Plan what fits.
See capacity and clashes before committing to a date.
Smart planning for manufacturers
Plan smarter.
Build better.
Get paid sooner.
Every job, every stage and the money, in one place. Plan work around real factory capacity, organise fitting teams and see what needs attention before it holds up the next job.
Connects to Xero, watches the money and emails the right people each weekday morning when something needs attention.
MehlSoft reads your accounts. It never changes anything in Xero.
Built for your working day
Joinery, windows and doors · Paint and finishing · Fitting teams
Keep work moving.
Spot missing paperwork, late orders and jobs that need attention.
Know what to chase.
See deposits, outstanding balances and retentions alongside the plan.
From the factory to the final visit
See the work. See what comes next.
A connected view of production, fitting and each job. Open any screen to see the detail.
Factory planner
Plan stages against the capacity you actually have.
Install board
Book crews, visits and the extras each job needs.
Job view
Keep each job and its progress in view.
A practical way to get started
How it works
Set up your working week
Set your stages, departments, product ranges, working days and capacities for your company.
Bring the plan together
Update existing projects from your sales system, connect Xero and plan factory work and installs.
Keep the week moving
Review progress, act on warnings and close the week with targets against actuals.
Connected to your working day
Works while you work
Checks, updates and reports that keep the right people informed.
Everything here is live today unless marked On request or Coming soon.
Xero stays in charge
MehlSoft reads invoices and payments through Xero’s official connection, about every 15 minutes. The link is read only. It never changes anything in Xero.
Keep an eye on the money
See what is owed, what came in and what is held in retention. Chase final invoices oldest first, by customer type. Check deposit and payment dates against the plan.
Start with what needs attention
Each weekday morning, the right people receive an email covering overdue invoices, jobs moving without their payment, late glass and orders, and over-booked weeks. Money items go only to people allowed to see them. No email on a quiet day.
Send the owed list in one click
Send a short owed-money email to the people on your list. Include the Excel file if wanted.
Close the week with a clear note
When the production week is closed, a meeting note is sent with each department against target, why it was high or low, notes and issues, time lost and lead time.
Keep weekly performance in view
Receive weekly performance and six-week average reports by email.
Keep the team informed in chat
Get alerts in team chat (Synology Chat today; Teams or Slack on request) when a stage is paid, a part payment arrives, an invoice is credited or voided, or a link stops. A short money briefing arrives each morning.
Ask the Hub, the assistant in team chat or the app: “What installs this week?”, “What is late?” or “Who owes us?”
On request Teams or Slack.
Find paperwork that is waiting
Daily checks compare the plan with your accounts and list where paperwork is waiting. One click checks the sales system too.
See who is off
View team holidays and sickness on a calendar, with an Outlook calendar feed. Sickness is shown only to managers. Everyone else sees “Off”.
Update from your sales system
Update projects already on your planner from your sales system, and tick what to bring in.
Coming soon Adding new projects directly.
Connect other accounting systems
A read-only link built for another accounting system, such as QuickBooks or Sage.
Connect more of your tools
Links to time-tracking tools and other order or CRM systems.
Make reports fit your business
Reports and emails designed for your business.
A shared plan. Clear permissions.
The right view for everyone
One plan, the right view for each person. The workshop sees the work, the fitters see their installs, the office sees what needs attention, and only the right people see the money.
Office and management
A Dashboard shows what needs attention today, factory load for the next 12 weeks, lead time for a new order, the pipeline by stage, this week against target and who is off.
Office and management also see the money pages, and you can switch that off for any person. Only managers see the sickness trend.
Factory team
The planner and factory board show what starts, what is ready and who is on which job, this week and next.
The team can see job progress, installs, orders and who is off. They can look ahead and understand what is coming. They see no money and cannot change settings.
Fitting teams
The install board shows their jobs, dates and addresses, with the job pages. No money.
See the plan clearly
Let’s look at your working week.
See how MehlSoft could fit your factory, your fitting teams and your way of working.