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Use casesManufacturing material requests

Make the material requirement clear before purchasing acts.

Connect production material needs to stores, purchasing and receipt variances.

How to build your manufacturing material requests

  1. Describe the job

    Connect production material needs to stores, purchasing and receipt variances.

  2. Review the first version

    Choose how the production planner records the Material code and how the engineering reviewer reviews the next step.

  3. Refine the views

    Ask First to adjust the fields and views for the people who will use the app.

  4. Test before sharing

    Walk through the process with a sample record and check who owns the next action.

Follow Material MM-061 through the handoffs.

This fictional manufacturing material requests example shows the ordinary handoff and the decision that remains open.

Cedar Example TeamMaterial MM-061

Manufacturing material requests example

Record
Material MM-061
Work order
WO-112

Current stage · Stores coordinator

Reference the production requirement

A fictional work order needs 60 units of material MAT-12.

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  1. Reference the production requirement

    A fictional work order needs 60 units of material MAT-12.

    Record:
    Material MM-061
    Work order:
    WO-112

  2. Check the stores position

    Stores record 15 on hand, leaving a proposed purchase requirement of 45.

    Record:
    Material MM-061
    Original requirement:
    60 units

  3. Review the purchasing quantity

    The planner reduces the work-order requirement before the buyer commits an order.

    Record:
    Material MM-061
    On hand:
    15 units

  4. Keep receipt separate from availability

    The buyer returns the request for a revised quantity rather than increasing stock.

    Record:
    Material MM-061
    Decision:
    Recalculate before ordering

What to include in your manufacturing material requests

  • Keep the Material code in context

    Keep Material code, unit of measure, stores location, required quantity, work reference, need-by date, buyer and receipt variance together so the next person can understand the request or record.

  • When the next step needs a decision

    A sample work order needs 60 units of material MAT-12. Stores record 15 on hand, leaving a proposed purchase requirement of 45.

  • Keep receipt variance visible

    Keep the remaining required quantity visible against the work reference.

  • Choose what each person needs

    Give the production planner a working view and the engineering reviewer a review view. Keep Material code and unit of measure attached to the decision as the work moves between them.

Questions about manufacturing material requests

Start with Material code, unit of measure, stores location, required quantity, work reference, need-by date, buyer and receipt variance. Describe who enters the information and who reviews the next step.

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