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Definition of backflush in English English dictionary
- To cause a backflush
- A temporary reversal of the flow of fluid, especially of liquid through a membrane
- The calculated reduction of a component inventory balance based on the reported production of a parent item and the quantity of the component used per each parent A system transaction that may not represent physical usage based on timing and bill of material accuracy issues (syn: post-deduct)
- -method for issuing (reducing on-hand quantities) materials to a production order In backflushing the material is issued automatically when production is posted against an operation The backflushing program will use the quantity completed to calculate through the bill of material the quantities of the components used and reduce on-hand balances by this amount See also Transaction by exception
- The process of automatically decrementing perpetual inventory records, based on the bill of materials of a given product Normally triggered by shipment and invoicing to a customer, backflushing is used to eliminate wasteful inventory transactions
- (Ticaret) post deduct
- multilevel backflush
- (Ticaret) A system that backflushes multiple levels of components based on the production of a parent item, instead of just the immediate lower level (a single level backflush). When the parent is produced, its components are backflushed and for component that is a manufactured item, it is automatically produced by the system which then proceeds to backflush the next level components of that item. It enables the entry of fewer transactions but may create issues with lead time and lot tracking
- single level backflush
- (Ticaret) The deduction from inventory of only the immediate components when production of the parent is reported, as opposed to also backflushing successively-lower levels of components