How Production Order interfaces with other Lawson applications

Inventory Control

Production Order uses the items, locations, finished goods, and burdens that are defined in Inventory Control.

During the work order process, component goods in inventory are allocated for a specific work order. The application also updates the stock on hand for both components used and finished goods produced at the end of production.

Inventory Control can also create scheduled demand in Production Order based on an item forecast.

General Ledger

Production Order uses the accounts defined in the General Ledger.

During production, Production Order creates entries for a Work In Progress (WIP) account. After production, Production Order passes entries for WIP, inventory, burden, waste, and so on, to the General Ledger.

Warehouse

Backordered finished goods from both the Order Entry and the Requisitions applications (and other work orders) create demand in the Warehouse application that is recognized by Production Order.

The end of the work order process increases the number of finished goods available for allocation. A finished good created in Production Order from a document demand (Order Entry or Requisitions) can now continue processing by the Warehouse application, ending in being shipped/delivered to the customer.

Order Entry and Requisitions to Warehouse

When you enter a sales order or a requisition (or other work orders that have finished goods as components) for an item with no availability, a demand record (used by Production Order) is created within the Warehouse application.

Strategic Ledger (optional)

Profitability data is collected in user defined User Analysis fields within the Production Order application and is transferred to the Strategic Ledger application. Strategic Ledger uses the data to provide analysis and reporting.