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by deofoo on 2/1/2026, 5:25:39 PM

My wife was planning to open a micro-bakery. We looked at production management software and it was all either expensive or way too generic. The actual workflows for a small-batch manufacturer aren&#x27;t that complex, so I built one and open-sourced it.<p>Craftplan handles recipes (versioned BOMs with cost rollups), inventory (lot traceability, demand forecasting, allergen tracking), orders, production batch planning, and purchasing. Built with Elixir, Ash Framework, Phoenix LiveView, and PostgreSQL.<p>Live demo: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;craftplan.fly.dev" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;craftplan.fly.dev</a> (test@test.com &#x2F; Aa123123123123)<p>GitHub: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;puemos&#x2F;craftplan" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;puemos&#x2F;craftplan</a>

https://github.com/puemos/craftplan

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2/4/2026, 1:39:08 AM


by: pimlottc

This is definitely a nit but is there any reason you need 2 decimal places accuracy for percent complete?

2/4/2026, 12:21:16 AM


by: ggm

I think this is a very nicely thought out approach. I particularly like it doing allergen tracking. Obviously you&#x27;re at the mercy of supplier&#x2F;supply-chain integrity but if you do e.g. wind up with ground cumin contaminated with god knows what, this is what will get you where you need to be.

2/4/2026, 12:51:42 AM


by: Vivtek

Oh man. My wife&#x27;s biscotti business will benefit from this. Nice work!

2/4/2026, 1:25:55 AM


by: xianshou

Nice! 5 bucks says you can swap this in for your average software kanban and it does a better job.

2/4/2026, 1:14:07 AM


by: sukh

Looks well thought out. We wrestle with website, real ERP and building Notion connectors for production orders in make to order scenarios so there’s definitely a pain point.

2/4/2026, 12:38:55 AM


by: protocolture

I think I have needed this for 3d printing for some time

2/4/2026, 12:12:03 AM


by: cyberax

As someone who struggled with ERPs, this is super-nice and clean!

2/4/2026, 12:59:08 AM