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Manufacturing
Inventory Module
Multiple Starting Dates for Jobs
Jobs requiring the manufacture or production of large quantities of any given
item can be broken down into several phases, with each phase starting on a
different day.
Bill of Materials Maintenance
Machine and Labor Resources: Availability, Costs, and
Production Rates
Integral to AccountMate 6.5 for LAN's Manufacturer's Inventory, both
machine and labor usage records can be applied to jobs through bills of
materials. Data includes production rates, costs, work shifts, time allocated,
setup or teardown time, time used or worked, and time before next
overhaul. This level of detail provides you the opportunity to manage
operations closely to help achieve maximum profitability.
Unlimited Notes and Manufacturing Instructions
Both machine and labor usage records and inventory records include Note
Pad memo fields for unlimited note keeping. In addition, bills of materials
can include unlimited manufacturing instructions.
Overbooking of Resources Prevented
When posting work orders into work-in-process and finished jobs, the
system allocates the required raw materials, subassemblies as well as
machine and labor resources to the job, and compares these allocated
resources against what is available in the system. To help prevent
overbooking of resources, the system disallows the processing of work
orders to use inventory in excess of on-hand quantities unless you select the
"Allow Overuse of Inventory for Component Item" option.
Instant Access to Inventory Information
You can drill down on the Item Number label to have instant access to raw material and
finished goods records. Data include quantities, prices, costs, product lines, classes, and
substitute items. This level of information is helpful when creating a bill of materials or
work order.
Sets the Item's Master Bin to be used by default in Manufacturing Transactions
The Manufacturer’s Inventory module is enhanced to use the item's master bin (set up as
first bin) as the default bin for the Create Work Order, Post Work-In-Process, and Post
Finished Goods functions. Prior to the change, the system used the warehouse master
bin as the default bin.
Manufacturing Same Finished Good with Different Components on One Work Order
When customers who require the same item be built with different components this
feature enables you to add the same finished item multiple times onto the same work
order. The system processes each line item separately so it creates a different bill of
materials for each item. There is no longer a need to create multiple work orders just for
this purpose.
Choice of Calculation Methods
The Manufacturer's Inventory provides you significant flexibility in calculating costs. For
instance, you can choose either actual or standard costs for finished goods calculations,
or use actual costs for the calculation of finished parent (subassembly) items and
standard costs for the calculation of finished master parent items.
Date-Sensitive Transfer Provides Maximum
Flexibility
The date-sensitive transfer feature enables you transfer data to the General Ledger based
on posting dates. Manufacturer's Inventory transactions can be posted to any period of
the prior, current or next year that is still open in the General Ledger. The transfers can be
made as often as desired, at any time during the period, allowing you greater flexibility in
posting.
Capability to Copy Data
You can copy components from an existing bill of materials to a new record and edit
them. In addition, you can copy information from existing to new machine/labor usage
records and from existing to new inventory item records; and edit this information. You
can also copy line items, including the order or backorder quantity, from one work order
to another or from a sales order to a work order. This copy function significantly reduces
both input time and keystroke errors.
Explosion and Work-In-Process (WIP)
Posting
Work orders can be exploded automatically when they are created, reducing data entry
time, or they can be exploded later. Work orders can also be automatically posted to
work-in-process (WIP) during creation. You can also choose to post finished jobs without
posting to WIP.
Expedite
You can save
production time by
choosing to fill all or
part of a job's
subassembly needs
from existing stock,
rather than
manufacturing all
necessary
subassemblies for each
job.
Posting and Voiding Work-In-Process
Work orders can be put into process, and work-in-process can be voided for any parent
item on any particular work order. This saves you time since the system automatically
posts or voids work-in-process for all subsidiary jobs. Alternatively, work orders can be put
into process, and work-in-process can be voided for a specific job without affecting any
related parent or subsidiary jobs and without voiding units put into work-in-process for the
same job but on different start dates. This kind of flexibility enhances the value of
Manufacturer's Inventory, improving operations, lowering costs and helping achieve higher
levels of customer satisfaction.
Posting Finished Jobs
Work orders can be posted as finished for a particular master parent item saving you time,
since all subsidiary jobs are posted as finished at the same time. Work orders can also be
posted as finished for a specific job, without affecting any related parent or subsidiary
jobs.
Unlimited Items and Job Levels
Each work order can include an unlimited number of manufacturing jobs. Each job can be
exploded into an unlimited number of levels, each consisting of any number of machines,
labor units, raw materials and subassemblies.
Work Order and System Remarks
Work orders can include unlimited remarks. AccountMate 6.5 for LAN maintains a list of
user-defined "system" remarks that can be added to work orders and then later edited. In
addition, you can enter remarks on a work order, with or without saving them as "system"
remarks.
Cancel Work Orders and Backorders
Work orders can be closed without having to manufacture all units of the ordered items.
Backorders can also be cancelled, returning unused items to inventory and automatically
releasing labor and machine resources.
New Function Expedites Inventory Record
Creation
Manufacturer's Inventory's Revenue Code function expedites creation of inventory item
records by allowing you to create templates that apply General Ledger revenue- and
expense-account ID's to inventory and other records.
Interfund Balancing
When the company is set up for non-profit accounting, funds are balanced automatically
when the module’s transaction data is transferred to the General Ledger.
Documents and Reports
Work orders, routing slips, production slips and bills of materials can be printed for use in
production and scheduling. In addition, a wide variety of inventory, machine, labor, work
order, production, and finished job reports can be generated. These can be used for better
tracking and control of jobs, resource usage, and backorders.
Integration with General Ledger, Inventory
Control, Lot Control and Sales Order Modules
Integration with the General Ledger module provides maximum control in managing all of
your accounting transactions. You can easily post entries to various accounts in the
General Ledger through the Transfer Data to GL and Period-End Closing functions.
When integrated with the Inventory Control module, you have the power of a complete
inventory management system. Inventory Control module enables you to enjoy features
such as multiple bins and warehouses, assignment of different costing methods and units
of measurement to an inventory item, availability of defined substitutes for component
items with insufficient quantities, and usage of serialized items in work orders, among
others.
Integration with the Lot Control module allows the assignment of lot numbers and
expiration dates to an item's units for inventory-management and tracking purposes.
When integrated with the Sales Order module, you can easily create work orders from
sales order data.
Other Features
- Items for use in manufacture and items for sale are kept in the same inventory file.
- Items can also be individually restricted as to which modules can access them.
- Estimated completion dates for work-in-process are generated based on start dates and the historical average days to complete the job.
- Machine and labor times are expressed in hours, with labor and machine resource availability being verified upon explosion of work orders and posting of finished jobs.
- Component lists can be amended after work orders are exploded.
- Overhead costs can be applied to manufactured items.
- Work orders can be put on hold at any time to prevent them from being processed.
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