Dairy
Dairy processing: the silo lot and the batch
A dairy batch can pull from a silo that several products share. If the silo lot is not on the batch, a later question about that milk has no finished lots to name.
Yield from silo to package is the cost. The standard is only a hope.
What the open batch has to show
- The silo lot issued to the batch.
- Packaged units and loss before closeout.
- Allergen or identity, where it applies, kept with the lot that was used.
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 silo is on hold in the afternoon. The morning batch already used it. The schedule for tomorrow still shows the silo as available because the hold is on a board, not on the lot.
Put status on the lot before the next batch is released. MFGMAX Beverage and Food 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 food-safety program, your specifications, or a required approval.
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Questions
What should stay on the open batch?
The silo lot issued to the batch. Packaged units and loss before closeout. Allergen or identity, where it applies, kept with the lot that was used.
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?
Put status on the lot before the next batch is released. This does not replace your food-safety program, your specifications, or a required approval.