Production Order process flow

Setup

Before you can set up Production Order, the General Ledger and Inventory Control applications must be set up.

The setup primarily consists of setting up the Inventory Control application. You will define a calendar, item groups, company, locations, burden codes and types, and finished goods. These are necessary to create work orders and run them through the production process.

Processing

The production process begins with demands which require production scheduling. The result is the creation of work orders.

After the work orders have been created you can change their status to move them along in the production process. The application allows you to explode work orders to break the work order into its components, update, and print.

Optionally you can schedule a physical inventory before the process is complete. This includes printing a pick list, entering component feedback, and updating the general ledger.

Another option is you can send work orders offsite to a vendor for additional work to be done before the finished good is complete.

After you have completed the production run and the finished goods are produced, you add production feedback such as actual component quantities and burden costs.

The final step in production is to update the Inventory Control and General Ledger applications. After updating the applications with the feedback you can reverse or purge work orders.

Reporting

There are many predefined listings and reports to view where your work orders are in the production process and when they will be completed into finished goods.