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MatruOS for an MS drum maker and reconditioner

Set up the way an MS drum maker and reconditioner runs: new MS drums by the truckload, reconditioned drums, drum collection and washing service for customers' own empties, scrap of rejected drums. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.

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Metals and engineeringReady when you sign up

  • 9routines on a timetable
  • 2workflows with approvals
  • 2SOPs and checks
  • 3registers of your own
  • 4jobs for your AI team
  • 9licences tracked

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What this solves

What an MS drum maker and reconditioner deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it

01Today

Steel moves but drum prices are fixed for the month, eating the margin. Customers' empties and 60-day bills pile up with no running balance.

02In MatruOS

MatruOS sets up 9 routines, 2 workflows, 3 registers and 9 licences for an MS drum maker and reconditioner, with an AI team that reads your own records and prepares the work.

03What changes

The right person is reminded at the right time, approvals wait for whoever decides, and every licence has a renewal reminder. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.

Where you sit

MatruOS starts from how your business earns

Who you sell to, who you buy from, how credit moves and where you sit in the chain decide how your screens, reminders and reports are set up.

  1. Steel mill
  2. coil stockist
  3. drum maker
  4. chemical or lube filler
  5. user
  6. collector
  7. reconditioner
  8. filler again

Your customers

  • Chemical and dye makers
  • Lube oil blenders
  • Paint and resin makers
  • Adhesive, bitumen and solvent traders
  • Pharma API makers (lined drums)

Your suppliers

  • CRCA coil and sheet stockists
  • Bung, cap and gasket makers
  • Paint and lining suppliers
  • Used-drum collectors and scrap dealers
  • TSDF operator (residue disposal)

Credit and cash

New drums: 30-60 days to regular customers, advance for new buyers; reconditioned drums often cash or 15 days. Steel bought on 7-15 days or advance; used drums bought cash

Steel is 70-80% of a new drum and rises or falls monthly; customer credit of 45-60 days ties up 1.5-2 months of sales; reconditioners need daily cash for empties

Your screens use your words

  • CustomerParty
  • OrderSchedule
  • ItemDrum
  • InvoiceBill
  • lotLot

How it works

How MatruOS is set up for an MS drum maker and reconditioner

Set-up takes a few minutes. After that, you change only what is different in your business.

  1. Describe the business in one lineFor example "MS drum maker and reconditioner", typed when you sign up.
  2. Recognised as an MS drum maker and reconditionerRoutines, workflows, registers, items, licences and the AI team for this trade are set up for you.
  3. Bring your dataCustomers, items and balances come across from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others. For Tally, our team helps you move the data while Tally import is checked on the live app.
  4. Approve and runThe AI team prepares the routine work. A person approves anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes.

Your AI team

What the AI team does for an MS drum maker and reconditioner

Each job goes to a member of your AI team. It reads your own records and prepares the work. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.

Operations head

Drafts today's production plan by party and drum type, and flags coil, bung or paint shortages

Reads dispatch and returns, daily drum production and stock

Works it out and shows you

Accountant

Keeps each party's bill and empties balance and drafts statements

Reads dispatch and returns, invoices and receipts

Asks you before sending

Store keeper

Works out coil needed for the next two weeks, compares stockist rates, and shows the price change needed per drum

Reads daily drum production, dispatch and returns and stockist rate messages

Asks you before sending

Accountant

Totals drums decontaminated, residue to TSDF and yield per lot each month and drafts the hazardous waste annual return data

Reads used drum inward (lot register) and daily drum production

Asks you before signing

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How you run

Your routines, already on a timetable

Each routine has a time, a person and its steps with the checks that matter. MatruOS reminds the right person and keeps the record. Open one to see its steps.

Every day3

  • 8:00 amFix today's drum schedulePlant supervisor · 2 steps
    1. 1Check trucks due today and drum types per party
    2. 2Check coil and bung stock against the schedule
  • 11:00 amLeak test every drumPlant supervisor · 2 steps
    1. 1Air test each drum under water or soap at set pressure
    2. 2Mark and separate failed drums; count
  • 7:30 pmClose production and dispatchStore and dispatch · 2 steps
    1. 1Enter drums made, washed, failed and dispatched
    2. 2Note empties received back per party

Every week2

  • MonCustomer dues and empties balanceAccounts · 2 steps
    1. 1List bills over 45 days and empties not returned
    2. 2Send statements
  • WedSteel price check and coil purchaseProprietor · 2 steps
    1. 1Get CRCA rates from 2-3 stockists
    2. 2Buy for next 2 weeks' schedule; revise drum price if steel moved more than Rs 2 a kg

Every month2

  • 7thHazardous waste records (reconditioning)Accounts · 2 steps
    1. 1Total drums decontaminated and residue sent to TSDF from lot register
    2. 2Keep manifest copies; prepare annual return data
  • 10thGST and stockist paymentsAccounts · 2 steps
    1. 1File GSTR-1 and match GSTR-2B
    2. 2Pay coil stockists

Every year1

  • JunAnnual return and consent renewalAccounts · 2 steps
    1. 1File hazardous waste annual return (Form 4) by 30 June
    2. 2Renew consent and authorisation due; renew UN-mark test reports

Workflows

Each stage goes to the person who handles it

Work passes stage by stage to the right person. Stages marked for approval wait for the person who decides.

