Production release is the planner's operating decision. The guarded request reads the current work order and its linked prerequisites before freezing the product and planned quantity. Use Draft Work Orders Awaiting Release to prepare the decision, then inspect the actual action result before handing work to the operator.
Production Planner inspects the customer order and its item lines. Manager owns the customer-demand approval procedure agreed during setup. The linked order must be marked Approved when the planner requests production release.
Production Planner confirms the finished product, positive planned quantity and formulation context. Check compatible quantity units before reviewing the scaling calculation. Open the exact linked records rather than relying on a familiar product or recipe label.
Production Planner checks the planned start and end for feasibility and verifies that the selected resource is marked Available. Review daily capacity using the team's actual operating expectations and resolve changed equipment availability before the request.
Production Planner authorizes the guarded release. It checks Draft work, Approved demand, positive quantity, a feasible window, Available equipment and the acting account's staff link. The action keeps the reviewed product and quantity tied to this release before eligible work becomes Released.
Production Planner opens the returned work-order result and confirms that it identifies the intended work. Production Operator checks the released product and quantity before preparing a material issue. Keep the request identity available when investigating a repeated action.
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