 levels of nested components. Adjust formulations by batch size, manage ingredient substitutions, and see cost impacts instantly as raw material prices change. Whether you're scaling a 10-litre lab batch to a 10,000-litre production run or managing co-products from a single process, the system handles the complexity.
- Multi-level formula structures up to 50 levels deep
- Automatic cost recalculation as ingredient prices change
- Batch-size scaling with yield and shrinkage tracking
- Support for co-products and by-products from a single production run
LOT TRACEABILITY
Trace any lot, any direction, in minutes
Every ingredient receipt, batch run, internal transfer, and shipment is tied to lot numbers with full chain-of-custody records. When a compliance issue arises, trace forward from a supplier lot to every product and customer it reached — or backward from a customer complaint to every raw material involved.
- Bidirectional tracing: forward from ingredients, backward from finished goods
- Built-in compliance fields for FDA, GMP, and industry-specific audits
- Color-coded QC status at every stage: receiving, production, shipment
- Complete audit trail for regulatory inspections
THE MOST COMMON APPLICATION
Food manufacturing is where process ERP started
Food and beverage manufacturing is the most common application of process ERP — and it's where inecta has spent 25+ years building deep industry expertise across 20+ verticals. The same formula management, batch production, traceability, and quality control capabilities that power food manufacturers are exactly what cosmetics, chemical, and specialty manufacturers need.
Explore inecta Food ERPWHY INECTA
What makes inecta different
One platform, not a patchwork
Formulas, production, quality, inventory, traceability, and finance in one system. No middleware, no manual reconciliation, no waiting for overnight syncs between disconnected tools.
Built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Enterprise-grade infrastructure with Microsoft Azure security, automatic updates, and native integration with the Microsoft ecosystem — Excel, Outlook, Teams, Power BI, and Copilot.
Guided implementation by industry specialists
Our team has spent 25+ years implementing ERP for formula-based manufacturers. We guide you from discovery through go-live and beyond — with 24/7 support and automatic platform upgrades.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Everything you need to know about process manufacturing ERP
Process manufacturing ERP is built for industries that produce goods through formulas, recipes, and batch processes — where you blend, mix, or react ingredients rather than assemble parts. Discrete ERP handles units and assemblies; process ERP handles variable yields, multi-product batch output, formula versioning, and lot-level traceability across chemical or biological transformations. inecta Process ERP is designed specifically for this kind of production.
inecta Process ERP supports any formula-based manufacturer, including personal care and cosmetics (skincare, hair care, makeup, contract manufacturing), chemical manufacturing (specialty chemicals, paints and coatings, adhesives, cleaners, detergents), and food and beverage manufacturing — which is the most established application of the platform, with 20+ food industry verticals served.
inecta supports multi-level formulas with up to 50 levels of nested components. You can manage formula versions, adjust formulations by batch size, track ingredient substitutions, and calculate costs in real time. The system supports both standard bill of materials and reverse BOM for processes where a single input produces multiple outputs — like breaking down a bulk chemical into component products.
Every receipt, production step, internal movement, and shipment is tied to lot numbers. inecta provides bidirectional tracing: trace forward from a raw material lot to every batch and customer it reached, or trace backward from a finished product to every ingredient that went into it. Built-in fields capture the compliance data required for FDA, GMP, and industry-specific audits.
Yes. The platform includes lot-level compliance fields for recording production data, chain-of-custody information, and regulatory documentation. Quality control inspections with pass, warn, and fail thresholds can be enforced at receiving, during production, and at shipment. The system maintains a complete audit trail that is available for both regulatory and financial audits.
They share the same core platform — built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central — with the same formula management, batch production, lot traceability, and quality control capabilities. inecta Food ERP includes food-specific configurations for FSMA compliance, allergen management, and food safety workflows. inecta Process ERP applies the same proven engine to cosmetics, chemical, and other formula-based manufacturing verticals.
Most implementations run several months, depending on scope, number of sites, and integrations. Our team guides you through discovery, design, training, go-live, and ongoing optimization. Because the platform is cloud-based, upgrades are handled automatically — you stay on the latest version without disruptive upgrade projects.
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Explore the inecta platform
inecta Food ERP
The most established application of the platform — serving 20+ food and beverage verticals with formula management, traceability, and quality control.
Learn more →Food Traceability Software
Full lot-level traceability from raw materials to finished goods — with one-click recall capability and audit-ready documentation.
Learn more →Warehouse Management
Real-time inventory, FEFO rotation, and mobile scan-gun operations across multiple warehouses and storage locations.
Learn more →Business Central for Food Manufacturing
See how inecta extends Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with industry-specific modules for formula-based manufacturers.
Learn more →Ready to see how it works?
Book a call with inecta and discover how our process manufacturing ERP can simplify your formulas, production, and compliance — all in one platform.