# Guides for manufacturers

Practical, plain English guides on inventory, production, SKUs, labels and dispatch, written by people who run a furniture business.

- [Inventory management for manufacturers: a practical guide](https://skuflo.io/guides/inventory-management-for-manufacturers): How to organise raw materials, work in progress and finished goods, count them accurately, give everything a location and know when a spreadsheet is no longer enough.
- [Production tracking: what it is and how to set it up in a week](https://skuflo.io/guides/production-tracking): Production tracking means knowing what has been made, what has not and what is waiting, without walking the floor. Here is what to track, where to scan and a plan for your first week.
- [What is SKU tracking? SKU level vs unit level explained](https://skuflo.io/guides/what-is-sku-tracking): SKU tracking counts products by type. Unit tracking follows every individual item. This guide explains both, how to build a clean SKU structure and when each approach is the right one.
- [How to track products that ship in several boxes](https://skuflo.io/guides/tracking-multi-piece-products): A bed is one order line but three boxes on the van. Here is how to count pieces per SKU, label every box, handle part made orders and check nothing is left behind.