Manufacturing Cost & WIP | Odoo 15.0

Manufacturing Cost Control Center showing cost snapshots, alerts and variance in Odoo

See standard and actual cost positions, open alerts and variance by cause from one control center.

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Manufacturing cost control workflow for Odoo

Manufacturing Cost & WIP

Explain why production cost changed, review unfinished work and prepare a controlled manufacturing close.

Connect approved standard costs with manufacturing-order actuals, variance analysis and work in progress. Manufacturing and finance teams can follow the cost drivers behind an order and resolve the items that need attention before closing the period.

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Target: Odoo 15.0 Depends on: Manufacturing Accounting, Purchase Stock and Employee Timesheets Technical addon: corvus_mrp_cost_wip_control

The problemFeaturesHow it worksScreenshotsRequirements

A total production cost does not explain the difference from plan.

When a manufacturing order costs more than expected, the team needs to know whether materials became more expensive, production used extra components, operation time increased or scrap changed the result. If standards change during the period, it also becomes harder to explain which planned cost should be used for the comparison.

Manufacturing Cost & WIP preserves approved cost versions and compares them with order-level actuals. It breaks the difference into cost drivers, supports controlled work-in-progress entries and brings unresolved snapshots, alerts and WIP items into a manufacturing close checklist. Finance and production can review the same source-linked explanation.

Who this helps

For manufacturing cost controllers maintaining standards, production managers investigating variances, and accountants preparing WIP entries and manufacturing period close.

Trace the cost from the standard to the closing decision

Keep the planned basis stable, explain the actual movement and review the accounting actions associated with unfinished production.

Compare standards with production actuals

Versioned cost standards. Create product or category cost versions with effective dates and multi-level bill-of-material rollups. Review, approve and activate a version with separate users so each approved standard has an identifiable basis.
Preserved component and rate detail. Approved rollup lines and historical rates are frozen. Use a revision when a standard needs correction, allowing reviewers to explain an earlier order without rebuilding its comparison from today’s rates.
Manufacturing-order cost snapshots. Capture the active standard for the product and order date when the MO is confirmed. Refresh actuals from completed component moves, valuation layers, recorded operation time, employee and work-center costs, and scrap.
A detailed variance waterfall. Separate material price and usage, substitutions, labor and machine rates, efficiency, setup, overhead, scrap, subcontracting and production-quantity effects. The breakdown helps the team investigate a cause rather than only a total difference.

Review exceptions, WIP and close

Variance thresholds and approvals. Configure rules that inform users, require approval or block period close. Cost managers can review the relevant alerts and resolve exceptions before the manufacturing result is signed off.
Controlled work-in-progress batches. Configure the WIP journal, accounts, eligibility, cut-off and approval policy. Prepare incremental or periodic-reversal batches using native component and operation cost sources, with controls against duplicate cut-offs.
A manufacturing close checklist. Analyze open orders, missing cost snapshots, unresolved alerts, missing WIP and unreversed WIP together. Review the remaining items before marking the period ready and completing the close action.
Historical snapshots and reports. Finalized snapshots retain their cost detail; reopening requires a reason and creates a linked revision. Cost and variance reports give finance a printable explanation connected to the manufacturing records.

When a finished batch costs more than its standard

Example workflow

A production order consumes extra material and takes longer at a work center. Refreshing its cost snapshot brings in the completed consumption and recorded operation time. The variance breakdown lets the controller distinguish material usage from time or rate effects and investigate the relevant sources. If an alert requires approval, it stays part of the review. At period end, the accountant also checks WIP and other unresolved manufacturing close items.

How production and finance review a cost period

Approve the standard

Calculate the cost rollup for the selected scope and effective dates. Review the component and operation detail, then obtain independent approval before activation.

Capture and refresh the order

The manufacturing order uses its applicable standard. As work is completed, refresh the snapshot to compare source-based actuals with that planned cost.

Investigate the difference

Review the waterfall, source lines and rule-driven alerts. Finalize the snapshot when it is ready, preserving the result and any required approval.

Prepare WIP and close

Prepare and approve eligible WIP batches, then analyze the manufacturing close checklist. Resolve blocking items before closing the period under the applicable accounting dates.

See the workflow in Odoo

Explore the screens in sequence, from configuration to daily work and reporting. Each image includes a caption explaining its place in the workflow.

Controlled standard cost version with scope and approval state

Freeze the cost basis before it drives a manufacturing order. Rolled-up product cost with component and operation sources

Make the standard explainable to cost control and manufacturing teams. Reconciled manufacturing-order cost snapshot with standard and actual lines

Reconciled manufacturing-order cost snapshot with standard and actual lines

Carry one traceable cost basis through variance and period close. Variance waterfall

Separate price, usage, labor, machine, overhead, scrap and output effects. Variance analysis

Prioritise rule-driven alerts and close-blocking exceptions. Manufacturing cost and variance report

Give finance a printable explanation of the cost movement.

Requirements and access

Version and editions

Target: Odoo 15.0

Supported: Community and Enterprise

Hosting: Odoo.sh or private/on-premise server; not Odoo Online.

Dependencies

Required: Manufacturing Accounting, Purchase Stock and Employee Timesheets

External service: None; uses native stock valuation and Manufacturing Accounting values.

Technical name: corvus_mrp_cost_wip_control

Roles and access

Cost Control User, Cost Control Manager and Manufacturing Cost Accountant roles separate review, activation, WIP posting, variance decisions and close actions.

Cost versions, snapshots, variance alerts, WIP batches and close reports retain company-scoped source lines with pivot and graph analysis.

Getting started with your team

Install: Install as a server addon with Manufacturing Accounting, Purchase Stock and Employee Timesheets available on Odoo 15.
Configure: Set work-center rates, create cost versions, configure WIP accounts and posting policy, then define variance rules and responsible users.
Operate: Confirm orders against an active standard, refresh or finalize snapshots, review variance alerts, post controlled WIP and close the period.

Questions before you choose

Does it replace Odoo stock valuation?

No. Native stock valuation and Manufacturing Accounting remain the accounting basis. The module adds cost versions, variance review and controlled WIP adjustments around those records.

What does WIP mean here?

Work in progress is cost associated with unfinished production. The module prepares eligible WIP batches from native component and operation costs using the configured accounts, cut-off and approval policy.

What happens if a finalized cost needs correction?

Reopening a finalized snapshot requires a reason and creates a linked revision. Reviewers can follow the correction while retaining the earlier cost result.

Release information

15.0.1.0.0 Initial Odoo 15 release with standard cost rollups, MO snapshots, variance waterfall, WIP batches, alerts and manufacturing close controls.

Installation prerequisites

Required Odoo addons: mrp_account, purchase_stock, hr_timesheet.

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