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Run the whole factory from one system.

Production, stock, sales, purchasing, finance and payroll in one system built around how your floor actually works. Everyone logs in once, and the numbers you make decisions on are live.

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Dashboard Search JWJanet WairimuOperations manager
WEEK 41 Welcome back, Janet Mwamba Ridge Foods, Ruiru. Tuesday 6 October 2026. New sales order New production order New purchase request
Order bookKES 48,600,000112 open sales orders
Cash in this weekKES 9,840,000KES 6.8M payments waiting
Stock valueKES 38,420,0009 items below reorder
Orders needing action73 at risk, 4 credit holds
Orders needing attention
OrderCustomerIssueStatus
SO-26-2231 Kamau Wholesalers Blending 2 days behind at risk
SO-26-2233 Mlimani Traders KES 846,000 overdue credit hold
SO-26-2236 Ziwa Distributors Peanut butter on QA hold at risk
SO-26-2237 Kamau Wholesalers Over credit limit credit hold
SO-26-2238 Kilele Supermarkets 4% below price list approval
Insights this morning
Soya short in 6 days14 t needed, 6 t on hand, LPO late
SO-26-2231 likely to ship lateBlending 2 days over target
Packing crew B overloaded62 h overtime this week
Kamau Wholesalers overdueKES 486,000, 32 days
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Order book KES 48,600,000 112 open sales orders
Your factory runs on WhatsApp. Excel. Job cards.
  • Stock lives in three spreadsheetsNobody knows what is really in the store until someone walks over and counts.
  • Orders arrive on WhatsAppThey get lost somewhere between sales, the floor and dispatch.
  • Costing is a guessYou know what a batch sold for, not what it actually cost to make.
  • Month end takes a weekInvoices, M-Pesa and bank statements matched by hand, line by line.

Your factory deserves better.

The system

PMS, ERP and CRM. One login.

Production, quality, maintenance, stock, purchasing, sales, dispatch, finance, HR and payroll on one database, with one approvals inbox and insights that flag trouble early. An order taken by sales reaches the floor, the store and the books without being typed twice. Click around: it is set up as a demo food plant in Ruiru.

Live demo, click anything

A working copy of Pinch for Manufacturing. Nothing you do here is saved.

  1. Open a module
  2. Open a record
  3. Press New alert rule, save
  4. Go full screen
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MRMwamba Ridge FoodsFood processing, Ruiru
Dashboard JWJanet WairimuOperations manager
WEEK 41 Welcome back, Janet Mwamba Ridge Foods, Ruiru. Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Order bookKES 48,600,000112 open sales orders ▲ 2.2%
Cash in this weekKES 9,840,000KES 6.8M payments waiting ▲ 2.3%
Stock valueKES 38,420,0009 items below reorder ▲ 2.6%
Orders needing action73 at risk, 4 credit holds ▼ 3.3%
Order book, last 12 weeksKES 48,600,000 This periodLast period
20 Jul3 Aug17 Aug31 Aug14 Sep28 Sep
By status
  • at risk2
  • credit hold2
  • approval1
At a glance
Orders needing attention
OrderCustomerIssueStatus
SO-26-2231 Kamau Wholesalers Blending 2 days behind at risk
SO-26-2233 Mlimani Traders KES 846,000 overdue credit hold
SO-26-2236 Ziwa Distributors Peanut butter on QA hold at risk
SO-26-2237 Kamau Wholesalers Over credit limit credit hold
SO-26-2238 Kilele Supermarkets 4% below price list approval
Insights this morning
Soya short in 6 days14 t needed, 6 t on hand, LPO late
SO-26-2231 likely to ship lateBlending 2 days over target
Packing crew B overloaded62 h overtime this week
Kamau Wholesalers overdueKES 486,000, 32 days

Dashboard

The executive view: order book, cash this week, stock value and the orders that need attention, with this morning's insights.

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Custom built, not off the shelf. Every system we build is made to fit the client's needs: the modules, screens, wording and reports follow how your organisation works. The business, names and figures in this demo are examples.

Free plan, no obligation

Get the plan for your plant.

  • A fixed-scope plan and price within 24 hours
  • Live in 21 working days, then hosted and supported by us
  • Built around how you work, not squeezed into a template
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What do you make?
How many people on the floor?

We reply on WhatsApp, usually within 2 hours in studio hours. No spam, ever.

Production

Every batch, tracked as it runs.

Production orders on stage tracks with target days, risk flags, a kanban board and the line schedule.

