Bills of materials and raw-material planning
Bills of materials for raw materials, and kitting for finished goods. Planster shows which production runs are coming and what each one consumes, with shared components planned in one place.
Shared components planned once
Three SKUs using the same bottle is one procurement decision, not three. Planned separately — which is what a per-SKU spreadsheet forces — the shortfall only appears when the third run is already scheduled.
The materials each run consumes
The production runs coming up, and the component quantities each one draws down, so whether a run can actually be made is answered before the co-man asks.
Kitting for finished goods
Bundles and kits are assembled from components you also sell on their own. Both need planning, and the components need planning for both uses at once.
What the agent does with bom and kitting
Every night
The overnight run checks every SKU you hold, components included, so a raw material heading for a shortfall lands on the morning list the same way a finished good does.
What it can’t do
It cannot change a bill of materials, schedule a production run, or reallocate components between runs.
Example: one bottle shared by three SKUs
Take three SKUs that share a 500ml amber bottle. Planned in separate tabs against separate forecasts, each looks covered. The combined draw across two runs in the same fortnight is not, and the shortfall is found on the co-man’s floor. Planned in one place, it is a purchase order in week one.
How it fits together
Every capability runs on the same demand forecast, so each one makes the others more useful.
Plan raw materials with the runs that use them
Load a BOM and see what your next two production runs actually consume.