Core Concepts
In Controlata, there are two fundamental concepts:
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Materials (raw materials) — what you use to make your products
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Products (finished goods) — what you manufacture from your materials
Everything stored in your inventory is categorized as either materials or products.
There are three main operations involving materials and products:
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Purchase — receiving materials from suppliers into your inventory
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Production — the process of converting materials into products
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Sale — selling your products to customers
Process Flow
The diagram below shows the relationship between these concepts.
Example
Let's say you make apple pies:
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Your materials are flour, eggs, apples, etc.
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Your products are apple pies
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Your production is the baking process
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Your purchases are buying flour, eggs, apples, etc.
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Your sales are when you sell the pies
More Advanced Workflows
The workflow described above represents the simplest scenario. Controlata can actually support more complex workflows, such as:
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Purchases can include not only materials but also finished products
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Products can be used as components in the production of other products
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You can create multiple storage locations for materials and products
You can read about all the system's features in other knowledge base articles.
