Re: From Repetitive to Job Shop

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Thank you,
Patty Abreu
Accounting Administrator

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From: mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Tenney
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:48 PM
To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
Subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] From Repetitive to Job Shop

Here are some things you should consider:

a.. The LMAC, LOHD, etc. transactions record machine cost, overhead,
etc. charged to MO's in the general ledger. The entries are typically a
debit to Work-In-Process and a credit to Machine Cost Applied, Overhead
Applied, etc.
b.. Using these transaction types lets you validate the machine,
overhead, and labor rates that you are using in your standard costs by
letting you compare the costs applied (charged) to work-in-process
against the actual cost that you incurred. For example, if your actual
overhead costs were $x for say a year, then the overhead charged to
work-in-process during this time should be about $x. If not, there is a
problem with the amount you are spending or the number of hours that you
assumed when you set the rates for your standards.
c.. This brings up a key point. Using LMAC, LOHD etc only makes sense
if you have clearly defined cost "pools" and you can identify the
incurred (actual) costs associated with each pool. This lets you
validate your rates by tracking how much you are over / under applied.
d.. MAPICS lets you set machine, labor, and overhead rates for each
production facility ( work center ) and has many manufacturing functions
geared to production facilities. Usually this means that it is not
practical to have a one-to-one relationship between production
facilities and the cost "pools" that accountants need to make the LMAC,
etc. transactions work. The GL Interfaces let you identify two or more
production facilities to a single "Production Facility Accounting Class"
and then base account assignment rules on these classes.

Bob Tenney
Bob Tenney Solutions, LLC
828-645-6829 / Cell 828-342-8570

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Spears, Raymond" <RaymondS@xxxxxxxx>
To: <mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:30 AM
Subject: [MAPICS-L] From Repetitive to Job Shop

Hello Group.......
We are at MAPICS version 6, using IFM, REP, PMC reporting to a
production line schedule(LRAP). Our business is changing to more of a
job shop. We have a need to report production by M.O. rather than a
repetitive schedule and production by machine rather than production
line or schedule. We us PCC today for outside operations on some
components, but we are getting more OEM work and have a need to report
labor by machine and department as well M.O. It has been a while

since

I have been directly involved with M.O. reporting and the rules needed
to get labor info passed to GL .

1. What rules/info needs to be in place to report by machine ( we do
not use machine rates currently)?
2. How does the RMAC and LMAC rules work?

Any assistance or knowledge you can provide is appreciated, we know
someone out there is have the same business changes we are, thank you

in

advance.

Raymond Spears
Director of M.I.S.
Unaka Company

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