Business Need

Using GoldFinch’s standard process for Daily Production Backflushing is not ideal, because it back flushes everything that hasn’t been used.

Once ingredients are picked for a blending Work Order, they do not return to inventory at the end of a day because those ingredients may get held over to the next day to finish the work order.

The only thing that would go back into inventory is unused packaging, or Bulk Blended ingredients from a packaging BOM after the WO quantity is fulfilled.

There is a need to backflush inventory that wasn’t used for the work order, like packaging. Additionally, for inventory like ingredients, it should not be backflushed, but instead be marked as waste.

Finally, the waste should be calculated for the items that were not backflushed.

These values then would be used to populate the Yield Sheet PDF

See example values here:

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Scenario Examples

  • Item = Jar 16 Ounce Salsa

    • BOM

      • Mixed Salsa

        • Phantom BOM

          • Tomatoes

          • Jalapenos

      • Jar

      • Label

  • Backflush after Work Order = FALSE

    • Mixed Salsa

    • Tomatoes

    • Jalapenos

  • Backflush after Work Order = TRUE

    • Jar

    • Label

Scenario 1

  • Work Order for 10000 Jars of Salsa

  • Production Journal Output = 9995

Scenario 2

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Business Need

Using GoldFinch’s standard process for Daily Production Backflushing is not ideal, because it back flushes everything that hasn’t been used.

Once ingredients are picked for a blending Work Order, they do not return to inventory at the end of a day because those ingredients may get held over to the next day to finish the work order.

The only thing that would go back into inventory is unused packaging, or Bulk Blended ingredients from a packaging BOM after the WO quantity is fulfilled.

There is a need to backflush inventory that wasn’t used for the work order, like packaging. Additionally, for inventory like ingredients, it should not be backflushed, but instead be marked as waste.

Finally, the waste should be calculated for the items that were not backflushed.

These values then would be used to populate the Yield Sheet PDF

See example values here:

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Example Scenarios

Item Setup

  • Item = Jar 16 Ounce Salsa

    • BOM

      • Mixed Salsa

        • Phantom BOM

          • Tomatoes

          • Jalapenos

      • Jar

      • Label

  • Backflush after Work Order = FALSE

    • Mixed Salsa

    • Tomatoes

    • Jalapenos

  • Backflush after Work Order = TRUE

    • Jar

    • Label

Scenario 1

  • Produced less than work order.

  • Work Order for 10000 Jars of Salsa

  • Production Journal Output = 9995

  • No Packaging wasted.

  • Item Journal Lines:

    • Tomatoes = 10000

    • Jalapenos = 10000

    • Jar = 9995

    • Label = 9995

  • Waste

    • 5 Tomatoes

    • 5 Jalapenos

  • Backflush

    • Jar = 5

    • Label = 5

Scenario 2

  • Work Order for 10000 Jars of Salsa

  • Production Journal Output = 9995

  • 50 Jars won’t thread

  • Before journal is posted:

    • Movement created in Goldfinch to move 45 jars from warehouse bin to input bin.

  • Item Journal Lines:

    • Tomatoes = 10000

    • Jalapenos = 10000

    • Jar = 10045

    • Label = 9995

  • Waste

    • 5 Tomatoes

    • 5 Jalapenos

    • 50 Jars

  • Backflush

    • Label = 5

Scenario 3

  • Work Order for 10000 Jars of Salsa

  • Production Journal Output = 9950

  • 50 Jars cracked after filling

  • Item Journal Lines:

    • Tomatoes = 10000

    • Jalapenos = 10000

    • Jar = 10000

    • Label = 9950

  • Waste

    • 50 Tomatoes

    • 50 Jalapenos

    • 50 Jars

  • Backflush

    • Label = 50

Scenario

  • Work Order for 10000 Jars of Salsa

  • Production Journal Output = 10000

  • 50 Jars cracked after filling

  • Before journal is posted:

    • Movement created in Goldfinch from warehouse bin to input bin.

      • 50 Tomatoes

      • 50 Jalepenos

      • 50 jars

  • Item Journal Lines:

    • Tomatoes = 10050

    • Jalapenos = 10050

    • Jar = 10050

    • Label = 10000

  • Waste

    • 50 Tomatoes

    • 50 Jalapenos

    • 50 Jars

  • Backflush

    • None

Acceptance Criteria

Waste Object

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  • Work Order

    • Lookup

  • Item Journal

  • Item

    • Lookup

  • Base UOM

    • Lookup

  • Waste Quantity

    • Number

  • Percentage Waste

    • Percentage

  • Waste Weight

    • Conversion = Waste Quantity to Base UOM.

  • Percentage Yield

    • Formula - Percentage

      • 1 - Percentage Waste

Item Setup

  • For Item Type = Inventory

    • Add a field:

      • Name: Backflush after Work Order

      • Type: Checkbox

      • Default = Not Checked

      • Help Text: Check this box if this item should be backflushed after a work order is completed. Do not check this box waste should be calculated for this item after a work order is completed.

  • For Item Type = Service

    • Do not add the field.

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  • WHEN a production journal is posted:

    • For each Item Journal Line WHERE Item_Backflush after Work Order = FALSE AND Item Journal Line < Work Line_Expected Quantity

      • Populate the following in the Waste Object:

        • Work Order

        • Item Journal Line

        • Item

        • Base UOM

      • Calculate the following for Waste_Waste Quantity

        • Work Line_Expected Quantity - Item Journal Line_Quantity

      • Calculate the following for Waste_Percentage Waste field

        • Waste_Waste Quantity / Work Line_Expected Quantity

  • For each Item Journal Line WHERE Item_Backflush after Work Order = FALSE AND Item Journal Line > Work Line_Expected Quantity

    • Populate the following in the Waste Object:

      • Work Order

      • Item Journal Line

      • Item

      • Base UOM

    • Calculate the following for Waste_Waste Quantity

      • Item Journal Line - Work Line_Expected Quantity

    • Calculate the following for Waste_Percentage Waste field

      • Waste_Waste Quantity / Work Line_Expected Quantity

  • For each Item Journal Line WHERE Item_Backflush after Work Order = TRUE AND Item Journal Line > Work Line_Expected Quantity

    • Populate the following in the Waste Object:

      • Work Order

      • Item Journal Line

      • Item

      • Base UOM

    • Calculate the following for Waste_Waste Quantity

      • Item Journal Line - Work Line_Expected Quantity

    • Calculate the following for Waste_Percentage Waste field

      • Waste_Waste Quantity / Work Line_Expected Quantity

Calculate Backflush Quantities

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