Lite manufacturing that works with your production flow

Manufacturing is a key part of the process that most e-commerce companies need, but that other software somehow forgets to include. Whether you’re just purchasing raw materials that get assembled elsewhere or taking on manufacturing yourself, Luminous supports bills of materials and work orders to handle your production flow.

TRUSTED BY hundreds of LEADING BRANDS

Easy management for assemblies and sub-assemblies

Track the production of goods from raw materials to finished products.

Watch over your supply chain across multiple warehouses and locations.

Streamline supplier communication for re-ordering raw materials.

Full traceability for every manufacturing process

Know how much raw materials are being used at each stage.

Instantly identify inefficiencies in your production process.

Keep a thorough manufacturing audit trail for regulatory compliance.

Efficient production planning and scheduling

Quickly figure out how much raw materials you need to purchase based on sales data.

Stay on top of what and how many SKUs you need to produce.

Efficiently plan production for seasonality and sales.

F.A.Q

Some questions, some answers

Here are our most frequently asked questions

Does inventory automatically deduct from components and add to the finished product?

Yes, we are the simplest system on the market for auto depletion. We can sit ontop of your OMS of choice and just simply auto deplete inventory if you want.

How does it work if I use different units of measure for the same assembly run?

Luminous can display different inventory levels from different warehouses to the portal. This means if you’re a brand that keeps track of inventory in EU and the US and you want your EU customers to place orders that pull from your EU inventory, our functionality supports this

Am I able to break down a product into individual components?

You can built product catalogs that are assigned to individual customers or customer types. This lets you customize what they are able to see.

If I have sub-assemblies within my work order, does Luminous automatically generate the work orders for the sub-assemblies?

Yes, we push order status and tracking numbers to their portal login.

My company doesn’t do the production but we purchase raw materials and send it to our co-packer. Can you help me forecast my bill of materials?

Yes, customers with payment terms are able to submit an order without a transaction.

Does the portal support different types of payment terms?

Yes, we support any payment term.

Can you pay on the portal if you want to?

Yes, you can require full or partial payment if you want.

My co-packer does all of the production and purchases what I tell them to purchase. Can I run virtual purchasing and production to make sure my co-packer is keeping track of everything correctly?

Luminous can show the actual available quantity OR just a stock status

My company doesn’t actually do the production, but we purchase the raw materials and send it to our co-packer. Can you help me forecast for my bill of materials?

Yes, you still need a system that has a concept of bill of materials to do this effectively. We do this for many brands.

My co-packer does all of the production and purchases what I tell them to purchase. Can I run my own virtual purchasing and production to make sure my co-packer is actually keeping track of everything correctly?

Yes, this is actually very common for brands that do not fully trust the systems of their 3PLs or co-packers. Luminous makes it easy to run your own virtual flows on behalf of the 3PL or co-packer.

How deep is Luminous’s feature set in this module? Who is not a good fit for you?

How deep is Luminous’s feature set in this module? Who is not a good fit for you?

Who is a good fit for these features?

Operators that manage a lean production process. If your production team is a team of 1-10 people that run a lean and efficient process then we are a great fit for you.

Can I have multiple bill of materials attached to one product?

Yes,

Can Luminous assembly orders go through pick/pack?

No, Luminous doesn’t take these orders through pick/pack. Though you choose which bin/lot it’s being deducted from upon the creation of the work order.

Can I trace back a bad product from the sale to the customer back to the raw ingredients used in production?

Yes, we provide full traceability for this specific use case.

Take Luminous for a test drive.

Luminous is an operating system that helps modern commerce brands thrive, scale, and overcome operational complexity. It’s time to switch to a system that’s purpose-built for your needs and won’t take 12-18 months plus $1MM+ to implement. 
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