New Production Scheduling module

This enhancement introduces a new module, Production Scheduling, to the core module set of Distribution SX.e. Product Scheduling can be used to manage your Value Add work order production schedule. It can be used by your production supervisor to monitor and manage fabrication tasks, as well as your customer service representatives to identify the production date of a tied work order during Sales Order Entry.

The Production Scheduling module is a stand-alone web application that is docked within the Distribution SX.e menu system for direct access from the application. The Production Scheduling module can be set up to monitor a single work center or production line, or multiple production lines that can be used to control each step in the production process.

When you sell a product that requires fabrication in your production facility, you require visibility into the time required for each step in the production process and the final estimated completion date. This allows you to provide a more accurate shipping date to your customer. The Production Scheduling module is fully integrated with the Value Add module to monitor each step in the work order fabrication process. A production line in Production Scheduling represents either an Internal Process (IS) or Inspection (IN) section on a VA work order. The time required for labor lines in these VA sections are captured and displayed in the Production Scheduling grid.

Your production supervisor must be able to make changes to the production process as needed when resources change or equipment requires down time. Resource and equipment changes may require revising the production date of a particular work center or Value Add process. Your production supervisor can use the Production Scheduling module to view the estimated dates for each VA processing step that updates the VA work order's Estimated Completion Date. Any modifications to production dates can be made in VA Order Entry.

Production Scheduling relies upon the existing ION Messaging Service API call to process a new ProductionOrder BOD. This Sync BOD is sent to Production Scheduling when a Value Add work order is created or maintained in VA Order Entry, or in Sales Order Entry to source a VA item tied to a sales order. The BOD contains information about the tied Value Add work order, including the sales order line to which it is tied.