MFG/PRO 9.0 User Guide Volume 3: Manufacturing - QAD.com

148 MFG/PRO USER GUIDE — MANUFACTURING
Ï See“Managing
Subcontracts” on
page 178 for
more details.
Set this field to No if you do not want MFG/PRO to generate labor
reporting automatically. In this case, you should report labor explicitly in
either the Backflush Transaction or the Run Labor Transaction (18.22.14).
In either case, all setup labor must be reported using the Setup Labor
Transaction (18.22.15).
Subcontract Routings
The way the routing is defined affects subcontracting for repetitive
operations, including subcontract lead time and subcontract cost. You can
also specify an item to represent the material in WIP for subcontract
shipments. The description and unit weight of this item are printed by Sub
Shipper Print (18.22.5.9).
The Move Next Op field also affects subcontract operations.
• When Yes, the receipt of the subcontract PO or confirmation of the
shipper moves WIP to the input queue of the next operation.
• When No, WIP is maintained in the output queue of the subcontract
operation after the PO receipt or shipper confirm.
Note Move Next Op at the milestone operation before the
subcontracting operation must be No. The subcontract shipper transfers
WIP from the output queue of the previous milestone (reported) operation
before the subcontract operation into the input queue of the subcontract
operation.
Setting Up Locations
The locations used to backflush inventory vary depending on the number
of production lines and how items are supplied. The flow of inventory to
the production line usually follows one of two patterns.
• Inventory is received from a supplier or WIP into a central storage
location, then transferred from storage to the production line as
needed.
• Inventory is received directly from a supplier or WIP to the
production line where it is consumed.