Ceramics
Ceramics: the kiln lot, the yield, and the next fire
A ceramic lot is priced from a clay body and a first-quality yield. The kiln then gives a different yield, and the seconds are sold or scrapped without ever correcting the body cost.
The next fire repeats the assumption.
What the open lot has to show
- Body and glaze lots on the kiln lot.
- First quality, seconds, and scrap counted when the kiln is opened.
- The next price read from this firing, not from the trial that won the work.
That is the same kind of gap as seeing the work while it is still open and quoting from a current cost.
The week the record is late
A firing comes out short. The order is completed with a second fire that was never in the price. The job still looks like one firing on the estimate.
Count the kiln when it opens, and put the second fire on the order. MFGMAX Furniture holds that record. Accounting can stay where it is. Other systems can connect. What moves, and when, is shown before you commit. MFGMAX keeps the job, the inventory, the price, and the balance on one record. Your accountant still closes the books. This is the history of what changed, not an audit opinion.
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Questions
What should stay on the open lot?
Body and glaze lots on the kiln lot. First quality, seconds, and scrap counted when the kiln is opened. The next price read from this firing, not from the trial that won the work.
When should the lot be compared with the quote?
While it is still open. A count after invoicing explains a loss. It does not give the material or the hours back.
What does MFGMAX connect this to?
Count the kiln when it opens, and put the second fire on the order. MFGMAX keeps the job, the inventory, the price, and the balance on one record. Your accountant still closes the books. This is the history of what changed, not an audit opinion.