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Client story · Knitting mill

Roll by Roll

A Philippine knitting mill traces every fabric roll from the knitting machine through dyeing and delivery to the invoice and the books.

ProductionDyeingRollsDeliveryAccounting & BIR
Plant
Metro Manila · 60+ machines
Each roll
Width · Weight · Color
Dyeing
In-house or subcontracted
Rework
Back jobs linked to delivery
31,000+fabric rolls tracked individually
1,600+deliveries invoiced from the system
2,300+colors on record
35,000+attendance taps at the plant

Before and after

From scattered records to a history for every roll

Before

Scattered

  • Needle stock counted in a separate workbook
  • Invoices prepared by hand from delivery receipts
  • Returned fabric hard to trace to the original delivery
  • Rework credits relied on someone remembering

After

Traced

  • Every roll its own record: width, weight and color
  • Back jobs linked to the original delivery
  • Invoices from delivery receipts, with unbilled deliveries flagged
  • Postings to the general ledger, with BIR forms

How it works

One flow, from order to the books

  1. Sales orderFabric, color and quantity
  2. Manufacturing orderBill of materials and yarn
  3. KnittingJob orders and batches per machine
  4. DyeingIn-house or subcontracted
  5. RollsWidth, weight and color recorded
  6. DeliveryReleased on a delivery receipt
  7. Invoice & ledgerBilled and posted to the accounts

What was built

Six parts, one platform

Orders to knittingManufacturing orders, bills of materials, job orders and batches per machine
Dyehouse & subcontractingDyeing in-house or out, with transmittals for what left and returned
Rolls, yarn & needlesEvery roll as its own record, plus yarn and needle stock, lots and colors
Delivery & back jobsSales orders, delivery receipts, returns and rework traced to the delivery
Billing & accountingInvoices, billing statements, collections, payables, general ledger and BIR forms
RFID attendanceA kiosk at the plant where staff tap in and out

See it working

A history for every roll

Open any roll and see the machine, batch, dyehouse transmittal, delivery and invoice it went through. Attendance comes from an RFID kiosk at the plant.

Production · Roll traceOrdersJob ordersRollsDyehouseDeliveriesBillingROLLR-2026-031874Single jersey · 30s CVC24.6 kg · Navy 1142INVOICEDKnittedMC-27 · JO-4410Sep 02BatchedBatch 3918Sep 03DyedTransmittal DT-662Sep 06DeliveredDR-1588Sep 09InvoicedSI-20714Sep 09
Roll traceProduction and inventory
PLANT ATTENDANCE06:58Monday · Shift ATime in recordedEMP-0418 · 06:58:12
RFID attendance kioskTime in and out at the plant

Results

What changed

Every roll has a history

Order, knitting batch, color, delivery and invoice for each of 31,000+ rolls.

Rework is traceable

A return opens a back job linked to the original delivery, with its rework and redelivery on record.

Deliveries get billed

Invoices come from delivery receipts, and any delivery not yet invoiced shows up.

Requests shipped fast

Ten changes the mill asked for in July 2026 were delivered within two days.

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Client details are withheld for confidentiality. Figures are rounded and reflect production records as of September 2026.

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