Manufacturing shortage guide
Material shortage report by production job
A useful shortage report should show more than low stock. It should show which production job is affected, which component is short, how much is missing and whether incoming supply arrives in time.
Run the free shortage scanWhat belongs in a shortage report?
- production job or work order
- product and planned start date
- component SKU
- required quantity
- available quantity after earlier jobs are considered
- shortage quantity
- incoming purchase order quantity and due date, when available
- an overall readiness status for the job
The free scan turns the component-level calculation into a job-level decision. READY means required material is covered. AT RISK means the job depends on supply arriving very close to its start date. BLOCKED means one or more required components are not covered in time.
Why a stock report is not enough
A stock report answers what is on hand now. A shortage report for production must also account for demand from other jobs and expected receipts. The same 100 units of a component cannot be promised to multiple jobs at the same time.
Use CSV instead of an implementation project
The validation version accepts simple CSV exports for inventory, BOM, open jobs and optional incoming purchase orders. It is intentionally narrow. It does not replace an ERP, MRP, shop-floor system or purchasing workflow.
Generate a report from your own data
Your files are processed locally in your browser. The tool does not upload production CSVs to the server.
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