Machining
Precision machining: hours, scrap, and the job
A machine shop wins work on a cycle time. The job then uses more hours, a second operation, and scrap that is counted when the packing list is already written.
Hours typed in on Friday cannot change a price that was accepted on Tuesday.
What the open job has to show
- Material issued to the job, including drops and scrap.
- Hours by operation while the job is still on the machine.
- Outside processing on that job before it ships.
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 job looks fine in the estimate. The second operation ran long. The extra hours land in payroll after the parts are gone.
MFGMAX Heavy Metals keeps the job, the material, the hours, and the scrap together. MFGMAX Heavy Metals 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 a required material test, a weld procedure, or an environmental permit.
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 job?
Material issued to the job, including drops and scrap. Hours by operation while the job is still on the machine. Outside processing on that job before it ships.
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?
MFGMAX Heavy Metals keeps the job, the material, the hours, and the scrap together. This does not replace a required material test, a weld procedure, or an environmental permit.