Florist step 3: arrangements, bouquets and recipes

A bouquet is made of stems, greenery, wrapping and a ribbon. To keep stem counts right and know what each bouquet really costs, tell SmartPOS Hub what goes into it. There are two ways, and many florists use both.

	Combo product	Manufacturing recipe
Best for	Made-to-order arrangements	Ready-made bouquets and vases on the shelf
Stems leave stock	When you sell the arrangement	When you complete a production batch
Cost	Sum of the parts’ purchase prices	Real batch cost incl. waste, labor and extras
Needs a module	No	Manufacturing

Before you start

• Stems, greenery, vases and wrapping exist as products with stock (step 2).
• The finished arrangement exists as a product (single or variable, for example “Dozen Red Roses Vase” with Standard, Deluxe and Premium).

Option A: an arrangement as a combo

1. Products › Add Product, name “Classic Dozen Roses – Wrapped”.
2. On Pricing, set Product Type to Combo.
3. Search and add each part with its Quantity: Red Rose ×12 (stem), Eucalyptus ×3, Wrapping paper ×1, Ribbon ×1.
4. Check the Net Total Amount, set the margin or the Default Selling Price and save.

When you sell it, every part leaves stock. Full steps: Combo and service products.

Option B: ready-made bouquets with a recipe

How to turn it on

1. 1Plan: Manufacturing must be in your plan.
2. 2Switch: Settings › Business Settings › Modules › Industry modules › Manufacturing.
3. 3Permission: Manufacturing permissions in User Management › Roles (recipes, production orders, costs).

Mobile app: SmartPOS Business app › Production.

1. Open Manufacturing › Recipes and click Add recipe.
2. Pick the finished product (or one variation, such as Deluxe) and the batch output, for example 6 vases.
3. Add each ingredient with its quantity per batch (stems in Stem or in Bunch of 10) and a Waste % for stems you expect to lose.
4. Add Extra costs such as design labor and save. The list shows Unit cost and Margin.
5. When you make a batch, click New production, pick the recipe, quantity and the designer it is Assigned to. Click Start production, then Complete production with the actual quantities, any wastage, and the lot and expiry date of the finished vases.

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Each recipe shows its batch output, unit cost and margin.

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Stock moves only when a batch is completed. Completed batches get a lot number.

Designers can check recipes and production in the SmartPOS Business app.

Full module guide: Manufacturing.

Tip

Before a big day, plan production orders for the ready-made bouquets you expect to sell, then check Material shortages on the Manufacturing dashboard. It tells you which stems to order.

Mistakes to avoid

• Selling a ready-made bouquet that was never “produced”. Its stock stays at 0 and the stems are still counted. Complete the production batch first.
• Forgetting the vase. Vases and wrapping are real costs; add them to the combo or recipe.

Next: step 4: wastage.

Manufacturing module

Combo and service products

Variable products