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Manufacturing
Allocating and deallocating stock (including shortages)
In this article: how to reserve components for a Manufacturing Order, what happens when stock is short, and how to release a reservation.What "allocating" doesA
Estimating BOM cost
In this article: using the BOM cost estimate to plan and price finished items.What the estimate showsFor a parent item with a BOM, AssetBlaze can calculate an e
Completing a Manufacturing Order
In this article: what happens when you close out a production run, and why the finished item's cost is what it is.Pre-conditionsTo complete an order it must be
Cancelling vs deleting an MO
In this article: how to choose between cancelling an order and deleting it outright.CancelAvailable from any non-terminal status (Draft, Allocated, Scheduled, I
Understanding MO statuses
In this article: the lifecycle of a Manufacturing Order and the rules for moving between statuses.The statusesDraft - Order created, no stock reserved yet. Full
Filtering and tracking MOs (list and Kanban views)
In this article: finding the orders you care about and getting a picture of what's in flight.Two viewsFrom Manufacturing → Orders you can switch between:List vi
BOM version history
In this article: viewing, comparing, labelling, and restoring previous BOMs.Why BOMs are versionedEvery time you save a BOM, AssetBlaze freezes a snapshot of it
Manufacturing overview
In this article: what the Manufacturing module is for, how it fits with the rest of AssetBlaze, and the main things you can do with it.What it's forThe Manufact
Serial number & Batch number Traceability
Why use this feature?Traceability lets you track stock at a level finer than "how many do I have." Instead of just knowing you have 200 widgets, you know that u
Edit a BOM
Creating and editing a Bill of MaterialsIn this article: how to define the recipe for a finished item.What a BOM isA BOM is the recipe for one finished item (th
Linking MOs to sale orders and customers
In this article: how to connect a production run to customer demand.Why link?Linking a Manufacturing Order to a Sale Order and/or a Customer makes build-to-orde
Creating a Manufacturing Order
In this article: starting a new production run.Before you startThe finished item should have a BOM set up (otherwise you can still create the order, but you'll
Recording consumption and waste during production
In this article: how to log what was actually used in a production run, and why it matters.Plan vs actualWhen you allocate an order, AssetBlaze records the plan