Production order management in Exact Online
Query shop orders, BOMs and routing steps in Exact Online via your AI assistant, and with the Advanced plan (€59/mo) issue materials and log hours too. Built for manufacturing companies; read-only access costs €39/month. Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and every other MCP-capable AI, set up in about 5 minutes.
Production processes are complex and error-prone
Manufacturing companies using Exact Online face daily limitations when managing shop orders, material plans and routing operations.
Complex production workflows
Every shop order has bills of materials, routing steps and material reservations. Keeping track in Exact Online requires expertise and many clicks.
Manual material tracking
Material issues and reversals are entered manually. Errors in quantities or item codes lead to stock discrepancies.
No routing visibility
Which routing steps are complete and which are still open? This requires navigating into each shop order separately in Exact Online.
Cumbersome time registration
Production staff must log time per operation. Entering this in Exact Online takes extra time on top of the production work itself.
AI-powered production management with Ledger Botje
Let your AI assistant support the production process. From shop order status to material issuing - everything via natural language.
This page focuses on one area — see the complete Exact Online AI integration for the full overview of what AI can do in your administration.
Query BOMs instantly
Ask for the bill of materials of a shop order. The AI shows all required materials, quantities and available stock.
Material issue and reversal
Issue materials to a shop order or book a reversal. The AI processes the transaction directly in Exact Online.
Routing and operations
View the routing steps of a shop order and register completed operations. Track progress step by step.
Time registration via AI
Log production time per operation by simply telling your AI assistant. No more manual navigation required.
What you can ask about production
Ask these questions to your AI assistant and manage your production process faster and more accurately.
"What is the status of shop order 5023?"
"Show the bill of materials for shop order SO-2026-0150"
"Issue 100 units of material X to shop order 5023"
"Which routing steps are still open for shop order 5023?"
"Log 2.5 hours for operation Milling on shop order 5023"
"Which shop orders are scheduled for this week?"
Manual production management vs. AI-powered
See how much more efficient your production process becomes with AI support via Ledger Botje.
| Exact Online without AI integration | Exact Online with Ledger Botje (MCP) | |
|---|---|---|
| Check shop order status | Open each order separately | One question, instant answer |
| View bill of materials | Navigate to material plan | Ask and receive complete BOM |
| Issue materials | Manual entry per line | One command to your AI assistant |
| Check routing status | Check each operation separately | Overview of all steps at once |
| Time registration | 2-3 minutes per entry | Register instantly via chat |
| View weekly schedule | Export report and filter | Ask your AI for a weekly overview |
AI with Exact Online - Plans
Choose the plan that suits you. Try free for 14 days.
Basic
- Up to 1 administrations
- Read only (query data)
- 400 AI requests per month
- Works with AI
Advanced
- Up to 10 administrations
- Read & automate (create orders, invoices and more)
- 800 AI requests per month
- Everything from Basic included
Enterprise
- More administrations
- More AI requests
- Read & automate (create orders, invoices and more)
- Custom integrations
Production Order Management Exact Online - Ledger Botje - FAQ
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Create free accountKey facts
- 292 MCP tools for Exact Online: 122 read-only and 170 write.
- Works with 9 AI assistants: ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, Perplexity, Grok, Cursor and OpenClaw.
- Connects via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) over Streamable HTTP, using OAuth 2.1 and PKCE.
- From €39 per month. Every plan starts with a free 14-day trial, no credit card.
Tool counts verified on 25 July 2026.
Further reading from our blog
Production orders with AI: a manufacturing scenario
A worked scenario: which actions around production orders, material issue and completion reporting fall away when you query Exact Online through AI - and why we present the time saving as reasoning, not measurement.
Managing Production Orders with AI
From looking up shop orders to issuing materials and reporting completion: manage your entire production process via your AI assistant.
Creating purchase orders in Exact Online with ChatGPT
Create a purchase order in one conversation — supplier, lines, terms, sent. Here is how it works with AI in Exact Online.