Re: Shop Orders and Inventory Accuracy

Al,
 
Actually JIT still requires Shop orders to be open but you do not need to know 
them at the time of reporting.  Older versions of BPCS were even simpler to use 
JIT to report because it used to use the olldest open order and would even 
split reporting automatically against orders.  SSA backward enhanced it in 
version 6.0 requiring an additional selection screen to choice the open shop 
orders.
 
You are also correct that backflushing will only be as accurate as the BOM's, 
but can add better costing and closer inventory accuracy.  I would have to have 
more details to give a better reccomendation.  Just email if you want.
 
Dave 

Al Mac <macwheel99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We use JIT600 to report SHOP ORDERS combined labor and inventory backflushing.
There are a heck of a lot of options in JIT600 and we not explored them all.
Are you saying that it is possible to report against JIT600 or some other 
JIT program without using any shop order?

I don't believe backflushing can be reliable for very long without some 
kind of BOM audit.

>Hey John you should has just given me a call on this one. You should 
>consider using JIT and simplify the reporting process using the part 
>numbers as well as what you are thinking about with backflushing. I hope 
>you are doing well!!! Just give me a ring I'll gladly help you through 
>this. If this work is through Zion or Zamar tell Jeff I'll bail him out 
>when he pays his deliquent bills!!!!
>
>Dave
>
>
>KASP6281@xxxxxxx wrote:
>Hi.
>
>I am looking at a situation that I do not have extensive experience in right
>now. A client has ceased creating and reporting against shop orders. I have
>searched the archives and found nothing similar. The client would like to
>have accurate inventory and costs, but I do not see a way to accomplish this
>without using shop orders or reporting production.
>
>Right now they drive the FG inventory negative and the cost of sales should
>then theoretically be accurate. But they also cut back and don't audit the
>BOMs in BPCS versus their drawing system that generates separate BOMs, 
>routings
>and drawings. This is being done in a mainly build to order environment. I
>have considered having the folks here report production using the multi level
>shop order release and have the production backflushed, but I don't know what
>else to attempt.
>
>Do you have any ideas how to keep inventory accurate without shop orders and
>have accurate costs without BOM and Routing audits?
>
>Thanks.
>John Kasper
>KASP6281@xxxxxxx
>
>Regards,
>
>David Brown
>
>DNB Services, Inc.
>
>704-907-2593
>
>Fax: 503-961-8676
>
>dbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>_______________________________________________

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Regards,

David Brown

DNB Services, Inc.

704-907-2593

Fax: 503-961-8676

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