  • Stage tracks per product
  • Target days per stage
  • Risk flags
Production orders Search JWJanet WairimuOperations manager
Production ordersOpen orders on their stage tracks, week 41.
Kanban board Schedule New production order
Open orders23
On target176 behind a stage
At risk3KES 2.4M of sales orders
Output yesterday61.9 t
Search order or product All lines All stages This week
OrderProductStageStage daysStatus
PRD-26-0418 Maize meal 2 kg Packing 0.5 of 1 on track
PRD-26-0419 Porridge flour 1 kg Blending 3 of 1 at risk
PRD-26-0416 Peanut butter 400 g QA hold 2 of 2 behind
PRD-26-0417 Fortified flour 2 kg Milling 1 of 1.5 on track
PRD-26-0420 Maize meal 2 kg Cleaning 0.5 of 0.5 on track
Output by day, tonnes
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Mon
Production orderslive
PRD-26-0418 Maize meal 2 kg on track
PRD-26-0419 Porridge flour 1 kg at risk
PRD-26-0416 Peanut butter 400 g behind
Costing & margins

Know what a batch really cost.

Every production order costed from materials, labour, energy and overheads, from WIP through to cost of sales.

  • Job costing per order
  • WIP to cost of sales
  • Standard against actual
Job costing Search JWJanet WairimuOperations manager
Job costingActual against standard, orders in October.
Simulate prices Margins Run costing
Gross margin, Sept18.7%
Work in progressKES 6,240,000
Variance to standard1.8%under standard
Waste cost, SeptKES 412,000
Search order or product All lines All status October
OrderProductCost per packMarginStatus
PRD-26-0414 Maize meal 1 kg KES 57.10 16.0% on standard
PRD-26-0418 Maize meal 2 kg KES 112.40 so far Running in WIP
PRD-26-0412 Peanut butter 800 g KES 352.80 26.5% over standard
PRD-26-0411 Porridge flour 1 kg KES 60.90 33.8% on standard
PRD-26-0413 Fortified flour 2 kg KES 121.20 16.4% on standard
Maize meal cost per kg, KES
W36 W37 W38 W39 W40 W41
Gross margin, Sept 18.7% Work in progress: KES 6,240,000
Orders & dispatch

From order to delivery note.

Sales orders with credit checks, a dispatch board, routes, trucks, fuel, proof of delivery and returns.

  • Sales orders
  • Credit-limit dispatch hold
  • Pick by expiry
Orders & dispatch Search JWJanet WairimuOperations manager
Orders & dispatchOrders and loads for week 41.
Dispatch board Returns New sales order
Orders this week37KES 14,860,000
On credit hold4
Delivered on time94%
Fuel per dropKES 1,260
Search order or customer All routes All status This week
OrderCustomerRouteValueStatus
SO-26-2224 Kilele Supermarkets Nairobi east KES 1,300,800 delivered
SO-26-2228 Pwani Distributors Mombasa KES 3,014,400 on the road
SO-26-2231 Kamau Wholesalers Thika KES 883,200 awaiting stock
SO-26-2233 Mlimani Traders Nakuru KES 571,200 credit hold
SO-26-2236 Ziwa Distributors Kisumu KES 1,744,800 awaiting stock
Drops by route this week
Nairobi Thika Nakuru Mombasa Kisumu
Orders & dispatchlive
SO-26-2224 Kilele Supermarkets delivered
SO-26-2228 Pwani Distributors on the road
SO-26-2231 Kamau Wholesalers awaiting stock
Order to cash

From order to cash.

One order moves through sales, the floor, quality, dispatch and finance without being typed twice. Each step is recorded against the order, so anyone can see where it is.

  1. 01

    Order in

    A distributor orders on the portal or a rep on the phone, and credit and stock are checked at once.

  2. 02

    Plan

    Anything short becomes a production order on its stage track, with target days and materials reserved.

  3. 03

    Make

    The batch runs on a tablet job card that records output, yield, labour and machine time.

  4. 04

    Check and release

    QA tests the batch against its specification and releases it. Held stock cannot be sold.

  5. 05

    Dispatch

    Picked by expiry, loaded by route and signed for on the driver's phone.

  6. 06

    Invoice & collect

    The invoice carries its eTIMS details, the customer pays by M-Pesa or bank, and the payment is matched.

Portals

Everyone sees their part.

Directors get the whole picture, the floor gets job cards, and your distributors get their own login to check stock, prices and orders without calling you.

