Wire & Cable
Wire & Cable: production orders and BOM, stock and warehouse, quality and reporting.
Challenges
- Copper prices move daily, so a fixed price list means selling at a loss.
- Drums and running length are tracked by piece, so the remaining length is unknown.
- Cross-section and conductor tests go unrecorded, so customer complaints cannot be settled with evidence.
- Short off-cuts left on drums never show in stock, so they cannot be resold.
Workflows
From copper intake to production
- Copper and insulation raw materials enter stock with a batch number.
- The production order is opened with cross-section, insulation type and target length.
- Drawing, insulating and winding operations are tracked at the work center.
From drum to dispatch
- Finished cable is received into stock with its drum number and length.
- Cross-section and conductivity test results are written to the batch card.
- The ordered length is cut from the drum and the remaining length updates in stock.
Documents
- Copper and raw-material batch card
- Drum stock and running-length record
- Test and conformity report
- Delivery note (drum / length)
Reports
- Copper cost and price variance
- Remaining length by drum
- Scrap and short off-cut report
- Test results and rejection rate
Metrics
- Copper consumption yield
- Production cost per kilogram
- Remaining-length turnover rate
- Test rejection rate
Compliance
- CE and Low Voltage Directive conformity
- Cable reaction-to-fire (CPR) class declaration
- RoHS hazardous substance restriction
Glossary
- Drum (reel)
- A stock unit that holds running length and tracks the remainder
- Copper index
- A cost parameter that refreshes the price list
- Cross-section
- A technical attribute field on the product card (mm²)
- Short off-cut
- Remaining length tracked as a separate stock item
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I update my selling price according to the copper price?
Yes — when the cost parameter changes, the price list is recalculated with the coefficient.
Can I see the length remaining on a drum?
Yes — each drum is its own stock unit; cut length is deducted and the remainder shows instantly.
Can I link test results to the shipment?
Yes — the test record on the batch card is attached to the delivery note and the customer file.
Can I sell drums with short remnants?
Yes — the remnant length sits in stock as a separate item and can be sold from a discounted list.
Can I calculate the cost per kilogram?
Yes — copper, insulation, energy and labour accumulate on the production order and become a unit cost.