Use the programs on this menu to produce bill of material finished items. A bill of material item is an item whose quantities are maintained in a warehouse and it is produced by using component items whose quantities are also maintained in the same warehouse. As the BOM finished item is produced, its on hand quantity is increased and the components quantities are decreased.
These programs are on the Bill of Materials menu.
Bill of Materials Entry (MCE110), which is used to enter the component items and number of units used to produce one finished item.
Production Planning (MCE120), which is used to enter production planned for the current or any future date. Production planning does not update any warehouse/item information
Production Entry (MCE130), which is used when an item is to be produced, it is entered on a production ticket through the Production Entry program. Only one finished item (multiple units) is entered per production ticket.
Production Ticket Print (MCP110), which is used to print production tickets. A production ticket tells the warehouse staff how many of a finished item to produce and the component items and number of each used to produce the finished item.
Production Confirmation (MCE140), which is used when production is complete.
Production Register (MCR110), which is used to provide an audit trail of production and to update all appropriate inventory and manufacturing files.