Hello Acumatica Community,
I would like to ask for advice on an issue in the Production module (Material Issuing to Production Order).
Our setup:
- Glove types: Exam, Household, Industrial and Surgical.
- Production method: Lot-type production, which runs continuously.
- BOM types: Compound, Unpack and Pack.
- Warehouses: We have separate warehouses for the Compound, Production and Packing processes.
The issue:
Materials are issued (released) to the production order only at the end of production, just before the last batch is released. By that time, the earlier batches have already been moved from the Production warehouse to the Packing warehouse. As a result, the material cost is not allocated to all batches of the order.
Questions:
What is the recommended way to ensure the material cost is allocated to all batches of the order in this scenario?
Should materials be issued progressively (for example, per batch) instead of once at the end? If so, how do others handle this in continuous lot-type production?
Is there any configuration or process change that would allow the cost to be distributed correctly across batches that have already moved between warehouses?
Any guidance, best practices or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.