Production Bridge

The Production Bridge is one of the most useful pages in the Logistics section. It lists the materials required to start (or continue) production across active Production Batches — the bridge between "production has a plan" and "logistics has to deliver."

What it shows

For each active Production Batch (or Production Order), the Bridge shows:

Batch / Order details — name, Tech Pack, target start date, current state.
Materials required — every item the Batch needs, with quantity.
Status per material — what's in stock, what's been requested via MR, what's been transferred to WIP, what's still missing.
Net shortfall — what hasn't been sourced yet.

Reading top-down tells you everything the floor needs from logistics, prioritized by Batch urgency.

Why this matters

In most factories, the conversation between production and logistics is informal: a planner walks to the warehouse and asks "do we have everything for Batch B-001?" The Bridge replaces that conversation with a report you can both look at.

What you do with it:

Pre-release check. Before releasing a Production Order, scan the Bridge for its materials. If shortages appear, you have a procurement conversation now, not on Day 3 of the Batch.
Daily standup. Open the Bridge with the production manager. Walk through each active Batch's materials status. Decide which Batches can start, which need a Material Request expedited, which need a PO chased.
Brand status updates. When a brand asks "is the order on track," you can answer with data — material status by Batch, not vibes.

How it ties everything together

The Bridge reads from many other parts of GarmentFlow:

Production Batches — for the demand side.
Stock Balance — for what's on hand.
Material Requests — for what's been requested.
Stock Entries — for what's been transferred.
Operation Ledger Entries — for what's been consumed.

Each row is a real-time roll-up of all of those, scoped to one material × one Batch. The view is what makes the data useful.

A working example

Tuesday standup. The Production Bridge shows seven active Batches.

B-2026-0418 — Hoodies. All materials green. Can start today.
B-2026-0419 — Tees. Fabric green; trim short on hangtags (PO-487 due tomorrow). Hold until tomorrow.
B-2026-0420 — Joggers. Drawstring short; no PO open. Logistics action: raise PO today.
B-2026-0421 — Pants. All materials green. Can start today.
B-2026-0422 — Shirts. MR-201 stuck in Prep — warehouse team hasn't actioned. Warehouse action: clear MR-201 by 11am.
B-2026-0423 — Dresses. Fabric in transit (PR expected Wednesday). Hold until Wednesday.
B-2026-0424 — Outerwear. All materials green. Can start today.

In ten minutes of standup, the team decides: start four Batches today, hold three with specific unblock conditions, raise one PO. Everyone leaves knowing what they have to do.

That's the Production Bridge earning its place in the morning routine.

What to do next

For the inbound side — what's about to land at your dock — see Inbound Tracker.