Some manufacturing processes require co-ordination of multiple processes. A simple example is a process that requires blending followed by packing to produce the finished goods. Typically, the blending processes are constrained by the size of the equipment used, a vat for example.
Processes that involve mixing or blending then packing can have a Blending BOM and a Packing BOM with corresponding manufacturing processes and a Shop BOM to co-ordinate them.
- The Shop process co-ordinates the Blending and Packing manufactures and can also split a large manufacture into lot sizes that the equipment can handle.
- The Blending process consumes the ingredients to achieve a required output / recipe.
- The Packing process consumes the blended product and turns it into finished goods with the required packaging.
- Typically, the blended product batch number becomes the finished goods batch number.
- The cost of the blended product and packing becomes the final cost of the finished goods.
