Shop floor
Work orders, dispatch, operations, labour, material issue, scrap and completion, recorded where the work happens.
Approval conditions
Planner reviews suggestions, releases WorkOrders (Status: Planned → Released), and WorkOrderComponents + WorkOrderOperations are generated from the referenced BOM and Routing.
StatusPlannedReleasedInProgress
| Work Order Number | Product | Quantity Ordered | Quantity Completed | Planned Start | Planned End |
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| WO-12156 | PRD-5525 | 50 | 0 | 21 Sep | 27 Sep |
| WO-61333 | PRD-6326 | 550 | 0 | 26 Sep | 01 Oct |
| WO-59893 | PRD-3945 | 210 | 70 | 16 Sep | 25 Sep |
| WO-72971 | PRD-5394 | 840 | 0 | 18 Sep | 27 Sep |
| WO-14931 | PRD-8370 | 50 | 0 | 19 Sep | 23 Sep |
| WO-92173 | PRD-9069 | 520 | 300 | 15 Sep | 20 Sep |
Work orders
A work order says: make this quantity of this item, to this bill revision and this routing, due on this date. It is created by the planner from a planned order or by hand, and moves through a controlled status:
Planned → Released → In progress → Completed → Closed
Release copies the bill into work-order components and the routing into work-order operations, so later engineering changes cannot alter a running job. Closing compares planned and actual quantity, hours and cost and posts the variances.
StatusPendingInProgress
- WC-130: WO-15343 · 20, 24 Sep to 03 Oct, Pending
- WC-110: WO-54773 · 10, 06 Sep to 08 Sep, InProgress
- WC-110: WO-16425 · 70, 28 Sep to 07 Oct, Pending
- WC-150: WO-92810 · 20, 13 Sep to 21 Sep, InProgress
- WC-120: WO-83081 · 20, 20 Sep to 27 Sep, Pending
- WC-120: WO-60275 · 70, 14 Sep to 22 Sep, InProgress
Dispatch
The supervisor sees each work centre’s queue of operations in priority order and assigns operators. The dispatch list respects the schedule but lets the supervisor override it, because the machine that went down this morning is not in the plan. Split and merge let a large order run on two lines or two small orders share a setup.
Youdue todaynot Completed
- 10 · Cut to lengthWC-12017 Sep → 25 SepPending
- 80 · Weld frameWC-11012 Sep → 21 SepInProgress
- 40 · Drill and tapWC-11017 Sep → 20 SepPending
- 70 · DeburrWC-13015 Sep → 24 SepInProgress
- 50 · AssembleWC-12017 Sep → 22 SepPending
Operations and labour
An operator opens the operation, starts the clock, and reports quantity good, quantity scrapped with a reason code, and any hold. Time can be reported per operation or captured from a clock-in at the work centre. Setup and run time are kept apart so the standard can be corrected later.
StatusPendingInProgressnext 14 days
- WC-120: WO-92859 · 40, 27 Sep to 01 Oct, Pending
- WC-120: WO-60275 · 30, 12 Sep to 15 Sep, InProgress
- WC-130: WO-35979 · 30, 19 Sep to 28 Sep, Pending
- WC-120: WO-57821 · 20, 17 Sep to 21 Sep, InProgress
- WC-150: WO-56453 · 10, 27 Sep to 03 Oct, Pending
- WC-130: WO-88658 · 80, 12 Sep to 15 Sep, InProgress
- WC-130: WO-50465 · 40, 27 Sep to 01 Oct, Pending
- WC-110: WO-72984 · 70, 16 Sep to 19 Sep, InProgress
- WC-150: WO-76628 · 30, 18 Sep to 22 Sep, Pending
- WC-110: WO-78348 · 30, 15 Sep to 23 Sep, InProgress
- WC-110: WO-20055 · 20, 18 Sep to 22 Sep, Pending
- WC-150: WO-55597 · 40, 14 Sep to 22 Sep, InProgress
Material issue
Component issue policies are agreed at rollout and tied to the work order:
- Manual issue from a pick list, for controlled or serialised parts.
- Backflush at operation completion, in bill quantity times reported good quantity, for bulk and line-side parts.
- Kitting ahead of release, where the warehouse builds a kit against the order.
Issues post a stock movement out of the raw warehouse and into work in progress, and a journal entry with it.
StatusOpenShort
Scrap, rework and holds
Scrap is recorded with a reason code and, for lot-controlled items, the lot. Rework creates an operation loop back to the failed step. A quality hold freezes an operation until an inspector dispositions it, and the work order shows the hold so the planner sees why it is late.
Completion
Reporting the last operation receives the finished quantity into the finished-goods warehouse, with a lot or serial number if the item requires it. Partial completions are allowed and each one moves stock and cost for the quantity reported.
Modules
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Product engineering
Items, bills of material, routings and engineering change, with revision control on all of it.
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Planning
Demand, master schedule, MRP and capacity: from what customers want to what the plant and suppliers must do, with every planned order traceable to its demand.
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Shop floor
Work orders, dispatch, operations, labour, material issue, scrap and completion, recorded where the work happens.
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Inventory
Warehouses, locations, lots and serials, every stock movement, cycle counting and valuation that reconciles to the ledger.
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Purchasing
Requisitions, sourcing, purchase orders, receiving, three-way match and supplier performance, with approval where money is committed.
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Quality
Inspection plans, incoming and in-process inspection, non-conformance, corrective action, holds and certificates, tied to the exact lot or order.
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Costing and finance
Standard costs, cost rollups, work-in-progress, variances and the journal entries that make every movement a posting.
Reports
All reportsMRP Exception Report
Components short to cover demand, grouped by lead-time bucket and buyer.
Work Order Variance
Planned vs. actual quantity, time, and cost per work order; highlights scrap rate and labor efficiency.
OEE by Work Center
Availability × Performance × Quality per work center, rolled up to department.
Production Schedule Attainment
Orders completed on-time-in-full vs. planned, by product family and week.
Roles and permissions
Owns MRP, work-order release, scheduling, and BOM/Routing maintenance.
Runs the floor — assigns operators, posts production, handles holds.
Performs inspections and dispositions non-conforming material.
Executes assigned production operations; separately assigned receiving and stock-handling permissions cover warehouse work.
Related processes
Plan to produce
From a demand line to finished goods in stock: MRP, release, dispatch, execution and completion, with the gates where a person decides.
6 stages · 2 approvals
Procure to pay
Requisition, approval, purchase order, receipt, inspection, three-way match and payment authorisation, with segregation of duties built in.
6 stages · 2 approvals
Order to cash
Quote, sales order, promise date, reservation, pick and ship, invoice and cash, connected to the plan so the date you promise is one the plant agreed to.
6 stages · 1 approval