Record and control physical stock
Most stock control options are only available with the Stock Control module.
A simple form of stock control is available with the Optimising modules (LO, SO, PO or NE). This is restricted to:
Issue stock for runs
Import / overwrite stock
These options provide facilities for logging and control of stock (board) movements
- All orders for boards (to suppliers) and receipts (from suppliers) are recorded
- When a part list is optimised and the run confirmed the boards required can be marked as reserved - this prevents them being used for other optimisations.
- When a run is transferred to the saw the boards for that run are Issued.
This maintains a continuous record of stock. This is shown in the Board library via the fields:-
Stock - (physical boards)
Reserved - (reserved boards)
Order - (boards on order)
The optimisers work on the basis of a quantity of Stock - Reserved; this ensures stock is always available for each run. Stock movements are recorded in the Board library and can be viewed for each material at the Board library screen.
Stock control can also be linked and synchronised with external systems, for example, the Homag Automation SQL stock database
