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Practical guides on accounting, manufacturing and finance, and real Bimp implementation cases.
Cost-Plus Pricing for Manufacturers: How to Avoid Selling Below Cost Price
Cost-plus pricing for manufacturers: how to set a price from cost price, markup vs margin, a conversion table and a control against selling below cost price.
DODmytro Obukhov · 15 Nov 2026 · 8 minLatest articles
The Invoice Arrived Late: How to Recalculate Cost Price Without Breaking Your Reports
Cost recalculation after a late invoice: a worked example of how last month gross profit changes and how to repost documents in Bimp without breaking reports.
ProductionFIFO vs Weighted Average Cost: Which Method a Manufacturer Should Choose
FIFO vs weighted average cost: a calculation with both methods on three material batches, the formula, the profit difference and which method to pick.
ProductionWhere Is the Product Now: Production Order Tracking Without Status Meetings
Production order tracking: stage statuses, a table for a batch of 40 products, a count of what is at which stage and what is late. Worked example in Bimp.
ProductionProduction Order: From Customer Order to Output
Production order: what to specify, a sample with tables, materials and cost calculation, reservation and handover to the shop. Example for 40 cabinets.
ProductionERP for Small Manufacturing: The Minimum Setup and a Launch Without Stopping the Shop
ERP for small manufacturing: which modules a shop of up to 20 people needs and how to launch in 5 weeks without stopping work. Week-by-week plan and team hours.
ProductionFree ERP for Manufacturing: What Is Actually Free and What It Costs Over Two Years
Free ERP for manufacturing: open-source, freemium and trials. What you still pay for and what a 15-person shop spends over two years, with a cost table.
CasesHow to Calculate Purchase Order Quantity: Bottle Caps the Day Before Filling
A fictional beverage maker calculates supplier orders from min/max and demand rate. The formula with numbers, steps in Bimp with help links and the reports.
CasesCustom Furniture Cost Calculation: A €3,000 Kitchen and a 28.3% Margin
A fictional joinery calculates the cost of custom furniture: materials, piecework pay and workshop rent. Steps in Bimp, reports and the margin of one kitchen.
CasesLanded Cost of Imported Raw Materials: Film from Turkey Invoiced at €37,800 Costs €42,500
A fictional packaging maker costs a tonne of film from Turkey: duty, broker and freight add 12.4% to the supplier price. The steps in Bimp, per the help pages.