Manufacturing Stock

Consider what components are used to make a final product before selecting the Single Level or Multilevel (fixed cost) manufacturing type from the options in the stock area of the header. Once a manufacturing type is set for a stock code, it cannot be amended.

Single level manufactured stock is made up of Stock A + Stock B = Stock C.

Selecting a single level manufacturing option ensures that components are used to make a single final product. Stock using single level manufacture cannot be chosen as an ingredient in another manufacturing process in Jim2, ie. the finished product cannot be used as a component of a further product.

▪Manufacturing stock can be bought as well as manufactured.

▪Single Level Manufacturing creates a Journal as it removes the components out of the Balance Sheet, and puts the manufactured stock into the Balance Sheet.

▪It is difficult to break up this type of manufactured stock. It can be unprinted, but only if none has been sold from the manufactured job.

▪A component cannot be returned.

▪Stock costings include labour (not at a general ledger level for labour).

▪Pricing rules can be based on Cost +.

▪Pricing of single level manufactured stock varies depending on the cost of raw materials.

▪The stock type cannot be changed once manufactured stock has been used.

Multilevel manufactured stock is made up of Stock A + Stock B = Stock C at a fixed cost, then Stock C + Stock D = Stock E.

Selecting a multilevel manufacturing option enables choosing already manufactured stock (fixed cost) as a further ingredient in the manufacturing process, ie. use a finished product as a component to manufacture a further product, and so on, to produce the finished product.

This is possible because the cost of manufactured stock is fixed and set on the manufacturing job. It is not updated when finishing purchase or expense orders of stock used in the manufacturing process, as compared to single level manufacturing.

▪When selecting multilevel (fixed cost), set the default Manufacturing Cost in the Details tab on the Stock screen.

▪Jim2 uses a Fixed Cost Offset account in the general ledger to account for the difference in cost between the actual costs and the set fixed cost. When completing a Manufacturing job by moving to Finish status and selecting the Manufacture icon on the ribbon, the Fixed Cost Offset account will show the difference between the fixed cost set on the job, and the actual cost of the stock codes used. For example, if all stock codes used in manufacturing are from purchase orders on Received, the full cost will be offset. When purchase orders are set to Finish, Jim2 will reduce the offset account by the cost of the stock.

▪Labour is considered as a cost of manufacture. Instructions for setting this up are explained in the How to section: Set up and Use Multi-Level Manufacturing.

▪Unlimited levels of multilevel manufactured stock can be manufactured.

▪Pricing of a multilevel (fixed cost) manufactured stock does not fluctuate with changes in material and labour costs.

▪The last level of a manufactured stock can use either option: multilevel or single level manufacturing.

An important difference, compared to single level manufacturing is, once the fixed cost stock is manufactured, its cost will not be affected by expense orders, thus enabling the stock codes to be used as parts in another manufacturing job.

The Manufacturing process in Jim2 involves:

a)The stock code that is to be manufactured.

b)The stock codes used in the manufacture process, including parts and labour.

c)A manufacturing Item, which is where the Bill of Materials is stored.

d)A manufacturing job, which is where the stock codes in point b) are consumed and manufactured into point a). The consumed stock codes in point b) are no longer available for jobs. The manufacturing job also records the actual labour used.

▪Build BOM’s that can include depleting, non depleting, special stock and labour to calculate the true cost of production.

▪Set realistic due dates and process status on manufacturing jobs, and use Create Similar for cyclical manufacturing.

▪When looking up stock, uncover quantity count by location and number of units pending (in manufacture).

▪On completion of the manufacture process, choose to adjust final number of successful units before committing count to stock on hand.

▪On Manufacture Jim2 will automatically take the COGS value for any depleting and special stock included in manufacturing that product and move it from (raw material) Stock On Hand asset accounts, to the (complete product) Manufactured Stock – Stock On Hand asset account.