Track all customer interactions, manage contacts, and maintain detailed account histories to build stronger relationships and identify additional sales opportunities.
Create professional quotations, convert them to orders, and track fulfilment seamlessly with integrated order processing and delivery management.
Visualise opportunities at every stage, forecast revenue accurately, and automate follow-ups to keep your sales team focused on closing deals.
Assign tasks, track progress, set deadlines, and collaborate across teams to ensure projects stay on schedule and resources are efficiently allocated.
Monitor key business metrics and performance indicators across all departments with customizable dashboards for instant visibility and informed decision-making.
Access comprehensive reports on business operations, team performance, and strategic metrics to identify trends and optimize organizational processes.
Plan manufacturing runs, allocate resources, and optimize production timelines to maximize throughput while minimizing idle time and bottlenecks.
Track machinery, maintenance schedules, and material availability to prevent downtime and ensure efficient utilization of production assets.
Monitor real-time production status, track work-in-progress, and manage quality checks to ensure consistent output and quick identification of production issues.
Automate journal entries, reconcile accounts, and maintain complete audit trails with integrated general ledger functionality for accurate financial records.
Create detailed budgets, track spending against targets, and generate accurate financial forecasts to support strategic planning and cost control.
Generate balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports automatically to ensure compliance, facilitate decision-making, and support regulatory requirements.
Monitor inventory in real-time across multiple locations, track stock movements, and receive alerts for low inventory to prevent stockouts and overstocking.
Set reorder points and automate purchase orders based on demand forecasting to maintain optimal inventory levels and reduce manual procurement efforts.
Organize inventory by location, manage bin allocation, optimize picking and packing processes, and streamline warehouse operations for faster fulfillment.
20%
Increase in profitability per job
“We’ve experienced at least a 20% increase in our profitability per job based solely on the impact of using Crows Nest.”
Executive Millwork - Operations Manager
35%
Increase in productivity
“We don’t use any Excel, One Note or Calendar anymore… Everything is pretty much in one place, and that’s actually increased our productivity, I would say more than 35%.”
NK Cabinets - Vice President
30%
increase in productivity (40–50 hours saved per week)
“Adding up all the hours for each employee, we save 40 to 50 hours per week. That translates into about a 30 percent increase in productivity.”
Vogo Cabinets - Director of Operations
4000%
Business growth (€150K to €6M)
“Transformed company from a 6-person, €150K business to a thriving €6M business”
Allwood Architectural Joinery - Managing Director
80%
Reduction in unnecessary remakes
“Shipping and scanning with Crows Nest and knowing where they are through GPS has seriously saved us 80% of unnecessary remakes.”
Custom Source Woodworking -
Increase in profitability4
Increase in Productivity
Business Growth
Operations Manager
MIKE NELSON
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Seamless Integration
Crows Nest integrates seamlessly making it an effective solution for diverse industries.
Consolidate estimating, scheduling, and shop management into one system. Eliminate spreadsheets, improve accuracy, and reduce the time spent answering repetitive questions about project status and customer contacts.
Template-based estimates with real-time material pricing from vendors. Track price changes, generate alternate quotes instantly, and achieve 20%+ profit increases per job through precise job costing.
Automate labor tracking, billing, and inventory management. Save 5 hours weekly on invoicing, 2 hours on payroll, and 40+ hours on meetings and manual tasks—a 30% productivity boost.
Manage multi-phase projects with installation work orders, automated start date calculations, and real-time KanBan status tracking. Prevent double-booking installations and deliver projects on schedule every time.
Track custom products from manufacturing through warehouse storage to job-site delivery. Barcode scanning and delivery manifests ensure accurate inventory and timely installations with signed proof of delivery.
Live cost tracking with budget vs. actual visibility, progress billing with retainage, and AIA-compliant invoicing. Change order management keeps financial impacts clear for every project phase.
Automate tracking of RFI's, shop drawings, samples, and finish submissions with revision history. Track deadlines and approvals to ensure complex custom work meets project specifications and compliance requirements.
Handle large-scale architectural woodworking projects with robust scheduling, capacity planning, and resource allocation. Dynamic Gantt charts, phase tracking, and milestone management ensure on-time delivery of complex installations.
Real-time inventory visibility with barcode scanning prevents stockouts and overstock. Automatic material requisitions from estimates, tiered vendor pricing, and production bottleneck dashboards streamline complex operations.
Consolidate estimating, scheduling, purchasing, production, and billing into one integrated system. Eliminate disconnected spreadsheets and tools—get complete project visibility across your entire organization in real-time.
Customers report 20%+ profit increases per job, 30-35% productivity improvements, and 40-50 hours saved weekly. Real-time job costing, automated workflows, and mobile field operations deliver measurable financial results.
Purpose-built ERP for custom fabrication, manufacturing, and installation businesses. Works seamlessly with your existing software, scales with your growth, and adapts to your unique workflows—not the other way around.
Customizable
Complete ERP business management solution for project-based manufacturers.
Custom dashboards and reports for comprehensive business visibility.
Advanced estimating with takeoffs, BOMs, markups and quotes.
Complete project control: tasks, schedules, procurement and tracking.
Real-time costing, WIP, bottlenecks, P&L and inventory management
Work order management with scheduling, progress and logistics.
Professional project completion and customer handover management system.
Mobile ERP access for on sight teams and remote.
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