Production scheduling

To optimize production, use Production scheduling to consolidate demand for the same finished good. You schedule production based on when the goods are needed or on the production start date. Production start date is defined for each finished good in Inventory Control.

Production scheduling is used to gather finished good demand for a single finished good item, determine the best production dates, and create work orders.

The methods for scheduling production are online and batch.

Using the online method of scheduling production, you manually build a schedule. It groups demands for the same finished good on one work order or creates a separate work order for each demand.

Note: 

You set the status for work orders when scheduling production during inventory location setup.

You can do these things when using the batch method:

  • Bypass the schedule and create several work orders based on demand or forecast and the parameters you select
  • Run the report based on the date needed or by the latest production start date
  • Group demands for the same finished good on one work order or create a separate work order for each demand

At times, it may be necessary to reschedule production because of work orders being deleted.