Track work that has left the building
One board for every step at a supplier, and who is late.
What this is for
Once work leaves your shop it stops being visible on the floor — nobody walks past it. The outsource board is the one screen that shows every step currently with a supplier, what stage it is at, and which ones are past the date they promised.
Step by step
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Open Purchasing → Outsourcing.
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Each card is one job step at a supplier, grouped by where it has got to: waiting to send, sent, acknowledged, dispatched, and back with you.
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Anything past its promised date is flagged. Chase from here rather than finding out when the job is due.
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Click through to the purchase order for the full history, or to the job to see where the step sits in the run.
Tips & gotchas
- A supplier who has not acknowledged is not the same as a supplier who is late — the board separates the two, because one needs a phone call and the other needs a nudge.
- The dates come from the supplier's own answers on their link, not from what you assumed when you sent it.
Related guides
Send a job step out to a supplierHand a step you cannot do in-house to a trade supplier, and keep it on your board.Let a supplier confirm an order without an accountA private link where the supplier acknowledges, promises a date, and picks up the artwork.Monitor job health & bottlenecksSpot late and at-risk jobs before they become a problem.