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Chapter 23

Manufacturing

Define a bill of materials for each item you make (components, quantities, waste percentage and operations with their cost), then run work orders: the order issues materials from stock and receives the output at its actual cost. Entries post in the same operation.

FADx ERP 1.88.31
Manufacturing — bill of materials and production order
Manufacturing — bill of materials and production order

Common workflows

  1. 1

    The bill of materials

    Pick the manufactured item and the output quantity, add the components with quantities (and waste if any) and the operations (minutes × hourly cost), then save. Each save creates a new version.

  2. 2

    A work order

    Pick the item and quantity, press "+ Order", then "Issue materials" when work starts.

  3. 3

    Receiving the output

    Enter the produced quantity and the waste, then press "Close" — unit cost equals materials issued plus operations, divided by the quantity.

Messages you may see — and what to do

  • "Circular bill of materials"

    An item cannot be a component of itself, directly or through an intermediate item.

  • "Insufficient materials"

    A component balance is below what is required (unless negative stock is allowed in settings).

  • "Link WIP and absorbed manufacturing cost accounts"

    Under account linking — manufacturing without an entry makes stock disagree with the ledger.

  • Part of the output has been issued

    An order whose output has been sold cannot be reversed.

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