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raw material planning

Know which raw material to buy.

Zofbox turns every order into the raw material it needs, checks stock and supply, and shows the shortage first.

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Order PO-0046
12,500 boxes
times material in each box
0.257 kg
needed
3,213 kg
minus in store
1,180 kg
minus incoming
nil
to buy
2,033 kg

One order, worked through.

How much raw material does an order need?

Boxes ordered times the material in each box, from the approved BOM. 12,500 boxes at 0.257 kg need 3,213 kg.

Zofbox raw material page, Uncovered demand: an open order for 12,500 boxes needing 0.257 kg each, 3,213 kg in total, against 1,180 kg in store, a shortfall of 2,033 kg.
Uncovered demand The order, the material per box and the kilos it needs.

Do I have enough in store?

Requirement against free stock, with the shortfall and the reorder point, then every reel by status. Here: 1,180 kg free, 2,033 kg short.

Zofbox raw material summary: 1,180 kg free across 2 reels, one uncovered finished good needing 3,213 kg, shortfall 2,033 kg, below the reorder point of 3,000 kg.
Material Free stock, the uncovered need and the reorder point in one box.
Zofbox raw material Physical inventory: 25 reels and 16,074 kg on the floor, 2 reels and 1,180 kg available in store, nothing on QC hold, 46 reels and 30,946 kg consumed, nothing rejected or scrapped, all at 1600 mm.
Physical inventory Every reel by status: 25 on the floor, 2 available in store.

Who else is waiting on it?

Open orders with no job card yet, and the job cards already drawing on the material, with status and order.

Zofbox raw material page, Production: three job cards using the material, one in progress and two queued, each with its product, quantity, customer and order.
Production Three job cards draw on this material: one running, two queued.

Where is each reel?

Materials set up for reel tracking show every reel received, issued, returned or consumed against a job card, and who did it.

Zofbox raw material Movements list: issues, a return and a consumption of reels, each with kilos, the job card, the store and who did it.
Movements Each issue, return and consumption names the job card and the person.

Is more on its way?

Each purchase order line shows what is pending, when it is due and what has arrived.

Zofbox supplier purchase order line for Fluting 120/14: 6,000 kg pending of 21,650 kg, due Thursday and 3 days overdue, with receipt REC-VT1-0053 of 22 reels and 15,650 kg.
Supplier PO One line: 6,000 kg pending, 3 days overdue, 22 reels already received.

What is the actual lead time?

Closed orders show how long suppliers took, from approval to final receipt, against last month. Here: 5 days, same as last month.

Zofbox Supplier POs, Received and closed group, This month: median lead time 5 days from approval to final receipt, the same as last month; received value 53,41,967.60 rupees against 62,16,733.40 last month; 21 POs closed this month.
Supplier POs The closed group for this month: 5 days median lead time, 21 POs closed.

Did it arrive right?

Each receipt shows supplier, quantity and QC state. A QC issue gets its own group at the top.

Zofbox RM Receipts list: one QC issue receipt of 2,020 kg from Khampur Paper Mill above released receipts from Rivermark Board Mills.
RM Receipts One receipt with a QC issue, shown above the released ones.

Questions about raw material planning

What is raw material planning?

Working out how much of each raw material your orders need, comparing it with stock and incoming supply, and deciding what to buy. Zofbox does the first two from your orders and approved BOMs.

How does Zofbox know how much material an order needs?

From the approved BOM of each finished good: the material in each box, multiplied by the boxes ordered, shown for each material.

Can it show a shortage before a job card is raised?

Yes. Zofbox checks each order against free stock, other claims and incoming supply, and shows the shortfall by material before any job card exists.

Does it track individual reels?

For materials set up for reel tracking, yes. Each reel is received, issued, returned or consumed against a job card, and the movement list names who did it.

Does it handle purchase orders and receipts?

Yes. Purchase orders are created, submitted and approved in Zofbox. Each line shows what is pending, when it is due and what has arrived, and receipts show their QC state.

Does Zofbox replace Tally?

No. Tally stays your accounting system. Zofbox follows the order through material, production and dispatch.

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