Material flow

Project managers ask for materials to be allocated or sourced for future use with a Material Request (MR).

Material Requests can be submitted to a centralized queue for processing.
Requested materials are sourced from inventory, from stock, and/or ordered from vendors.
Purchase orders (PO) are issued and materials are received into inventory and/or stock at the warehouse.

Projects managers ask for materials to be released immediately for production with a Pick Ticket.

Pick Ticket items are pulled from stock and/or reserved inventory, and released to production.

Item	Description

Item	Description
Materials Request (MR)	Asks for materials needed in future for a project.
Pick Ticket	Asks for materials needed now for a project phase / work order.
Material buyout	All items purchased for a project.
Materials cost	Combined value of materials and services ordered for project, plus value of materials consumed by the project from inventory already on hand.
Inventory	Material tracked and counted by quantity and cost.
Stock	Material available for general shop use, not tracked or counted.
Allocate	Reserve material for future use on a project.
Allocate inventory	Item will be supplied from available on-hand inventory, which is then allocated to the requesting project (and phase).
Use stock	Item will be supplied from stock materials, and is removed from the purchasing queue. It is not allocated from inventory or transferred to a purchase order.
Purchase Order (PO)	Item will be purchased for the project (and phase). It is added to a new or existing purchase order.