Creating a Production Product
Creating a production product in Supply’d streamlines manufacturing, tracks materials, and improves planning, cost control, and order fulfillment.
This document takes you through the process of adding a Production Product which is a product that you produce. For details on adding other types of products please refer to the Adding & Updating Products and Product Types documents.
Adding a Production Product
Complete Product Details & Custom Fields
Complete the Product Details and any optional Custom Fields sections, as explained in the Adding & Updating Products document.
The following steps will walk you through entering all the necessary details for your production product.
Select Product Type
In the Product Type section, select Production.
Product Type* [required]
The type of product this is. For a Production Product, select Production from the drop-down menu. (For a description of the other choices see the Adding & Updating Products and Product Types documents.)
When Production is selected additional sections will show.
Food Product Details*
The relevant details for food products such as ingredients, nutrition, storage type and more. After creating the production recipe you can generate the ingredients, allergens, nutritional information from the recipe, provided all the recipe items contain the relevant details.
*If wanting to use the auto generate features in this section, complete the Production Settings, Production Stages and Production Items sections first.
Country of Manufacture
The country the product was made in. Select from the drop-down menu. When Australia is selected, an additional field - Percentage Australian - will appear.
Percentage Australian
The percentage of this items ingredients that are Australian.
Clicking GENERATE automatically calculates the estimated percentage of Australian content in your product.
It does this by using data from your ingredients—specifically the origin info you've entered for each component. This helps you quickly work out your Australian content without doing manual calculations, which is especially useful for labelling and compliance.
You will need to have completed the Production Stages and Production Items sections before you use the Generate feature.
Ingredients
Any ingredients contained in this product. Leave blank if not applicable.
Clicking GENERATE automatically creates an ingredient list based on the components used in your production item.
It pulls the ingredient names from your product setup and arranges them in order of quantity, which is standard for food labelling. This saves time and helps ensure your ingredient list is accurate and compliant with labelling requirements.
You will need to have completed the Production Stages and Production Items sections before you use the Generate feature.
Allergens - Contains
Allergens that are present in this product. Enter the allergens only, separated by a comma. (eg. "dairy, nuts".) Don't include leading statements such as "Contains". Leave blank if not applicable.
Clicking GENERATE automatically compiles a list of allergens found in the ingredients of your product.
It scans the ingredients you've added to the production item and identifies any known allergens (like gluten, dairy, nuts, etc.) based on the allergen information stored in your ingredient data. This helps you quickly and accurately populate allergen warnings for food labelling and compliance.
You will need to have completed the Production Stages and Production Items sections before you use the Generate feature.
Allergens - May Contain
Allergens that may be present in this product. Enter the allergens only, separated by a comma. Don't include leading statements such as "May contain". Leave blank if not applicable.
Nutrition Information
Enter the nutritional information for this product, if applicable.
Clicking 
opens the Edit Nutrition form where you can enter details, or have Supply'd calculate them for you (see the option below).
Servings Per Package: This is the total number of servings in one full pack of your product. For example, if a bottle contains 500ml and each serving is 250ml, then Servings Per Package = 2.
Serving Size: This is the amount of product in a single serving. It should reflect the typical portion someone would consume at one time.
The CALCULATE buttons help you automatically work out the Servings Per Package and Serving Size, based on your product’s total weight or volume.
✅ Calculate Serving Size
If you already know how many Servings Per Package there are, Supply’d will calculate the Serving Size for you.
Example:
You enter “Servings per Pack” = 4
The total pack weight is 800g
It will calculate the Serving Size = 200g
✅ Calculate Servings per Pack
If you know the Serving Size, Supply’d will calculate how many servings fit in a pack.
Example:
You enter Serving Size = 250ml
The total pack volume is 1lt
It will calculate Servings Per Package = 4
Clicking on the 3 dots in the top right corner of the form will open a menu.
