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Production Log

Purpose: Track orders, rejects, and gross profits in your shop

File Name: PRODLOG

Format: Single Page, 1 Part

The Production log is a variation of the regular press log or embroidery log. It minimizes certain details which are most useful in developing a pricing structure, but adds elements useful in tracking waste and goal achievement. Each order occupies a row on the form, listing key information.

The first section asks for information key to the job itself, and costing / gross profit information. Here the operator logs the order number, customer name, and specifics of the job. The operator also performs elementary costing for the management by estimating the cost per unit (garment), total cost of goods sold, the billed price of the order, and gross profit is derived by subtracting the total cost from the billed total.

Data needed by management for pricing future orders is gathered in the Production section of the log. Here the set-up start time, the printing or embroidery start time, printing or embroidery end time, and teardown end time are recorded. Management can determine how long setup took by subtracting the "set-up start time" from the "printing or embroidery start time." Similarly, total printing or embroidery time, and teardown time can be derived by subtracting the previous entry from the entry in question.

Finally, the operator denotes the total time involved in completing this order, and denotes if any goods were rejected and replaced. The total number of completed items (garments) delivered is noted in the "total prints" space, and room is left for comments.

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