Furniture manufacturing software

Production and inventory software for furniture makers.

Track production and sales order fulfillment with enhanced inventory and manufacturing tools. With Sutton, you can easily track stock, coordinate production, and streamline all your operations.

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Challenges

When every piece is custom, spreadsheets fall behind

Furniture and woodworking shops turn lumber, sheet goods, hardware and finishes into stock and custom pieces, often running make-to-order and make-to-stock builds on the same floor.

Lumber counts never match

Board feet, sheet goods and hardware get pulled without records, so counts drift and jobs stall waiting on missing material.

Custom orders lose detail

Wood species, finish and dimension choices pass through notes and texts, and mistakes surface only after a piece is built.

Unclear margin per piece

Without actual labor and material per order, it's hard to know which custom builds and product lines actually make money.

Furniture & woodworking
How Sutton helps

One system from lumber rack to delivery

Sutton connects lumber and hardware inventory, custom orders, production and shipping so every build has accurate materials, a clear schedule and a known cost.

Lumber and Hardware Inventory

Track lumber, sheet goods, hardware and finishes by location, in units from board feet to each.

Configurable Work Orders

Build orders with multi-level BOMs, alternate components and custom routing for each piece.

Shop Floor Tracking

Operators clock into milling, assembly and finishing steps so progress updates without walking the floor.

Actual Order Costing

Track material and labor for each order to see real margins on every build.

Feature spotlight

Woodworking Business Software Features

Every Sutton feature a furniture or woodworking shop uses, from BOMs and production scheduling to warehouse control and sales orders, works from one connected source of live data.

Custom Order and Job Management
Materials and Inventory Management
Production Planning and Schedule

Custom Order and Job Management

Manage every job in one place and see real-time progress across all your make-to-stock and make-to-order runs without walking the floor or waiting for updates.

  • Let operators clock into work orders, log completions, and record quality checks.
  • Flexible MOs that support multi-level BOMs, alternate components, and custom routing.
  • Track actual material and labor costs per order to see real margins.
  • Get up-to-date production data to plan, execute, and deliver every job on time.
Custom Order and Job Management

Materials and Inventory Management

Get real-time, end-to-end visibility into what you have, where it is, and what it’s worth, down to each batch, lot, or unit.

  • Stop stockouts and spreadsheet guesswork with a single source of truth.
  • Track raw materials, WIP, and finished goods with lot control for traceability from receipt to shipment.
  • Support standard and actual costing for accurate COGS, margins, and balance sheet values.
  • Use reorder points, detailed logs, and audit trails to trace issues instantly and stay audit-ready.
Materials and Inventory Management

Production Planning and Schedule

Keep production running smoothly with full visibility into materials, orders, and capacity. Sutton helps you balance supply and demand in real time.

  • See where demand exceeds supply, all in one clear planning view.
  • Get full visibility into lead times for open POs and MOs.
  • Create purchase or manufacturing orders directly from the planning view.
  • Maintain optimal stock levels and keep every production run on schedule.
Production Planning and Schedule
All capabilities

Every capability built for a furniture shop

Sutton gives furniture and woodworking manufacturers one system to manage lumber, custom orders, production and delivery, so stock and custom builds move through the shop on schedule.

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  • Lumber and Sheet Goods Track hardwood, plywood and MDF by species, grade and location.
  • Hardware and Finish Stock Keep hinges, slides, fasteners, stains and lacquers counted in real time.
  • Units of Measure Buy lumber by the board foot and consume it by piece or length.
  • Reorder Points Get min stock alerts before common lumber or hardware runs out.
  • Multi-Level BOMs Define frames, panels, cushions and hardware for every furniture design.
  • Alternate Components Swap species, fabrics or finishes on a custom build using alternate components.
  • Make-to-Order Production Turn custom sales orders into work orders that carry their own specs.
  • Production Scheduling Plan builds around available materials, workstation capacity and delivery dates.
  • Routings and Workstations Move pieces through milling, sanding, assembly, finishing and upholstery steps.
  • Shop Floor Control Let operators clock in, log completions and record quality checks.
  • WIP Tracking See which pieces are in the mill, at assembly or in the finish room.
  • Lot Traceability Trace finished pieces back to the lumber and finish lots used.
  • Actual Costing and COGS Compare standard and actual costs for accurate margins on every order.
  • Purchase Orders Order lumber and hardware and receive partial deliveries as they arrive.
  • Order Attachments Attach drawings, finish samples and customer specs to each order.
  • Ecommerce Integrations Sync online orders from Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon and eBay automatically.
Meet Sutton

Everything you need to run your operations with Sutton.

