Multi-level bill of materials – with error trapping to prevent recursive BOMs.
Phantom bills – automatically explode into components when a parent work order is created.
Automatic cost rolls ups on change of BOM or component costs.
Works orders can have multiple output items for handling by-products.
Optional automatic backflushing or auto-issue of components.
Issues to works orders and receipts of finished goods from work orders integrated to inventory and GL. Issue of labour and time or other services to works order.
Work order costing – automatic weighted average cost updates (or manual standard costing updates).
Usage variances reported to GL – inventory category record determines GL accounts.
Demand for components of work orders shows in stock status inquiries.
Full MRP – Material Requirements Planning with master production schedule/forecast maintenance and creation facilities. Fast full recursive calculation of MRP – (note that capacity requirements planning and MRP II functionality is NOT currently available in webERP).