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title: The job shipped. Cost unknown
description: The job shipped. You still do not know what it cost. Production in Mach ERP runs the bill of material and posts cost as each operation completes.
url: "https://www.macherp.in/modules/production"
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[Modules](https://www.macherp.in/#s6) Production

Production

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The production order runs the job on the floor, linked to the sales order that asked for it. Cost posts as each operation completes, not after the invoice.

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Plan, make, cost

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A production order runs the job. Cost posts as each operation completes.

01Plan02Issue03Make04Cost

PRO-0007 job cost₹13,000

1. ### 01Plan from the BOM  
The bill of material lists the bars, parts and operations a job needs.
2. ### 02Issue against the BOM  
Materials issues against that list, from stock recorded in Mach ERP.
3. ### 03Run the production order  
The production order is the job on the shop floor, linked to the sales order that asked for it.
4. ### 04Cost as the work happens  
Production cost posts to the ledger as each operation completes.

Today

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Turning time, grinding time and scrap are written down somewhere on the floor. Someone works out what the job cost after it has shipped, if anyone does.

* Today  
### Hours on a whiteboard  
The cost of PRO 7 is worked out after the invoice, from notes on the floor.  
PRO 7 — Northgate shafts  
CNC-02 turning … 2½ hrs?  
Grinding … 1 hr, no, 1½  
Scrap 1 pc (ask QC)  
Cost = ? (after invoice)
* Linked  
### The order that asked for it  
The production order is linked to the sales order that asked for it. The BOM lists what the job needs before it starts.
* Costed  
### Cost before the invoice  
Production cost posts to the ledger as each operation completes.  
PRO-0007 Cost posted  
12 × EN8 shaft for SO-0007  
Turning · CNC-02₹6,000  
Grinding · GR-01₹4,500  
Final inspection₹2,500  
Job cost so far₹13,000

Covers

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* Bills of material
* Production orders
* Shop floor
* Production cost posts to the ledger as each operation completes.

Works with

[MaterialsStock is a spreadsheet. The dock is a queue.](https://www.macherp.in/modules/materials)[QualityThe bad lot is already in the machine.](https://www.macherp.in/modules/quality)[SalesThe ₹ 40 lakh order is still in WhatsApp.](https://www.macherp.in/modules/sales)

Questions

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### Is the production order linked to the sales order?

Yes. A production order is the job on the shop floor, linked to the sales order that asked for it.

### When does job cost show up?

Production cost posts to the ledger as each operation completes, not at month-end.

### Where does the material for a job come from?

Materials issues against the bill of material, from stock recorded in Mach ERP.

Production

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Bring a Tally export or an item list. We will show you what it looks like in Mach ERP.

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