01 · Follow one business transaction
One order. Every department updated.
Nordhaven Water orders 40 pumps. Only 26 are in stock. Watch purchasing, production, the warehouse and finance respond — from the same order.
SO-4471NewSales order from Nordhaven WaterEntered once by sales in Leeds. Price, credit limit and delivery date checked automatically.
CustomerNordhaven WaterItemKP-200 × 40Unit price$960.00Order value (excl. VAT)$38,400.00
Playing automatically · press the button or pick a step to take overSalesUPDATEDSO-4471 createdSO-4471
InventoryUPDATEDNot involved yet
PurchasingUPDATEDNot involved yet
ProductionUPDATEDNot involved yet
LogisticsUPDATEDNot involved yet
FinanceUPDATEDCredit check passedLimit $120k
02 · One source of truth
How many KP-200 pumps do we have?
SalesPrice list.xlsx120Last week’s export, before two big orders.
WarehouseStock sheet · Leeds86Counted on Monday. Rotterdam not included.
PurchasingSupplier portal140Includes 54 pumps still on order.
ProductionWhiteboard?Knows 14 are half-built. Not recorded anywhere.
FinanceAccounting software$71,200Valued at month-end cost. Can’t say how many.
Five departments, five answers. Sales promised 40 pumps based on a number that was already wrong.
03 · The modules your business needs
Eight modules. One set of records.
Pick a module to see its screen — and which other modules it reads from and writes to.
04 · Built around how you operate
Controls that match your business.
Everyone sees exactly what their job needs.
Roles control which modules, sites, fields and actions each person can use. Buyers see costs; warehouse staff see bins, not margins.
- Role templates for every department
- Restrict by site, module or individual field
- Single sign-on with your existing accounts
05 · Start with the essentials
Start with the essentials. Expand without starting over.
Kestrel began with sales, stock and finance at one plant. Every new module, site and integration joined the same records.
Kestrel ERP · Phase 1Sample
SalesInventoryFinancePurchasingLATERManufacturingLATEROperationsLATERHRLATERReportingLATER
SitesLeedsPlant · GBPRotterdamPlannedChicagoPlanned
IntegrationsBank feedsOnline store · laterCarriers · laterEDI · laterPayroll export · later
Same records from day one