For directors, supervisors and distributors.

Built for Kenya

Built around how business runs here.

M-Pesa

Ready for paybill and STK push. Today M-Pesa statements are imported and matched to customers and invoices.

Choose a connection to see what it does.

MPinch for Manufacturing
Running today

Built for manufacturers and live.

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Visible. Orders, stock and cash on one screen, with problems flagged early.
Costed. Every batch carries its true cost, from raw material to dispatch.
Built for Kenya. Ready for M-Pesa and KRA eTIMS, with statutory payroll built in.
Everything inside

220 features. 25 areas, one system.

Every feature in Pinch for Manufacturing, grouped by area. Pick an area, or search for the thing you need.

AI insights

Problems the system spots in your own data: orders at risk, stock short of demand, overdue money, tired crews.

  • Orders at riskEach open order compared with its stage targets and due date, and flagged when it is likely to ship late.
  • Stock against demandOpen orders and the production plan set against stock and incoming LPOs, so a shortage shows days ahead.
  • Overdue invoicesCustomers sliding past their terms, with the amount, the days overdue and the rep responsible.
  • Staff overloadOvertime, back-to-back shifts and leave clashes picked up from attendance and the roster.
  • Yield driftLines whose yield falls below the recipe standard over several batches, before it shows in the accounts.
  • Customer concentrationA warning when one customer grows to a large share of sales or of the money owed to you.
  • Supplier warningsLate deliveries, rejected loads and expiring compliance documents raised against the supplier.
  • Plain explanationsEvery insight says what was found, why it matters and the figures behind it, with links to the records.
  • Owner and follow-upAssign an insight to a person, add notes, and close it with what was done. It reopens if the problem returns.
  • Your own alert rulesSet thresholds such as days of stock cover or weekly overtime hours, and choose who is told.
Growth

And the marketing to keep it busy.

Website DevelopmentA catalogue trade buyers can browse, price and order from. Digital MarketingPaid social and search that bring in contractors and distributors, not likes. SEO & AEOFound when buyers search for what you make, on Google and in AI answers.
Rollout

Live in 21 working days.

A fixed plan you can hold us to: what happens on which working day, from the first walk-through to the day your team goes live.

01Walk the floor
Days 1 to 3
Days 1 to 3

We map how orders, stock and money move today and agree which modules go first.

02Build in sprints
Days 4 to 15
Days 4 to 15

Working screens to test every few days, tested with your real products and prices.

03Move your data
Days 16 to 18
Days 16 to 18

Opening stock, customers, suppliers and balances imported and checked with you.

04Train and go live
Days 19 to 21
Days 19 to 21

Floor, stores, sales and finance trained on site. We stay close through the first month end.

Questions

Before you ask.

What is Pinch for Manufacturing?

A manufacturing ERP built by Pinch Africa for Kenyan manufacturers: production orders on stage tracks, recipes, quality, stock in batches, purchasing, suppliers, sales, dispatch, costing, finance, HR and payroll in one system, with one approvals inbox.

How long does it take to get our plant live?

21 working days, from the first walk-through to go-live. Days 1 to 3 we map how you work, days 4 to 15 we build and you test, days 16 to 18 we move your data, and days 19 to 21 we train your team and switch on.

Do we have to replace everything at once?

No. Most factories start with production and stock, then add sales, finance and payroll. Each module works on its own and they all share the same data.

Can approvals follow our own levels?

Yes. Each approval type has its own value bands and approvers, the person who raises a document can never approve it, and every decision keeps its reason. An administrator can change the rules without a developer.

Does it work with KRA eTIMS?

Yes. Every invoice and credit note keeps its eTIMS invoice number and QR code, and the system is ready to connect to KRA eTIMS directly. Until that link is switched on, eTIMS records are imported and matched to each invoice.

Can the team use it on their phones?

Yes. Every screen works on a phone or tablet, so supervisors, sales reps and drivers update it where the work happens.

Can it connect to the tools we already use?

Yes. It is ready for M-Pesa, your bank and eTIMS. Today it imports M-Pesa statements and statements from nine Kenyan banks, exports bulk payment files, and sends journals to QuickBooks, Zoho Books or Sage if your accountant prefers them.

What does it cost?

It depends on the modules and the number of users. After a free scoping call you get a fixed-scope proposal in writing, so you know the price before we start.

Let's map your factory.

A free scoping call, then a fixed-scope proposal in writing.

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