Issuing Components
Work order operations begin when a work order is released and its components issued. Monitor operations using the Shop Floor Control module.
There are three ways to issue inventory to a work order:
• Issue inventory directly with Work Order Component Issue (16.10).
• Issue inventory as completed products are received with Work Order Receipt Backflush (16.12).
• Issue inventory, report labor, and receive items with Work Order Operation Backflush (16.19).
Inventory transactions occur at different points depending on which method you use. Component QOH is reduced at a later time using the backflush method.
Work Order Receipt Backflush combines the functions of Work Order Component Issue and Work Order Receipt. You can also backflush quantities different from those received. Either method keeps track of the inventory transactions used to issue components to a work order and excludes floor stock, which is issued using an unplanned issue transaction.
For more on using Work Order Receipt Backflush, see
Subcontract Operations.