Generate From Recipe: Automatically calculates the nutritional values (like energy, protein, fat, sugar, etc.) for your finished product.
Supply'd can automatically calculate the nutritional values by pulling the nutrition data from each ingredient in your recipe and calculating the total values based on their quantities. This saves time and helps ensure your Nutrition Information Panel is accurate and compliant with labelling standards.
You will need to have completed the Production Stages and Production Items sections before you use the Generate feature.
Remove Nutrition: Clears all the nutritional data currently entered or generated for the product.
This is useful if you need to reset the information, for example, if the recipe has changed or if you want to manually re-enter or re-generate the data from updated ingredients.
The completed information will look something like this on the product page.
Storage Type
Select the type of storage required from the drop-down selection. (eg. ambient, refrigerated etc.)
Shelf Life
Suitable for food products, this field allows you to provide guidance on the shelf life of a product. Enter the number then select Days, Months or Years from the drop-down, whichever is applicable.
Usable Size
The weight/size of a single unit for use in recipes and production. This can be used to specify drained weights or other weights/volumes that vary from the products size. Leave blank to use the product size. Enter the number then select the applicable measurement from the drop-down menu.
Production Settings
Defines the configuration for the production of this product. This field will only show when Production is selected as the Product Type.
Batch Code Prefix
An optional prefix to use when generating batch codes for this item. This field should contain characters only, using digits as a prefix may cause the automatic increments of production batches to be incorrect.
Expected Yield* [required]
The final quantity of this product expected when producing a batch.
Batch Shelf Life
The expected shelf life from the date of production. Enter the number then select Days, Months or Years from the drop-down, whichever is applicable.
Expiry Type
The type of the expiry date type used for this batch. Select either Best Before or Use By from the drop-down menu.
Production Stages
Defines the stages of the production run. This field will only show when Production is selected as the Product Type.
In Supply’d, stages in production runs represent the step-by-step process of manufacturing a product. Each stage breaks down the production workflow into manageable parts, such as mixing, baking, or packaging - depending on your product setup.
Here’s how stages work:
Each stage can have its own components (ingredients or items) and instructions.
You must complete each stage in order - you can’t skip ahead.
Once a stage is finalised, Supply’d records the consumption of inventory for that stage.
Only when all stages are finalised is the finished product added to your inventory.
This structured approach ensures accuracy in tracking materials, labour, and output throughout the production process.
To add the stages, click Edit Stages. You will be prompted to save your product before adding/editing any stages. Click Save & Edit.
The Edit Production Stages form will appear.
Stage Name
The name of this stage of production. Type your choice of name.
For simplicity, our examples are simply named "Stage 1," Stage 2" etc., however, you may choose a name that describes the stage.
Stage Colour
The colour to use for this stage of production. Select your choice from the drop-down.
Labour
To include labour costs for this stage, enter the time it takes to complete it in hours and minutes. Supply'd will calculate and display the total cost of labour for this stage.
To be able to track labour costs for a Production item, you’ll first need to set up Labour Tracking in your Production Settings. On the Production Settings page, in the Labour Tracking section, select "Yes" in the Enable Tracking field and enter a Default Hourly Rate. In the example above, the rate has been set to $50.00 per hour.
Department
The department(s) this product belongs to.
Select the appropriate department, or departments, from the drop-down menu. (Your list may look different from the example, depending on how you've named your departments.)
Stage Instructions
Any instructions for completing this stage of production.
Click 
to add any extra stages required.
When you have finished add all the stages, click 
.
Production Stages will now look something like this, each stage with its own unique name and colour depending on what you chose. The stage colours make it easy to identify each stage of production a product is at and will show in the Production Batch list.
Additional Options for Production Stages
Prior to saving or when editing the Production Stages, clicking on the 3 dots in the top right will display a menu.
Save
Will save the stages. An alternative to the 
button at the bottom of the page.
