Design
Once a Sales Order is in the system, you can define the Bills of Materials, Routing, and Outside Processing needed to bring the product to life. ABW's flexibility allows you to model virtually any product or process — from complex multi-level manufacturing requirements to simple assembly tasks — adapting to your specific workflows without compromise.
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Bills of Materials, Routing, and Outside Processing
ABW's Bill of Materials module allows you to define every item that requires processing, with the flexibility to model virtually any product or process — simple or complex.
Key Features
- Bill of Materials
- Bill of Routing (Internal)
- Bill of Outside Processing (External)
- Import from CAD products
- Number of Pieces with Length, Width, and Height calculation
- Reference Designators
- Process comments and instructions
- Operation or Department-based costing
- Copy structure from a similar product
- Indented BOM and Where-Used inquiry
- Mass Replacement capability
Outside Processing
For processes like plating and galvanizing — where the investment to bring them in-house is prohibitive — tracking Outside Processing costs and material flow is essential. ABW tracks material in transit, on hand at each processor, and returned to your facility. The system automatically converts raw materials into processed components based on your Bill of Materials, eliminating the manual tracking and adjustments required by many other systems.
Key Features
- Define Bills of Outside Processing for items as required
- Identify the preferred vendor for each process
- Input standard costs for each Outside Processing function
- Define multiple Outside Processing steps per item
- Costing system automatically rolls costs up to the parent item
- Set up Purchase Orders with Outside Processing type to track material
- Post the receiver when material returns from the vendor
- Receiver or A/P Invoice voucher can update WIP and Work Order
- Complete flow-through to General Ledger
- Invoice tracked back to the Work Order
- Outside variances automatically calculated
Key Features
- Multiple Cost Models — Standard, Average, and Actual Costing
- Material, Labor, and Outside Processing Costs
- Fixed and Variable Burden Costs
Product Costing
ABW's Product Costing delivers precise calculation of product costs using each product's Bills of Materials and Routing — providing the standard cost foundation essential for identifying and analyzing manufacturing variances.
- Freight and Miscellaneous Costs
- Low-Level Code Automatically Calculated
- Maintains Current, Old, and New Cost Versions
- Calculate New Costs Without Affecting Daily Operations
- Basis for detailed Inventory Valuation
- Supports Inventory and WIP Valuation with General Ledger Comparison
- Detailed Cost of Goods Sold Posting