Production Order
The production order defines the manufacture of a product based on master data and production specifications and controls the entire production process.
Purpose
The production order is used for planning, controlling, and monitoring production processes. SIEVERS WMS focuses on two core tasks within production:
- Material management: Supply and disposal of production materials and ensuring procurement logistics.
- Traceability: Building complete traceability through inventory entries and item tracking.
Prerequisites
- Item with production bill of materials.
- Routing with routing setup and connection codes.
- Released production order.
- Work centers and machine centers set up.
Input | Output
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Released production order | Production-related move jobs, item-production place-related move jobs |
Setup
- Company information and user settings: User experience tab set to Premium.
- Various setups:
- Posted posting matrix for production.
- Production setup (Business Central standard).
- Create machine centers and work centers.
- Define routings with connection codes in the work center cards.
- Create and certify production bills of materials (BOM).
- SIEVERS WMS production setup.
- Production supply team (WMS Teams).
Roles
- Production planner / work scheduler: Planning and control.
- Production supply employee: Provision of materials.
- Planner / purchaser: Material procurement.
Documents
- Released production order: Planning and monitoring of production.
- Move job: Supply of production (replenishment).
- Journals: Consumption journals, output journals.
Process Flow
Open and process a production order
- Open released production orders via ALT+N.
- Enter the production order number, item no. (e.g. P-10400), and quantity (e.g. 10,000).
- Refresh the production order.
Component check
- Select the line and inspect the components.
- Shows the link between move job and production order lines.
Create move job
- Actions > Functions > Replenishment for production order.
- Optionally change the quantity calculation basis (e.g. from item card or production order).
- Generate move job covering all requirements.
Process on MDE device
- Accumulated move job lines are consolidated on the MDE device.
- Item quantities from multiple move jobs are bundled into a single withdrawal.
- Process via A3 Item Transfer on the MDE device.
Variants
| Variant | Description |
|---|---|
| Standard production order | Manual posting methods and steps. |
| Backward flushing method | Automated warehouse document processing. |
| Differences and error log | Handling and processing of errors. |
Tipp
The quantity calculation basis determines how the move job calculates the required material quantities. For complex production orders with many components, calculation from the production order itself is recommended.