This glossary explains the words you see on a manufacturing order in plain language: what each term means, what Qoblex does with it, and how the terms relate to one another. It covers production types, the people and products on an order, the quantity fields (yield, wastage, unconsumed), stock allocation, batch tracking, and the accounting entry Qoblex posts when production completes.
After reading this you should be able to recognise every field and label on a manufacturing order, understand why a value affects stock or cost, and know which linked article to open for the full workflow.
Production Order Terms
Manufacturing order / Production order An order to produce, or to break down, a set quantity of a Bill of Material at a location. Every manufacturing order is one of two production types (below). These two words mean the same thing in Qoblex.
Assembly The production type that builds a finished Bill of Material by consuming its component parts. In the Production Type dropdown this is the option Assembly. New orders start as Assembly. On completion, Qoblex increases finished-product stock and decreases component stock.
Disassembly The production type that breaks a finished Bill of Material back into its component parts. In the Production Type dropdown this is the option Disassembly. On completion, Qoblex decreases finished-product stock and increases component stock.
Manufacturer The supplier or contact recorded as responsible for the order, shown under the Manufacturer field. A manufacturer is required before the order can be saved or started.
Finished Product The Bill of Material being produced (assembly) or broken down (disassembly), shown under the Finished Product field. Selecting a finished product is what loads the recipe and generates the component lines.
Bill of Material (BOM) The finished product’s recipe: the components that make it up. When you pick a finished product, Qoblex reads its BOM and creates one order line per component. The order tab that lists these components is labelled Bill Of Material. A variant becomes a Bill of Material before you can manufacture it — see Bundles and Bills of Material.
Quantity Terms
Quantity To Produce The target number of finished units the order is meant to make, shown under the Quantity To Produce field. Changing this while the order is in Draft re-calculates every component quantity from the recipe.
Yield Quantity The number of good finished units actually produced, shown under the Yield Quantity field. On an assembly order this is the amount of finished stock Qoblex adds at completion. Yield must be greater than zero and cannot exceed Quantity To Produce.
Component / component line A single ingredient of the Bill of Material, shown as one line on the Bill Of Material tab. Each component line carries its own quantity, wastage, unconsumed quantity, and cost.
Wastage Extra component stock that is scrapped or lost during production, entered in the Wastage column. Wastage adds to both the amount Qoblex reserves when production starts and the amount it consumes at completion. Wastage can only be edited while the order is in Draft.
Unconsumed Component stock that was reserved but not actually used, entered in the Unconsumed column. Unconsumed quantity reduces how much stock Qoblex consumes at completion (the material is kept or returned). It applies to assembly orders only and can only be edited while the order is In Production.
Batch usage The record that ties specific finished-goods batches and consumed input batches to the order. Consumed input batch quantities are stored as negatives internally but shown as positive numbers in the Receive Batch dialog, under its Consumed Raw Materials Batch / Serial numbers section. See Lots, serials, and batch assignment.
Cost and Stock Terms
Labor / Overhead cost Extra costs added to a production order that are not part of the component stock itself, added with the Add Labor / Overhead cost button. These costs are folded into the value of the produced item at completion and can be edited until the order is completed.
Moving Average Cost The running per-unit cost Qoblex keeps for each product. It is used to value the components a production order consumes and to derive the cost of the finished item produced. When a finished product is selected, each component line’s unit cost is taken from that component’s moving average cost.
Allocation Component (or, for disassembly, finished-product) stock that Qoblex reserves at the production location when the order starts. Reserved stock appears on the Allocations tab. Allocation does not move on-hand stock; it only sets it aside. Starting, amending, or completing an order all release or re-create allocations. See Inventory allocations and stock movement.
Manufacturing ledger entry The inventory-ledger posting Qoblex creates when a production order is completed. It records the stock value that left (consumed components) and the value that arrived (the produced item, including labor/overhead). If you connect an accounting integration, this entry syncs to Xero or QuickBooks as a journal, with the labor/overhead cost mapped to your Manufacturing account — see Xero manufacturing settings or QuickBooks manufacturing settings.
Status Terms
A manufacturing order is always in one of four statuses. The status controls which actions and fields are available.
- Draft: The order can still be edited. Component quantities, wastage, manufacturer, location, and costs can be changed. No stock is reserved yet.
- In Production: Production has started and Qoblex has reserved (allocated) stock at the location. Unconsumed quantity can be edited here on assembly orders.
- Completed: Production is finished and Qoblex has posted the inventory movement and the manufacturing ledger entry. The order can no longer be edited.
- Canceled: The order was cancelled. No stock is reversed by cancelling.
