Production Orders
Plan and execute manufacturing workflows.
What are Production Orders?
A production order tells the system "I'm going to make X units of this finished good." It lists the raw materials needed (from the recipe/BOM), calculates demand, and tracks the order through planning, in-progress, and completed stages. When completed, raw materials are consumed and the finished good is received into inventory.
How It Works
1. Create Order — Select the finished good and quantity to produce.
2. BOM Explosion — The system loads the recipe and calculates material requirements.
3. Release Ratification — When a Planned order is released, its abstract material requirements are checked against usable on-hand inventory and committed to physical items.
4. Execute — Start production. Raw materials are issued from inventory.
5. Complete — Finished goods are received into inventory with a standard cost.