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Flow of manufacturing operations
The flow of manufacturing operations is summarized below.
Supplier
Customer
① Purchase
②
Manufacture
(Produce)
③ Sell
① Purchase
Purchase the raw materials and equipment necessary to manufacture (produce) the product.
(Produce)
Manufacture the product from the raw materials.
② Manufacture
③ Sell
Sell the manufactured product to the customer.
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Flow of sales operations
The flow of sales operations is summarized below.
Customer
Place order
Deliver
Accept order
Allocate inventory
Give shipping instructions
Perform picking
Load
Ship
①
②
③
④
⑤
⑥
① Accept
order
Process the order from the customer.
② Allocate
inventory
Check the product inventory.
③ Give
shipping instructions
Give instructions for shipping if there is sufficient inventory.
④ Perform
picking
Remove the products from the warehouse according to the shipping instructions.
⑤ Load
Load the products onto the truck or delivery vehicle.
⑥ Ship
Ship the products to the customer.
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