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- 3D Printing Job Manager
- Who it's for
- Print service shops
Print service shops
A print service shop handles customer requests that compete for the same printers and finishing staff. The planner needs to know which part a build serves, when the customer needs it and what still has to happen after the machine stops. Keep those decisions connected through the customer order, work order and print build.
How 3D Printing Job Manager is set up for you
Customer commitments
Record separate lines for different printed parts and agree the required date before approving the order. The planner can trace each production job to the demand that justified it.
Printer allocation
Assign the resource and planned window before requesting work-order release. Keep maintenance visible so an unavailable printer does not become an unexplained delay for the next operator.
Finishing responsibility
Assign support removal or sanding to a named person against the actual build. Record the result so the next shift can understand why a lot remains Held.
Material correction
Use an item-and-lot issue for consumed material and a reversal when that posting must be undone. Reconcile the resulting balance before using the lot for another customer job.
A print service shop handles customer requests that compete for the same printers and finishing staff. The planner needs to know which part a build serves, when the customer needs it and what still has to happen after the machine stops. Keep those decisions connected through the customer order, work order and print build.
Start with a repeat customer's order containing clips and covers. Follow the clips through a printer assignment, material issue and production interval, then complete the finishing handoff. Keep the covers recognizable as separate work under the same customer order so the planner rehearses partial completion before marking the whole request Fulfilled.
Use a real maintenance interruption and a held lot in the pilot. Ask the next shift to locate the model attachment and explain the remaining work from the records. Agree the inventory receipt and shipping connections separately with the teams that own them. Expand the scope when operators can complete the handoff without relying on the planner's memory.
Follow the [implementation plan](/3d-printing-job-manager/implementation) and rehearse [order approval and production release](/3d-printing-job-manager/processes/order-to-release).
Features to start with
Print builds
Keep the model file, printer, material and build state together throughout the print run.
Materials
Trace material issues to the work order and lot, with a single stock effect for posting or reversal.
Customer orders
Agree the printed item, quantity and required date before committing printer time.
Roles on the team
- Production Operator
- Captures assigned production work and evidence.
- Production Planner
- Owns production setup, planning and assigned operational work.
- Quality Reviewer
- Reviews evidence and authorizes eligible domain outcomes.
- Admin
- Maintains access and the personnel links needed to attribute production work.
- Manager
- Approves supplier commitments and reviews customer-order exceptions under the policy agreed during setup.
Set up 3D Printing Job Manager your way.
Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.