Keystone Feature
Subcontract operations
Subcontract operations sit in the routing, with consignments out, receipts back and the price returning to the job.
The problem it solves
Parts go out for heat treatment and the only record is a delivery note in a drawer.
The schedule treats the subcontract operation as if it happens on site, so the capacity board is wrong.
The subcontract invoice arrives and nobody matches it to the job it belongs to.
What you get
- 01
Track work that leaves the building — Consignments out, receipts back, with delivery notes and certificates.
- 02
Cost lands on the right job — The price you paid returns to the works order that sent the work.
- 03
Traceability survives the gate — Material keeps its batch through the subcontractor and back.
- 04
Honest capacity — Subcontract operations sit in the routing without loading your own machines.
Detail
A board that is not inflated by subcontract
Subcontract centres do not load your own work centres. The board says how many were excluded so the figure is understood.
Provenance survives the gate
Material that goes out and comes back keeps its lot, so the provenance chain does not break at the gate.
Subcontract cost lands on the job
The consignment price lands on the job that sent the work, not in a general overhead.
Next step
Show us how your factory runs
A walkthrough starts with your orders, your production flow and your material problems. We follow one of your jobs through the system rather than presenting a feature list.