Production Input Application (PIA) is essential for production as it defines the raw materials required for end products and the ratios of such materials.

Production Input Application (PIA) features:

• Define items (products – components).
• Identify production lines and their machinery.
• State production phases to the end product.
• Specify production processes.
• Show alternative components of products.
• Classify production processes.
• Indicate the type of input (i.e. service – labour – equipment – fixed assets – general ledger – analytical figures).
• Designate manufacturing process types.
• Create input documents containing the required products, bill of materials, vendors and the relevant processes.
• State product input by defining products, bill of materials and cost distribution factor and displaying alternative input.
• Generate the following key reports:
• input tree;
• cancel summary production input;
• preparation document elements; and
• summary preparation document elements.