# To those running/considering standard cost **Category:** [Yahoo Archive](https://www.epiusers.help/c/yahoo-archive/9) **Created:** 2001-01-25 08:28 UTC **Views:** 462 **Replies:** 4 **URL:** https://www.epiusers.help/t/to-those-running-considering-standard-cost/2047 --- ## Post #1 by @system
>
> I have used standard cost for two years now. If the part is marked as
> standard cost and you have the standard cost attached to the part, it will
> shipped the item at standard even if you have no inventory. Your stock
> status report will show what is in inventory (if you have posted production
> it will negative)and the cost number will std cost next to it. When you post
> the production it will go back to zero. If you need additional info you can
> e-mail me off line.
>
> L. D. Eates
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Konecny [mailto:jkonecn@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 12:21 PM
> To: vantage@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Vantage] To those running/considering standard cost...
>
> Right but if someone said "show me the value of all your wip
> on the floor at standard", I couldn't do it.
>
> Erica Steffens wrote:
> >
> > We use standard cost. In order to do this though you need to put
> everything
> > into inventory before it is shipped. It is the only way I know to make
> this
> > work.
> >
> > Erica A. Steffens
> > System Administrator
> > Jerneen Micro Medical Technologies Inc.
> > ESteffens@...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Konecny [mailto:jkonecn@...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 7:10 AM
> > To: Vantage List
> > Subject: [Vantage] To those running/considering standard cost...
> >
> > We have been using standard cost to value our inventory since we
> > started with Vantage. We do it all manually though. Reason
> > is that Vantage (even though we are set up for standard cost)
> > uses last cost for valuing WIP. We want it valued at standard.
> > Are we missing something or can't Vantage be set up as a true
> > standard cost system?
> >
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> We use standard cost. In order to do this though you need to put everything
> into inventory before it is shipped. It is the only way I know to make this
> work.
>
> Erica A. Steffens
> System Administrator
> Jerneen Micro Medical Technologies Inc.
> ESteffens@...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Konecny [mailto:jkonecn@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 7:10 AM
> To: Vantage List
> Subject: [Vantage] To those running/considering standard cost...
>
> We have been using standard cost to value our inventory since we
> started with Vantage. We do it all manually though. Reason
> is that Vantage (even though we are set up for standard cost)
> uses last cost for valuing WIP. We want it valued at standard.
> Are we missing something or can't Vantage be set up as a true
> standard cost system?
>
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>everything
> We use standard cost. In order to do this though you need to put
> into inventory before it is shipped. It is the only way I know to makethis
> work.To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>
> Erica A. Steffens
> System Administrator
> Jerneen Micro Medical Technologies Inc.
> ESteffens@...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Konecny [mailto:jkonecn@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 7:10 AM
> To: Vantage List
> Subject: [Vantage] To those running/considering standard cost...
>
> We have been using standard cost to value our inventory since we
> started with Vantage. We do it all manually though. Reason
> is that Vantage (even though we are set up for standard cost)
> uses last cost for valuing WIP. We want it valued at standard.
> Are we missing something or can't Vantage be set up as a true
> standard cost system?
>
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