Manufacturing and processing: Inventory software for glass processors
Inventory software for glass processors that tracks glass sheets, remnant sheets and transport racks by location, showing which glass is free, what is reserved and where it stands.
Where stock drifts for glass processors.
At glass processors glass stands on A-frames and in racks, as full jumbo sheets, split sheets and remnants from earlier cutting plans. Many sheets look alike from the outside: standard and low-iron float of the same thickness can only be told apart by looking at the edge. A remnant without a label stays put until it is in the way and then gets scrapped. Meanwhile transport racks sit at customer sites with nobody tracking them, while dispatch is short of racks for the next delivery. Without an overview, a new sheet gets cut while a suitable remnant is waiting, and glass is reordered that turns out to be standing on another frame.
Inventory software for glass processors
Example- 1
Register sheets and racks
DoneEvery incoming sheet is registered with glass type, thickness, size and the frame or rack it stands on.
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Reserve for the cutting plan
In progressWhen production engineering builds a cutting plan, the system suggests suitable remnants first and full sheets after.
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Update usage and racks
NextAfter cutting, the sheet is booked out and any remnant registered.
From receipt to use.
Register sheets and racks
Every incoming sheet is registered with glass type, thickness, size and the frame or rack it stands on. Remnants after cutting are recorded with their size and location. Transport racks get a number, so each delivery records which rack goes to which customer.
Reserve for the cutting plan
When production engineering builds a cutting plan, the system suggests suitable remnants first and full sheets after. Sheets in a cutting plan are reserved and no longer count as free stock. The operator at the cutting table sees which frame holds the sheet they need.
Update usage and racks
After cutting, the sheet is booked out and any remnant registered. On delivery, racks go out in the customer's name; on collection they are reported back. During a count, differences are corrected with a reason, so glass and racks match reality again.
Alongside your purchasing and suppliers.
Glass processors often track glass stock in the order system or a spreadsheet, and remnants sometimes in the cutting optimisation program. Racks are on a list at dispatch or nowhere at all. The inventory software connects to purchasing, supplies remnants to the cutting optimisation and records racks on delivery and collection, putting glass and racks in one overview. Purchasing manages glass orders, production engineering manages remnants and dispatch manages racks.
Remnants by exact size or in classes
Registering every remnant at its exact size gives the most reuse but takes a measurement per sheet. Grouping remnants into size classes is quicker but sometimes produces a remnant that turns out just too small. For expensive glass types the exact size pays off; for common float, classes are often enough.
Racks on deposit or as a service
Some processors charge a deposit on racks, refunded only once the rack is back. Others charge hire after an agreed period. Both only work if it is clear where each rack is. The software tracks that; which arrangement you use determines how it appears on the invoice.
Hold stock or order per job
Common thicknesses of standard float are stocked by most processors. Special glass, such as tinted or low-iron in an unusual thickness, is often ordered per job. The overview shows how quickly each type is used, so you can decide per type what to keep in stock.
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From the start, sheets and offcuts are recorded per glass type and location, reserved for the cutting plan, and transport racks are tracked on delivery and collection. We walk through an ordinary week together, and a cutting plan where the suggested offcut turns out to be damaged. Periodic counts, a signal to purchasing when stock runs low and a reminder for racks that stay at a customer for long are ready to switch on later.
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Explore pricing and optionsHow do we tell apart glass types that look the same?
By registering every sheet on arrival with a label on the sheet or frame, and labelling remnants straight after cutting. When in doubt the operator can look the sheet up by location and size. Nobody has to judge by eye whether a sheet is low-iron.
Can the cutting optimisation use our remnants?
If your program can import remnants as available sheets, we supply the list with sizes and locations. The cutting plan then accounts for what is actually there. If not, production engineering picks a remnant from the list and enters it by hand.
How do we know which racks are at which customer?
Every rack gets a number and is booked to the customer on delivery. On collection it is reported back. The overview shows per customer which racks are on site and since when, so dispatch can collect racks on the next run.
Does glass that is already cut count as stock?
Cut panes waiting for processing or delivery are no longer free stock but part of an order. The system shows them separately as work in progress, so purchasing does not think glass is available when it is already destined for a customer.
What often connects to this.
- Digital job cards for glass processorsDigital job cards for glass processors that show the final measurement sheet for each pane, with edge finish, holes and cut-outs, and record every process and check as it is signed off.
- Website for glass processorsA website for glass processors that explains glass types, edge finishes and work such as drilling and cut-outs by application, so a glazier or interior fitter knows what to specify.
- Enquiry form for glass processorsAn enquiry form for glass processors that asks for dimensions, thickness, glass type, edge finish and the position of holes and cut-outs, so nothing needs changing once the glass is tempered.
Know what is really there.
Start with a short intake. Then we schedule a call to show the software with your services, team and way of working.
WhatsAppinfo@vorlyo.com Inventory software for glass processors: sheets and remnants by type and rack location, with reservations per cutting plan and racks out at customers.
- Register sheets and racks
- Reserve for the cutting plan
- Update usage and racks