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Contract manufacturing: the customer formula and the batch
A contract manufacturer owes the customer the formula that ran, the lots, and the yield. If that record is rebuilt after shipment, the customer is waiting on a reconstruction.
The price for the next run should not ignore the yield this run got.
What the open batch has to show
- The customer formula version on the batch.
- Lots consumed and finished lots produced.
- Yield and cost before the next run is quoted.
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
The customer asks which finished lots used a raw lot. Two plants, or two rooms, each have part of the answer. The shipment they care about left last week.
Hand over the batch that ran, not a binder built the next day. MFGMAX Nutra ERP holds that record. Accounting can stay where it is. Other systems can connect. What moves, and when, is shown before you commit. This does not replace your quality system, a validation, or an FDA approval.
Mark the week on Problems and Solutions, or read how integrations stay with the platform instead of replacing it.
Questions
What should stay on the open batch?
The customer formula version on the batch. Lots consumed and finished lots produced. Yield and cost before the next run is quoted.
When should the batch 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?
Hand over the batch that ran, not a binder built the next day. This does not replace your quality system, a validation, or an FDA approval.