One platform for inventory, production and purchasing, with Studio to build your own apps and Intelligence to show you what needs attention.

Run every operation from one system

Inventory, purchasing, production and sales orders share the same live data, so every team works from one source of truth.

Real-time inventory across every location
Purchasing, production and sales in one place
Syncs with QuickBooks, NetSuite and Shopify
Sutton inventory dashboard

Build your own apps in plain English

Describe the screen, report or automation you need and Studio builds it on your live data in minutes. Prefer a hand? Our team builds it with you.

No code and no waiting on a roadmap
Runs on your real operations data
Changes as fast as your process does

See what needs attention before it costs you

Sutton Intelligence turns your live operations data into insights, so you can spot shortages, delays and margin issues early.

Insights built on your live operations data
Early warning on shortages and late orders
Works across inventory, production and purchasing
Are there any inventory issues I should know about?

Yes.

Three critical materials are projected to run out within the next seven days:

Aluminum Sheet
2 days remaining
M8 Fasteners
4 days remaining
Packaging Inserts
6 days remaining
What will the next steps be?

I recommend reordering all three items now to avoid production delays.

Based on current demand, open orders, and supplier lead times, you should order:

500 Aluminum Sheets
2,000 M8 Fasteners
750 Packaging Inserts
Can you create the purchase orders for me?
I'm preparing three draft purchase orders using your preferred suppliers and the latest pricing.
Creating your draft purchase orders
Done. I've prepared three draft purchase orders using your preferred suppliers and latest pricing. They're ready in Sutton and pending your review.
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rapid onboarding

No more implementation.
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Just onboarding.

Sutton's onboarding agent reformats your data, configures your system, and gets you live. A real human is always a call away. And if something is missing, describe it in plain English and it exists inside the product in minutes.

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How can I help you today?

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Onboarding Agent

AI agents reformat your data, map your fields, make bulk edits, and configure the system. 

What used to take weeks of manual work happens automatically. You review and confirm.

How the Onboarding Agent works
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What would you recommend for purchase approvals?

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For your operation, I’d add a manager review step only for high-value orders. It keeps things moving without losing control.

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Sounds good. How soon can we test it?

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I can have the updated workflow ready tomorrow, then we’ll test it with your team and move toward launch.

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Expert Support

Map your locations, workflows, and rules. Sutton is configured around how your operation actually runs — no rigid templates.

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Missing something? Describe what you need in plain English and it exists inside the product in minutes. Or let our team build it for you. Either way, the feature no other vendor could deliver is live in days, not months.

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FAQs

Questions? Answers.

Your most frequently asked questions, all in one place. If you don’t see what you need, reach out to us.

How do you track job costs in woodworking?
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Woodworking inventory software tracks job costs by capturing both material and labor in real time. When operators clock into work orders and use materials, those costs are recorded automatically. You can see actual costs per job, compare them to planned targets, and understand true margins without manual data entry.

How does production scheduling work for custom furniture orders?
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Custom furniture software helps you plan and schedule orders based on material levels, labor, and capacity. 

You can easily see what is in stock at a glance, what supplies are in transit to you, and what jobs are in progress. Schedules update in real time as an item moves through each stage, so production stays balanced and every order ships on time.

What is furniture manufacturing software and how does it work?
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Furniture manufacturing software helps furniture and woodworking teams manage production in one place, from buying materials to shipping finished pieces. 

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Cabinet shop software is one example that brings your daily tools together so you can track stock, plan production, and run the shop floor without extra spreadsheets or paper. It links purchasing, inventory, warehouse, sales, and production in real time so everyone sees the same information. You can view what materials you have, where they are, and what they are worth, down to the batch or unit. 

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When inventory starts to run low, you can create a purchase order or a manufacturing order right from the planning view.

Sutton shows live job progress, so operators can clock into work orders, record completions, and track quality checks using any smart device, which also allows your managers to see status without walking the floor.

 You can handle make-to-stock and make-to-order jobs, and support multi-level BOMs, alternate components, and custom routing for complex builds.

Sutton also helps you keep numbers accurate by tracking actual material and labor costs per work order so you can see true margins and spot bottlenecks. In the warehouse, teams use barcode scanning to receive, move, pick, and ship with fewer errors.

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