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Job cards are used by organisations to help keep track of items being produced in the factory. They can identify where the individual joinery items are located and at what stage in the production process they are up to. They can help management make changes to the production program if it is found that the items are running behind or in front of schedule. A joinery item begins the manufacturing process as raw materials which are generally cut up into parts. Lumped together on a pallet or trolley, parts to a job can be very difficult to identify, particularly if more than one job at a time is stacked together.
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Time sheets are used often in conjunction with job cards. Time sheets allow management to work out the labour costs of a job during the manufacturing process and at the end of the job they can be used to see if the item was made at a profit or a loss. This provides the management with a historical record that can be used as a basis for future pricing and costing exercises.

Job cards usually stay with the job throughout the manufacturing process. Job cards can contain the following information: 1. Description of the job e.g. reception desk 2. Date of issue of the job card. 3. Job number. There are sometimes two or more items with the same description. 4. Clients name. 5. Comments column. 6. Materials used in the process Time sheets are often filled out by each employee on a daily basis during the day and record the activities and job numbers that the employee has worked on. Time sheets contain the following information: 1. employees name 2. function or job description 3. start and finish times 4. total time spent on the job 5. date For more information on time sheets follow this link: []

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