Inventory Management
Remove the guesswork from inventory with real-time inventory management. Reduce carrying costs, streamline operations, and always know part statuses for improved efficiency and accuracy.
90%
Improved inventory management
50%
Less time spent searching
2x
Don't repeat yourself
Remove the Guess Work in Inventory
StartProto gives you the ultimate ability to see where a workpiece is in real time. Now you will never guess again.
Real-Time Inventory Overview
Gain an exact view of your inventory—including quantities, values, and locations—in a single glance.
- See a birds-eye view of an entire job, then quickly drill down to individual operations.
- Access a full cost accounting for each inventory item, including original cost and current overall value.
- Understand what jobs and orders claim your existing inventory and reallocate if needed.


Comprehensive Transaction Log
Ensure full traceability of every inventory movement with our detailed transaction log.
- View every positive and negative movement of your inventory for complete traceability.
- Trace any part number or assembly back to its job, order, and customer.
- Access the entire work history from purchasing to shipping and every operation in between.
Inventory Recommendations
Get purchasing and production recommendations based on existing orders and minimum stock levels.
- Maximize your opportunity for purchase price discounts by allowing StartProto to help with just-in-time purchasing.
- Set minimum inventory levels on tools and raw materials to be prompted to restock before running out.
- Easily track and reassign material as priorities change.


Create From Templates and Past Operations
Leverage pre-built templates and previous operations to streamline the creation of multi-level BOMs and routing sequences.
- Save time by reusing established templates and operations, allowing for faster setup of new assemblies or components.
- Maintain standardization across quality and outside processing by utilizing existing operations that have these.
- Reduce the risk of errors by relying on validated past operations and templates, enhancing the overall quality of the production workflow.
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