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Manufacturing · Guide 20

Glossary

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Term Meaning
Abnormal loss Loss beyond the recipe's normal loss. Written off to 5170, not added to stock cost
Backflush Issuing materials automatically from the recipe when output is recorded
Batch The good output of a run, with its own batch number, made-on and best-before dates
Bill of materials The materials and quantities in a recipe
By-product A second product from a batch, valued at selling price less cost to sell
Cure time Days a batch must rest after it is made before release
Ex-factory price The price excise is worked out on, set per excisable product
FEFO, first expiry first Using or selling the lot with the earliest best-before date first
Hold Stock reserved for an order or job, which cannot be sold
IAS 2 The accounting standard for inventories that sets how production cost is measured
Made product The Inventory product a recipe makes
Normal capacity The output of a normal month, used to set the fixed overhead rate
Normal loss The loss a recipe expects in a normal run. Its cost stays in good units
Output awaiting costing The inactive location where partial output waits until the run is finished
Overhead unit How much of a normal month's capacity one item uses
Person-hour One person working one hour
Piece rate Pay per good unit on a step
Quarantined An Inventory lot status that keeps stock off sale
Recipe version A saved copy of a recipe. Each order keeps the version it was planned with
Work in progress (WIP) Costs of batches not yet finished, held in 1210