Order what your factory needs.
Purchasing starts with what the factory needs. The first application is glazing for windows and doors, followed by kitchen accessories, taps and appliances.
Carry glazing choices through to ordering
If your customers change the window divisions or choose a different glazing build-up, that can change what you need to order. A true dividing glazing bar splits the glazing into separate units. A bar between the panes can be part of the unit your glazing supplier makes.
Tomstok calculates the order dimensions from the design. Your purchasing team uses those dimensions and the selected build-up to prepare the order for your glazing supplier. When an order includes several versions of the same window model, purchasing and the factory use the same information to check which glazing units each version needs.
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Window divisions, glazing and glazing bars.
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Order dimensions, build-up and quantities.
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A basis for ordering from your glazing supplier.
Glazing order concept diagram
See what the whole order requires
A production order can include many products. Quantities for the same item can be added across bills of materials when the unit of measure matches. The totals give your purchasing team an overview of what the factory needs from suppliers.
The figures reflect the needs of each production order, including when you split a sales order. This helps your purchasing team and the factory agree on what to order and in what quantities.
Identify the items you need to buy
A window may need profiles cut at the factory and an insulated glazing unit bought from a glazing supplier. Other items can be picked from stock, and work such as installation can be included as a service. Tomstok’s bill of materials distinguishes these four needs.
Your purchasing team uses the bill of materials to see which items to order from suppliers. The factory uses the same bill of materials to plan the parts it makes.
Bring selected kitchen items into purchasing
When you design a kitchen for your customers, a sink or hob affects both purchasing and the factory’s work. You order the item from the supplier, and the selected model determines the cut-out in the worktop. A built-in oven also sets space requirements for the cabinet.
Your choice of accessories, taps and appliances in the kitchen catalogue forms the basis for your supplier orders. Your purchasing team can order the models the factory is preparing the kitchen for.
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