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Open Questions for VGC

Confirm these before development on the blu_mrp sub-package starts. Each unresolved item changes the BOM, the approval workflow, or the costing setup.

Approval workflow​

  1. Who requests the raw-material pull?
    • Roastery operator? Production planner? Inventory clerk?
  2. Who approves it?
    • Single approver (warehouse manager)? Two-step (warehouse manager + roastery manager)?
  3. What's the cancellation policy?
    • If approved but not yet pulled, can it be cancelled? By whom?

These answers shape the security groups and state machine in blu_mrp.

Costing​

  1. Standard or Average cost for Sugbo-type SKUs?
  2. Grinding loss — flat % in the BOM, or per-batch by-product?
    • Flat % is simpler; by-product gives true yield variance per run.
  3. Work-center hourly rates — what are the actual figures?
    • Need: Roastery operator labor rate (₱/hr), grinder kW × electricity ₱/kWh, equipment monthly depreciation.

Stock & locations​

  1. Same warehouse or separate?
    • Is the Roastery physically inside the Main Warehouse (no internal transfer needed) or a distinct location requiring receipt/dispatch?
  2. Lot/serial tracking on finished SKUs?
    • Needed for traceability (export, QA recalls, expiry dates)?
  3. Backflush vs manual consumption?
    • On MO close, deduct components automatically (backflush) or require operator confirmation per work order?

BOM scope​

  1. Multi-output runs.
    • Does grinding ever produce multiple SKUs in one batch (e.g. 70g, 250g, 500g pouches from one grind run)?
    • If yes, model with by-products on a single BOM.
  2. Brand attribution on Sugbo.
    • Does Sugbo Blend belong to an existing brand in blu_crm_sales, or is it a new brand record?

Reporting​

  1. Manufacturing Cost Analysis breakdown.
    • By brand? By SKU? By date range? All three?
  2. Yield/Loss thresholds.
    • What grinding-loss % triggers an alert? (e.g. > 10% of a batch)

Frontend / portal​

  1. Does the customer portal need any visibility into manufacturing?
    • E.g. ETA on a pre-ordered Sugbo Blend run? Probably not for the first phase, but worth confirming.

Reach out to Jun Salinga (jsalinga@gmail.com) to log answers, then update this page and the corresponding spec pages.