Drum schedule to payment

  1. 1Monthly schedule receivedProprietor
  2. 2Price confirmed against steelProprietorNeeds approval
  3. 3Made and leak testedPlant supervisor
  4. 4Loaded with challanStore and dispatch
  5. 5BilledAccounts
  6. 6PaidAccounts

Used drum lot to resale

  1. 1Lot bought and inspectedProprietor
  2. 2Sorted by previous contentPlant supervisor
  3. 3Drained and decontaminatedLine operator
  4. 4Leak tested and paintedPlant supervisor
  5. 5SoldStore and dispatch

Registers and SOPs

Your registers and standards

Registers hold the fields this trade records. SOPs carry the steps and checks, so work is done the same way every time.

  • Daily drum production

    Date · Shift · Drum type · Made or washed · Leak-test failed · Steel or empties used · Party

  • Used drum inward (lot register)

    Lot number · Date · From (factory or dealer) · Previous content · Hazardous · Count · Rate per drum · Residue drained litres

  • Dispatch and returns

    Challan number · Party · Drums sent · Vehicle number · Empties returned · Bill amount

  • Drum leakproofness test

    No drum leaves that leaks

    4 steps with checks

  • Decontaminating used drums

    Clean drums safely and within the authorisation

    5 steps with checks

Items and licences

Your first bill is right, and no licence lapses

Starter items arrive with unit, HSN and GST rate. The registrations this business usually needs are listed with a reminder before each one expires.

ItemHSNGST
MS drum 210 L closed head, 18/18 gauge, painted · piece73101018%
MS drum 210 L open top with clamp ring · piece73101018%
UN-certified drum 1A1 (dangerous goods) · piece73101018%
Epoxy-phenolic lined drum 210 L · piece73101018%
MS drum 50 L or 35 L · piece73102918%
Reconditioned MS drum 210 L (washed, tested, painted) · piece73101018%
Drum washing service on customer's empties · piece99889818%
Rejected drum scrap · kg720418%
  • GST registrationGST department (GSTN)
  • Udyam (MSME) registrationMinistry of MSME (Udyam portal)
  • Factory licenceState factories department
  • Pollution consent (CTO)State Pollution Control Board
  • Hazardous waste authorisationState Pollution Control Board (Hazardous Waste Rules 2016)If it applies
  • BIS licence (ISI mark)Bureau of Indian Standards (ISI mark)If it applies
  • PF registration (EPFO)EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation)
  • ESI registration (ESIC)ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Corporation)
  • Fire NOCState fire and emergency servicesIf it applies

Your people

The people who run it, each with their own login

Each person sees the screens and reminders for the work they do.

ProprietorFixes rates against steel price, deals with big customers, PCB and authorisations, buys empties in bulk.
Plant supervisorRuns the line or wash bay, leak tests, daily output.
Line operatorShearing, rolling, seam welding, seaming, washing, painting.
Store and dispatchCounts empties and finished drums, loads trucks, challans.
AccountsBills, steel payments, dues, GST, hazardous waste returns.

Not covered yet

  • Sending messages, bills and reminders on WhatsApp from MatruOS is not live yet. Today they go by link, QR code or email, and from your own phone in one tap.
  • Live bank and UPI feeds are not connected yet. Upload a bank statement and MatruOS reads it into payments for you to confirm.

Questions people ask

How long does it take to set up MatruOS for an MS drum maker and reconditioner?

Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "MS drum maker and reconditioner". MatruOS picks this business type and sets up everything on this page in a few minutes. You then get a 7-day free trial, no card needed.

Do I have to type all of this in?

No. The routines, workflows, registers, items, licences and AI team on this page arrive already set up. You change what is different in your business, and bring your customers, items and balances from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others, with our team's help for Tally data.

Can I change the routines and workflows?

Yes. Every routine, workflow, register and SOP is yours to rename, retime, switch off or add to. MatruOS keeps the rest of the system in step with your changes.

What does the AI team do without asking me?

It runs routine checks and prepares drafts. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval. The one exception you can choose is payment reminders, which go out on their own once you have checked them and switched them on.

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