Product specifications comprising details such as setup hours
and runtime hours are entered using menu option Product Specification Sheet .
Manufacturing parameters such as Direct Labor rate/Hour,
Variable Overhead Rate/Hour, Fixed Overhead Rate/Hour, # of Hours
per shift, and # of Shifts per Day, are entered using menu option
Manufacturing Parameters .
A trial build is run using menu option Trial Build to determine if there are sufficient
component quantities to build a specific quantity of the new
product.
If the trial build is accepted, then the Production Run is
committed and the first Production Run sheet for the first shift is
printed along with the Production Specifications.
The Production Run Sheet and Specifications go to the
production floor. The shift manager fills in the Production Run
Sheet for his shift, including materials used, how long each
employee worked, setup time, and total run time.
At the end of the shift, the Production Run Sheet details are
entered into the Manufacturing Receiving transaction using menu
option Manufacturing Receiving and a new
Product Run Sheet is printed for the next shift.
In the Manufacturing Receiving transaction, if the outstanding
balance is zero, then the run is considered to be complete.
A warning will be issued if materials short of or in excess of the
run requirement, are not accounted for in the "Warehouse to
Production Inventory Transfer" transactions.
The manufacturing time sheet is used to compare each employee
against their time cards to ensure that direct production costs are
fully allocated against inventory.