Glass
Glass containers: the batch, the pack, and the loss
A glass batch is a furnace pull and a pack count that are rarely the same number. Loss, a color change, and a mold swap sit between them.
The cost people remember is the pull. The cost that shipped is the pack.
What the open batch has to show
- The batch and the lots of material charged.
- Packs made and loss before the batch is treated as finished.
- A job or color change kept on the batches it actually touched.
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 color change consumes more than the standard. The next orders are still planned on the old loss. Cullet and rejected ware are counted at the end of the week as one tub.
Split the loss onto the batch that made it. 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.
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Questions
What should stay on the open batch?
The batch and the lots of material charged. Packs made and loss before the batch is treated as finished. A job or color change kept on the batches it actually touched.
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?
Split the loss onto the batch that made it.