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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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Features
226
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Smiling stores supervisor holding a blue folder in a warehouse aisle
Dashboard Search JWJanet WairimuOperations manager
WEEK 41 Welcome back, Janet Mwamba Ridge Foods, Ruiru. Tuesday 6 October 2026. New order New LPO Record check
Output, September1,562 t96% of plan
Orders to shipKES 14,860,00037 orders this week
Stock valueKES 38,420,0009 items below reorder
Overdue invoicesKES 2,315,4006 customers over 60 days
On the floor today
OrderProductLineStatus
PO-26-0418 Maize meal 2 kg Mill line running
PO-26-0419 Porridge flour 1 kg Porridge line awaiting soya
PO-26-0416 Peanut butter 400 g Peanut line in QC
Recent activity
GRN-2210, 28 t white maizeKitale Grain Growers, 9 min ago
Batch MM-261006-A releasedQC passed by Peter Ndirangu, 07:42
Payment for INV-26-1187KES 486,000 by M-Pesa, matched
Hammer mill 2 back in serviceScreen replaced, 1 h 40 min down
Output, September 1,562 t 96% of plan
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 and payroll on one database, so an order taken by sales reaches the floor, the store and the books without being typed twice. Click around the dashboard below: it is set up as a demo food plant in Ruiru.

Try it: open a module from the menu, click a record, filter the list, or press New order and save.

MRMwamba Ridge FoodsFood processing, Ruiru
Dashboard JWJanet WairimuOperations manager
WEEK 41 Welcome back, Janet Mwamba Ridge Foods, Ruiru. Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Output, September1,562 t96% of plan
Orders to shipKES 14,860,00037 orders this week
Stock valueKES 38,420,0009 items below reorder
Overdue invoicesKES 2,315,4006 customers over 60 days
On the floor today
OrderProductLineStatus
PO-26-0418 Maize meal 2 kg Mill line running
PO-26-0419 Porridge flour 1 kg Porridge line awaiting soya
PO-26-0416 Peanut butter 400 g Peanut line in QC
Recent activity
GRN-2210, 28 t white maizeKitale Grain Growers, 9 min ago
Batch MM-261006-A releasedQC passed by Peter Ndirangu, 07:42
Payment for INV-26-1187KES 486,000 by M-Pesa, matched
Hammer mill 2 back in serviceScreen replaced, 1 h 40 min down

Dashboard

Output, orders, stock and cash on one screen: the first thing the operations manager opens each morning.

Open a module

Want this for your factory? Let us build yours.

We walk you through it on a call, map how your factory works, and send a fixed-scope proposal in writing.

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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.

Production

Every batch, tracked as it runs.

Every production order from release to finished goods, with a digital job card for each batch.

  • Orders from sales or stock levels
  • Digital job cards
  • Material issue against the order
Production orders Search JWJanet WairimuOperations manager
Production ordersOrders released to the floor this week.
Production board Job cards New order
Open orders23
On schedule91%
Yield to standard100.8%last 7 days
Output yesterday61.9 t
Search order or batch All lines All status This week
OrderProductPlannedDoneStatus
PO-26-0418 Maize meal 2 kg 24,000 packs 15,360 running
PO-26-0419 Porridge flour 1 kg 8,000 packs 0 awaiting soya
PO-26-0416 Peanut butter 400 g 6,000 jars 6,000 in QC
PO-26-0414 Maize meal 1 kg 12,000 packs 12,000 closed
PO-26-0420 Maize meal 2 kg 24,000 packs 0 released
Output by day, tonnes
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Mon
Production orderslive
PO-26-0418 Maize meal 2 kg running
PO-26-0419 Porridge flour 1 kg awaiting soya
PO-26-0416 Peanut butter 400 g in QC
Costing & margins

Know what a batch really cost.

What each batch, product and customer really costs and earns, worked out from the floor data.

