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Contract packaging: the customer’s component and the fill
A co-packer can fill a customer’s product and still not be able to say which component lots, which bulk, and which yield went into the finished cases.
The customer will ask. The answer should already be on the job.
What the open job has to show
- Customer-supplied lots received separately from house materials.
- Bulk, component, and case count on the same job.
- Yield and overfill visible before the job is called complete.
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 cases used a component lot. Packaging has the line record. The warehouse has the cases. The two were never the same document.
Keep the customer’s lots and the fill on one job. MFGMAX Cosmetics 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 safety assessment, your specifications, or a required approval.
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Questions
What should stay on the open job?
Customer-supplied lots received separately from house materials. Bulk, component, and case count on the same job. Yield and overfill visible before the job is called complete.
When should the job 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?
Keep the customer’s lots and the fill on one job. This does not replace your safety assessment, your specifications, or a required approval.