Manufacturing orders and shop floor

Manufacturing Orders at /manufacturing/orders produce a finished good from components. The lifecycle is Draft, Confirmed, In Progress, Done, Done Partial, and Cancelled.

#Create an order

1. Open /manufacturing/orders/new.
2. Choose the finished product, quantity, warehouse, and production location.
3. Choose the Bill of Materials or enter the permitted component list.
4. Review operations and notes.
5. Save the Draft.

The create action requires SUPER_ADMIN or MANAGER, active Manufacturing capability, a manufacturable product, and a production location.

#Confirm and start

Select Confirm on a Draft. Confirmation snapshots the recipe components and operations. Later edits to the Bill of Materials do not rewrite that order.

Select Start on a Confirmed order. The order records its start and makes its work orders ready for shop floor execution where enabled.

#Work orders and Shop Floor

Open /manufacturing/shop-floor for the per work center operator board when enabled. Start and complete work orders to capture real minutes. Work order dependencies can enforce operation sequence.

Recorded time and configured work center rates contribute to production cost where the cost capability is enabled.

#Complete production

Select Complete on a Confirmed or In Progress order.

1. Enter the finished quantity.
2. Review any component, lot, serial, or operation requirements.
3. Confirm completion.

Completion consumes component stock and receives finished stock through the inventory ledger. Cost rollup can apply current component cost to the finished product when enabled.

If finished quantity is below planned quantity, the dialog can create a backorder for the remainder. The original closes as Done Partial and links to the child order.

#Split and merge

Split an eligible order with quantity above one into two new Draft orders. The original records the split relationship. Merge compatible Draft or Confirmed orders from the list. The server rejects incompatible products, locations, or lifecycle states.

#Cancel and delete

Draft, Confirmed, and In Progress orders can be cancelled where allowed. Delete is limited to Draft or Cancelled records and remains permission gated. Done production is reversed through an Unbuild or another supported correction, not deletion.

#Common problems