  • Actual cost per batch
  • Labour from job time sheets
  • Standard against actual
Costing & margins Search JWJanet WairimuOperations manager
Costing & marginsSeptember 2026, actual against standard.
Simulate prices Run costing
Gross margin23.8%
Cost per tonne milledKES 52,140
Overheads per tonneKES 3,980
Variance to standardKES 418,600adverse, 1.4%
ProductSoldCost per packMarginStatus
Maize meal 2 kg 412,800 packs KES 119.20 17.6% on target
Maize meal 1 kg 186,400 packs KES 61.90 16.1% below target
Porridge flour 1 kg 58,200 packs KES 95.40 34.8% on target
Peanut butter 400 g 41,600 jars KES 165.10 38.2% on target
Fortified flour 2 kg 64,300 packs KES 126.10 15.4% below target
Gross margin by month, %
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Gross margin 23.8% Cost per tonne milled: KES 52,140
Orders & dispatch

From order to delivery note.

From sales order to signed delivery note, with stock reserved, loads planned and customers told.

  • Sales orders from any channel
  • Credit check on entry
  • Stock reservation
Orders & dispatch Search JWJanet WairimuOperations manager
Orders & dispatchToday's loads and open sales orders.
Load plan Pick lists New sales order
Orders to ship37
Loads today6
On-time delivery94%
Held for credit2
Search order or customer All routes All status Today
OrderCustomerRouteVehicleStatus
SO-26-2231 Kamau Wholesalers Thika KCX 418L on the road
SO-26-2234 Pwani Distributors Mombasa Transporter loading
SO-26-2236 Wanjohi Supermarket Juja KDA 902T delivered
SO-26-2238 Lakeside Stores Kisumu Not loaded credit hold
SO-26-2239 St. Teresa's School Kiambu KDA 902T picking
Load KCX 418L
Left the gate at 07:55Driver Joseph Kariuki, 6 drops, 9.6 t
Drop 1 of 6 deliveredRuiru Mini Mart, signed at 08:31
Next: Kamau Wholesalers, ThikaDue 09:40, 220 bales
Orders & dispatchlive
SO-26-2231 Kamau Wholesalers on the road
SO-26-2234 Pwani Distributors loading
SO-26-2236 Wanjohi Supermarket delivered
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, slotted into the plan with its 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 goes through eTIMS, 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

Wired into how business runs here.

M-Pesa

STK push on invoices, and paybill payments matched to the right customer automatically.

Choose a connection to see what it does.

MPinch for Manufacturing
Running today

Built for manufacturers and live.

Timeless Timber runs its hardwood production and stock on a system we built and host, with procurement, finance and HR being added to it. Prestige Industrial sells a catalogue of more than 19,000 parts through a store we built.

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Visible. Stock, output and cash on one screen, live.
Costed. Every batch carries its true cost, from raw material to dispatch.
Built for Kenya. M-Pesa, KRA eTIMS and statutory payroll wired in.
Everything inside

226 features. 24 areas, one system.

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

Production orders

Every production order from release to finished goods, with a digital job card for each batch.

  • Orders from sales or stock levelsRaise production orders by hand, from confirmed sales orders, or when finished goods fall below their minimum.
  • Digital job cardsEach batch gets a job card with its recipe, stages, machines and checks, opened on a tablet on the floor.
  • Material issue against the orderStores issue raw and packing materials to the order, and the system shows what is still to be issued.
  • Stage-by-stage progressOperators mark each stage started and finished, so the board shows where every batch is right now.
  • Output and by-productsGood output, by-products such as bran and germ, and rejects recorded in kilos and in packs.
  • Yield and wastage per batchActual yield against the recipe standard, with a reason required for any loss above tolerance.
  • Partial completionsFinished goods booked into stock as pallets come off the line, not only when the order closes.
  • Labour and machine timeHours booked per stage by crew and machine, feeding the actual cost of the batch.
  • Rework and re-runsA failed batch goes back for rework on its own job card, linked to the original order.
  • Close and cost the orderOn closing, materials, labour and overheads roll into a cost per kilo and per pack.
  • Production boardA live board for the floor screen: orders by line and stage, with late jobs highlighted.
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

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

02Build in sprints
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

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

04Train and go live
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, recipes and BOMs, quality, batch traceability, stock, purchasing, sales, costing, eTIMS invoicing and payroll in one system.

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.

Does it work with KRA eTIMS?

Yes. We connect invoicing to eTIMS so each sale is validated as it is issued and the receipt number is kept with the 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. M-Pesa, your bank, eTIMS, WhatsApp and SMS, plus exports for 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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