Lighting Fixtures Starting Point¶

Loupe Factory starts lighting businesses with starter catalogs and workflow labels for decorative fixtures that are part metalwork, part electrical assembly, and part decorative craft. The starter catalog covers chandeliers, pendants, flush and semi-flush mounts, wall sconces, vanity lights, picture and task lights, outdoor fixtures, mirrors, knock-down kits, and replacement parts.

A single chandelier can pass through fabrication, welding, polishing, plating, wiring, crystal dressing, safety testing, and fragile packing before it ships. These defaults give every one of those teams the same names for the same item, so a finish problem found at final QA points back to a specific batch of parts instead of a guess.

Starter Snapshot¶

Admins can change these values and catalogs after setup.

Common abbreviations in the starter labels include LED for light-emitting diode, CRI for color rendering index, ADA for Americans with Disabilities Act, BOM for bill of materials, QA for quality assurance, QC for quality control, EHS for environment, health and safety, and LTL for less-than-truckload freight. Measurement labels use W for watts, K for kelvin, lm for lumens, and lb for pounds.

Typical Inventory Flow¶

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    MS["Materials & Supplies"] --> INSP["Incoming Inspection"]
    INSP --> REL["Released Components"]
    REL --> METAL["Fabricated Metal Parts"]
    METAL --> FRAME["Welded / Brazed Frame"]
    FRAME --> PREP["Surface Prepared / Polished"]
    PREP --> FINP["Plated / Painted / Finished Parts"]
    REL --> ELEC["Electrical Sub-Assembly"]
    FINP --> WIRED["Wired Fixture"]
    ELEC --> WIRED
    WIRED --> DECO["Decorated Fixture"]
    DECO --> FASS["Final Assembly"]
    FASS --> TEST["Tested & Approved"]
    TEST --> QA{"Final QA"}
    QA -->|Pass| QC["QC Passed"] --> FIN["Finished"]
    QA -->|Ship disassembled| KIT["Knock-Down Kit"]
    QA -->|Repair| REWORK["Need Rework / Repair"]

This simplified route shows a common path from incoming materials to a packed fixture. Not every product uses every step: an integrated LED flush mount may skip crystal dressing entirely, while a mirror never reaches the wiring bench.

Inventory Types¶

Finished Inventory Types¶

Materials & Supplies Categories¶

Production Stages¶

Size and Shape Defaults¶

Lighting sizes use inches, watts, kelvin, lumens, and pounds, which matches how fixture specification sheets, quotes, and freight paperwork are usually written.

Size Groups¶

Shape Defaults¶

Default Item Attributes¶

Every lighting inventory item starts with these item attribute keys as empty rows, so the specification details a designer, an electrician, or a returns agent asks for stay with the stock record. Teams can fill in what applies and add any other key they need.

To compare these values across several items, use Show attributes in an inventory table. Search also finds values such as 220-240 V or Warm White while the columns are closed.

Default Cost Components¶

Lighting businesses start with these cost component types. A single chandelier can carry metal, crystal, wiring, plating, royalties, and freight at once, so costing it as one lump makes it impossible to see which part moved when the margin slips.

Typical Starter Teams¶

Customize This Starting Point¶

Use Product Settings to adjust product types, size groups, shapes, finish and color options, and the default weight unit. Use Inventory Settings to adapt inventory labels, and use Production Settings to reorder, rename, add, or deactivate production stages. Use Organization Settings to adapt departments and designations.

Next Steps¶

• Compare all industry starting points
• Review shared definitions
• Continue with the Quick Start Guide