Copy Stages From
Opens the Copy Production Stages form allowing you duplicate the stages from another product using the same or similar stages, saving time and keeping things consistent. Clicking on or typing in the field will show a list of your products to choose from. Click 
to add these stages to the current product.
You will be asked to confirm as this will override any stages you may have already entered. You can edit any changes required after the stages have been copied.
Import Stages
Allows you to upload a list of production stages from a CSV file, instead of entering them one by one. This is a quick way to set up or update stages in bulk, especially helpful when working with lots of products or complex processes.
Click
to download the template to your computer.
Open the template and complete the fields in the spreadsheet. Add your production stages, include key details like SKU, Product, stage Name, stage Colour, duration, and instructions.
Click Choose File to choose the file on your computer you want to upload to Supply'd. (Your upload screen might look a bit different from the example below, depending on your browser or operating system.)
Click
.
Check for errors and make any adjustments if needed.
Production Items
The items and quantities of products to make this recipe. This field will only show when Production is selected as the Product Type. The stages you added in the last step will appear as the screenshot below.
Click Edit Items. The Edit Production Items form will show.
Clicking on, or typing in, the field that says Type Product Name will bring up a list of your products and ingredients.
Select the first item used in this product. Click Add. You can use items, you buy or produce in other production runs within other production products.
Stage
The stage where this ingredient is used. Select from the drop-down menu.
Quantity
How much of this item is used in this stage.
For example, you use 250g of a 1kg (1,000g) packet of caster sugar in this stage, the Quantity would be therefore be 0.25.
Measurement
The amount, in grams, of this ingredient in the recipe. The Quantity field will automatically be adjusted relative to the product size. For example, you use 250g of caster sugar in this stage.
You can enter the amount in the Measurement field and the Quantity will automatically calculate for you and vice-versa.
Ingredient Cost
The cost of this ingredient used in this product. This is calculated from data added when setting up this item. This field cannot be edited.
Cost Per g
The cost of this ingredient per gram. This field cannot be edited.
Repeat the above steps for all items used, clicking Add after selecting each one. Much like writing the ingredients in a recipe.
Click 
to add all items.
The items selected will appear in their stages with amounts used and total costings.
If you would like to automatically generate the ingredients, allergens and nutrition in the Food Product Details*, you can do so now.
Additional Options for Production Items
Prior to saving or when editing the Production Items, clicking on the 3 dots in the top right will display a menu.
Save
Will save the items. An alternative to the button at the bottom of the page.
Copy Items From
Opens the Copy Production Items form allowing you duplicate the items from another product using the same or similar items, saving time and keeping things consistent. Clicking on or typing in the field will show a list of your products to choose from. Click 
to add these items to the current product.
You will be asked to confirm as this will override any items you may have already entered. You can edit any changes required after the items have been copied.
Import Items
Allows you to upload a list of production items from a CSV file, instead of entering them one by one. This is a quick way to set up or update items in bulk, especially helpful when working with a lot of products.
Click
to download the template to your computer.
Open the template and complete the fields in the spreadsheet.
Complete in the same way as for Import Stages above.
Remember to go back and edit or regenerate the Percentage Australian, Ingredients and Allergens, and recalculate nutrition in the Food Product Details* if amounts or ingredients have changed.
Sell Product? & Remaining Sections
Refer to the Adding & Updating Products document for details on how to complete this and all remaining sections.
Now that all production settings, stages, and items are set up, you're ready to start creating production runs. For more information on production runs, check out the Creating & Performing a Production Run document.
Editing Production Products
If you would like to edit a product, simply select Products from the main menu. Click on the product you want to edit. Click on the three dots on the top right corner and select Edit Product. Change any fields as required following the steps above.
Removing Production Products
If you would like to remove a product, simply select Products from the main menu. Click on the product you want to remove. Click on the three dots on the top right corner and select Remove Product.
You will be asked to confirm.
For a full look at how it all works, check out the Production Flow doc.
Last updated