HDPE & woven sacks
Inventory software for HDPE and woven sack bag plants
Granules are your biggest buy, and a missing loom spare stops production. Keep both in stock, with every rate checked before the PO.
70+ plants · Live in 14 days · Unlimited users
What is inventory software for an HDPE bag plant?
Inventory software for an HDPE bag plant tracks granules, masterbatch, loom and tape line spares and packing material from purchase order to issue, so you know the stock, the rate paid and which machine used it.
What the store costs a bag plant today
A loom stands idle because a small spare was not in the store. The tape line waits for a screen pack. Each time, the part is bought the same day from the nearest dealer, at their price.
Granules are the biggest spend, and their rates move. When the last rate is not in front of the purchase team, nobody can say whether a quote is fair.
What a bag plant store holds
- Raw material: HDPE and PP granules, masterbatch, fillers and UV additives.
- Tape line: extruder screens, heater bands and winder spares.
- Looms: shuttles, rollers, belts and other loom spares.
- Printing, cutting and stitching: inks, cutting blades and stitching thread.
- Packing material: bale wrap, strapping and labels.
Where bag plants improve
Granule rates checked on every PO
Send one enquiry to several vendors and see the quotes side by side. Each purchase order line shows the last approved rate and the difference, so a higher rate is caught before approval. See reducing purchase cost.
Loom spares in stock, not bought twice
IndustryPrime lists items at their reorder level with a suggested quantity. When someone raises an indent, open indents and live stock for that item are shown, so a second indent for the same spare is not raised.
Receipts matched to the order
At the GRN, each receipt is matched to the PO, with the quantity still to come on every open line. Short supply and rejections are recorded.
Consumption by machine
Each issue is booked to the tape line, a loom shed, printing or stitching, so you can see where spares and packing material go. See consumption control.
Spares that stopped moving
When a loom model changes, old spares stay on the shelf. Dead and slow-moving stock reports show them. See clearing dead stock.
Running in a bag plant today
Plascom runs its stores and purchase on IndustryPrime. Read what their team says on the customers page.
Live in 14 days
Items, vendors and opening stock come in from Excel. One plan has every feature, with unlimited users, so every shift supervisor can raise an indent. See pricing.
How it works
HDPE bag plants, step by step
- 1
Granules and masterbatch in stock
Min/max on granules, masterbatch, fillers and packing material, with a suggested reorder quantity.
- 2
Every granule rate checked
Each pick shows the last approved rate and the difference before approval.
- 3
Spares booked to each machine
Tape line, looms, printing or stitching. Unusual consumption shows in the reports.
- 4
No second indent for the same spare
Open indents and live stock show as soon as an item is added.
Running on IndustryPrime
Visibility across procurement, stock and consumption
“IndustryPrime is a very effective stores and inventory planning software that provides clear and transparent visibility across procurement, stock and consumption. We now have a much better understanding of what we're buying, how it's being used, and where things stand at any point in time. It has helped strengthen our processes, bring more discipline into day-to-day operations, and improve trust across teams.”
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Can we keep granules separate from loom and tape line spares?
Yes. Set up raw material and spares as separate stores. Stock, receipts and issues are shown store by store, and management sees all of them.
Can we track spares used by each loom shed or the tape line?
Yes. Set up the tape line, each loom shed, printing and stitching as cost centres. Every issue is booked to one, and consumption reports show usage by machine group.
Granule rates change often. How does the software help the purchase team?
Quotes from several vendors are ranked per item, and every PO line shows the last approved rate and the difference, so a higher rate is seen before approval.
Can we see which spares have not moved in months?
Yes. Dead and slow-moving stock reports list items that have not been issued, division by division, so you see them before buying new ones.
See it on your own item list.
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