Purpose-built Consumer Goods ERP Software across Africa
Helping manufacturers manage promotions, production, and distribution with confidence.
Consumer goods manufacturers in Africa operate in fast-moving markets shaped by broad product ranges, fluctuating demand, and retailer-driven requirements. Klipboard Manufacturing provides ERP software designed to support production planning, inventory control, and responsive supply chains, helping manufacturers keep shelves stocked, manage promotions, and serve local and regional retail networks effectively.
- Our role in your industry
- The challenges you face
- Benefits of Klipboard Manufacturing
Our role in your industry
Klipboard's Role in Consumer Goods Manufacturing
At Klipboard, we understand that consumer goods manufacturing across Africa operate under constant pressure for product availability, cost control, and rapid response to changing demand. Our consumer goods ERP software supports the complex forecasting complexity, production efficiency, and retailer compliance requirements faced by both large manufacturers and growing consumer product businesses supplying local and regional markets.
By integrating demand planning, production management, and distribution within a single ERP platform, Klipboard helps manufacturers maintain availability, control operating costs, and meet retailer service level expectations across fast-moving consumer goods environments.
The challenges you face
We Understand the Challenges You're Facing
You’re not just producing consumer products — you’re managing volatile demand, meeting retailer requirements, executing promotions, and maintaining margin discipline. We work with consumer goods manufacturers supplying major retail groups and distribution networks, so we understand the operational challenges you face:
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Demand Variability and Forecast Accuracy: Consumer demand fluctuates across regions, seasons, and promotions. Managing forecasts that reflect real market behaviour is essential to avoiding stock-outs or excess inventory.
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Retailer Compliance and Service Levels: Large retail customers impose strict requirements for on-time delivery, documentation, and product standards. Meeting these requirements consistently while controlling costs requires disciplined systems.
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Product Range and SKU Complexity: Expanding product ranges increase SKU counts. Managing formulations, packaging variants, and frequent changeovers without disrupting production impacts operational efficiency.
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Promotional Demand and Production Planning: Promotional activity creates sharp demand spikes. Aligning promotional volumes with base demand requires flexible planning and responsive scheduling.
We've seen it, we've heard it - and we've built Klipboard Manufacturing to help you take control of it.
Benefits of Klipboard Manufacturing
Klipboard Manufacturing: ERP for Consumer Products Industry
We don’t just tick boxes. Klipboard addresses the day-to-day challenges consumer goods manufacturers face, with ERP tools designed for demand-driven, high-volume manufacturing environments.
BOM and Formulation Management
Manage product formulations and packaging BOMs with controlled versioning. Handle variants efficiently without maintaining separate records for every SKU.
Production Planning and Scheduling
Plan production with visibility of demand forecasts, capacity constraints, and material availability. Optimise schedules to balance efficiency and responsiveness.
Inventory Management
Track inventory across manufacturing and distribution locations. Manage stock levels to balance availability with working capital requirements in multi-location operations.
Batch Traceability
Maintain lot traceability from raw materials through production to finished goods. Support recalls and quality investigations where required.
Order Processing and Delivery
Process orders efficiently and schedule deliveries to meet retailer requirements. Provide accurate documentation and integrate digitally with customer systems to support real-time order visibility.
The Numbers Behind Klipboard
50,000
Global Customers
320,000
Daily users
74
Countries
100,000
Orders processed daily
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