See the whole floor
Display your work orders on a productive Kanban board — no spreadsheets, no communication breakdown. Put the board up in a shared space and everyone stays on the same page.
Work Orders
Keep production moving
Plan, allocate, and track every build on a drag-and-drop board. Material requirements come straight from your bill of materials, and every lot is traced from components to finished goods.
- Move work orders across a Kanban board the whole floor can see
- Material requirements calculated automatically from your bill of materials
- Track output by lot for full traceability from components to finished goods
Batch in progress
Materials allocated
Kanban board
Drag work through stages
Auto material planning
Straight from the BOM
Lot-tracked output
Full batch traceability
Real-time progress
Spot bottlenecks early
Why Fiddle
Manufacturing without the chaos
From planning to finished goods, every build stays visible and on track.
Allocate in a click
Planning and allocation have never been simpler. Know the status of your parts in seconds, allocate materials in a click, and track their progress as they're assembled.
Watch progress live
Monitor work order progress in real time. See which orders are in queue, in progress, or complete, and spot bottlenecks before they become problems.
Materials from your BOM
Material requirements are calculated automatically from your bill of materials, so you know exactly what each build needs before production starts.
Keep the team aligned
Assign work orders to team members, track who's working on what, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks across your production team.
A complete production record
Keep an audit-ready record of every work order — who did what, when, and how much was produced — ready for compliance and continuous improvement.
Capabilities
Built for the whole production run
Plan, allocate, build, and record — every step in one place.
Kanban board view
Visual board for managing work order status
Material allocation
Allocate materials to work orders in a click
BOM-driven requirements
Auto-calculate what each build needs from the bill of materials
Progress tracking
Real-time visibility into every work order's status
Team assignment
Assign work orders to team members and track workload
Lot tracking
Trace finished goods back to the components that built them
Production records
Keep detailed, audit-ready records for every run
Drag-and-drop scheduling
Reprioritize and reschedule work by dragging cards
Finished goods to inventory
Completed builds add finished goods and deplete components automatically
Attach documents
Keep specs and instructions with the work order
In the wild
How teams build with Fiddle
Real production workflows across the industries we serve.
Batch Production Management
A food manufacturer manages daily production batches with work orders linked to lot numbers for complete traceability from ingredients to finished goods.
Full batch traceability
Assembly Line Tracking
A cosmetics brand tracks production across multiple assembly stations using the Kanban board view, ensuring products move smoothly through each stage.
Smooth flow across stations
Made-to-Order Production
A consumer goods company converts sales orders to work orders automatically, allocating materials and scheduling production based on customer demand.
Seamless order fulfillment
Regulated Production
A supplements manufacturer maintains detailed production records for each work order, meeting compliance requirements with complete documentation.
Documentation ready for audits
Per-client batch records
A contract manufacturer runs builds for multiple clients, keeping a separate, audit-ready batch record for every work order.
Documentation ready for every client audit
Co-packing runs
A beverage co-packer schedules production runs on the board, allocating ingredients and packaging so each run has what it needs before it starts.
Runs start with materials in hand
FAQ
Work order questions, answered
The details teams ask about before they switch.
What is the Kanban board view for work orders?
The Kanban board displays your work orders in columns based on their status (e.g., Pending, In Progress, Complete). You can drag and drop work orders between columns, making it easy to update status and visualize your production workflow.
How does material allocation work?
When you create a work order, Fiddle automatically calculates the materials needed based on your bill of materials. You can allocate materials with one click, and Fiddle tracks what's been allocated versus what's still available in inventory.
Can I track work order progress in real-time?
Yes! Fiddle provides real-time visibility into work order status. You can see which orders are in queue, in progress, or complete. The Kanban board view makes it easy to identify bottlenecks at a glance.
How do work orders integrate with inventory?
Work orders are fully integrated with inventory. When you complete a work order, finished goods are added to inventory and raw materials are depleted. All lot numbers are tracked for complete traceability.
Can I assign work orders to specific team members?
Absolutely. You can assign work orders to team members, track who's working on what, and see each person's workload. This helps ensure accountability and keeps your production team aligned.
Can I reschedule or reprioritize work orders?
Yes. The Kanban board is drag-and-drop, so you can reprioritize and move work orders between stages as plans change. Everyone sees the same up-to-date board.
Do finished goods flow back into inventory automatically?
Yes. When a work order is completed, Fiddle adds the finished goods to inventory and depletes the raw materials consumed, with lot numbers tracked end to end.
Can I keep production or batch records for compliance?
Absolutely. Fiddle keeps a detailed record for every work order — what was built, from which lots, by whom, and when — giving you audit-ready documentation for cGMP, FDA, and similar requirements.
Bring order to your production floor
See how Fiddle helps you plan builds, allocate materials from your BOM, and track every work order to completion.