Materials management types

Different types can be distinguished in material management. For boards and edgebands, there are the options single board or single edgeband, stack and goods in stock. The different management types are explained below using the example of boards. This also applies to edgeband coils.

In the dialog "Add board(s)" you can choose the material management type next to the number of boards.

Single material

Select the option "Single board (1 label per board)", if the entered number of boards should be included as single boards in materialAssist. After confirmation of the dialog "Add board(s)" every board will be added as a separate board into the "store" overview of materialAssist. By selecting "Label & confirm", an individual label will be printed for each board.

Stack 

The option "Stack (1 stack label)" is suitable for boards which are stored in groups (for example as a stack) and therefore only require one label. After selecting the material management type and confirming the "Add board(s)" dialog, one common entry will be made in the "Store" overview of materialAssist. Additionally, one label can be printed for the stack.

Goods in stock

The option "Goods in stock (1 label on storage position)" is suitable for boards which already have a designated storage location. The app allows you to print a label for this location. Similar to the "Stack (1 stack label)" option, boards classified as stock items are managed as a common entry in materialAssist. If you store additional boards in a compartment which already contains stock items of the same board type, the new boards are automatically added to the existing inventory.

Note: If boards of the chosen material are already stored, the corrosponding storage locations will be displayed at the top of the list. 

Boards which were stored as stacks or goods in stock can be removed as single boards, as a subset or as a complete package. You can print labels according to the material management type for removed boards.