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Illustration of bill of materials, production stages and finished goods costing.

Industry

ERP for Manufacturing

Produced cost is only meaningful if it reflects what was actually consumed. That requires material issues and labour to be recorded against the work order rather than reconciled later.

Illustration of bill of materials, production stages and finished goods costing.

What we hear

The problems that bring people here

  • Produced cost estimated

    Standard cost is never revisited against actual consumption.

  • Shortages found late

    Material shortfalls discovered when the order is released.

  • Capacity unknown

    Delivery dates promised without reference to work centre load.

  • Scrap unrecorded

    Waste absorbed into overhead rather than attributed.

The approach

How the system handles them

  • BOM and routing drive the order

    Requirements and operations derived from the bill of material.

  • Consumption recorded at the order

    Material and labour booked where the work happens.

  • Capacity visible

    Work centre load checked before commitment.

  • Variance reported

    Actual against standard, by order and by item.

What the day-to-day looks like

The sequences that change most when the work moves onto one system.

Order to finished goods

  1. Requirement raised from demand or forecast
  2. Material availability checked against the BOM
  3. Work order released and materials issued
  4. Progress and labour recorded at the work centre
  5. Finished goods received at calculated cost

What changes for a manufacturing business

  • Produced cost derived from actual consumption
  • Shortages visible before release
  • Capacity considered before a date is promised
  • Scrap attributed rather than absorbed

See how BPS supports manufacturing

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