Dave Miller
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We have orders for parts that often extend over a 12 month period. We have found that by issuing one firmed work order for each item produced works well. As new orders are received we add that quantity to the work order. As we actually produce a quantity, we split the work order into the qty for that run, and the balance. Then we release the WO for the qty to run and process it normally. This allows us to accumulate costs, understand allocations and material availability. It does not, however, deal with time phasing material requirements. We do it this way because we get schedule changes (involving quantites and dates) from many of our customers on a weekly basis.
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