Production

Say what a product is made of and how, run it, and know what it cost. Each bill of materials feeds the production order, the cost, the reorder plan and the safety data sheet, so you write it once.

1. Write a bill of materials
2. Keep versions of a bill of materials
3. Cost the work with positions, works and rates
4. Count drying and curing time without paying for it
5. Plan a production order
6. Complete a production order
7. Make shortfalls produce themselves
8. Build in layers
9. Schedule production and see what is queuing
10. Set shop hours, closures and changeovers
11. Compare planned and actual cost
12. Add overhead to product cost
13. Make several things in one run
14. Change the process with the batch size
15. Take a finished product apart
16. Check quality on receipt, in process and at the end
17. File and issue safety data sheets